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When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead?
Who warns you of disaster when your mobile fails? One community has a plan On January 8, 2026,…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #3G #blacksummer #bushfire #bushfirepreparedness #CA #Canada #Communications #CommunityInformationHubs #disastercommunications #emergencyresponse #mobileservice #NBN #Poweroutage #satellitephones #Science #ShoalhavenCityCouncil #UOMO
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/920159/
When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead?
Who warns you of disaster when your mobile fails? One community has a plan On January 8, 2026,…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #3G #blacksummer #bushfire #bushfirepreparedness #Communications #CommunityInformationHubs #disastercommunications #emergencyresponse #mobileservice #NBN #Poweroutage #satellitephones #Science #ShoalhavenCityCouncil #UOMO
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/870063/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1235049/ When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead? #3g #BlackSummer #Bushfire #BushfirePreparedness #Communications #CommunityInformationHubs #DisasterCommunications #EmergencyResponse #Environment #MobileService #NBN #PowerOutage #SatellitePhones #Science #ShoalhavenCityCouncil #UK #UnitedKingdom #UOMO
When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead?
Who warns you of disaster when your mobile fails? One community has a plan On January 8, 2026,…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #3G #AU #BlackSummer #bushfire #bushfirepreparedness #Communications #CommunityInformationHubs #disastercommunications #emergencyresponse #mobileservice #NBN #poweroutage #satellitephones #ShoalhavenCityCouncil #UOMO
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/915153/
When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead?
Who warns you of disaster when your mobile fails? One community has a plan On January 8, 2026,…
#Australia #3G #AU #Austrlia #blacksummer #bushfire #bushfirepreparedness #communications #CommunityInformationHubs #disastercommunications #emergencyresponse #mobileservice #NBN #poweroutage #satellitephones #ShoalhavenCityCouncil #UOMO
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112386/
LG Uplus Corp (XKRX:032640) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Operating Profit and …
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Consolidated Service Revenue: KRW3.1 trillion in Q2, up 2% year over year.…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #LG #AIDC #BroadbandInternetRevenue #datacenter #LGGroup #LGUplus #mobileservice #quarterlyrecord #servicerevenue
https://www.europesays.com/korea/111264/
https://www.europesays.com/3115674/ Telstra outage live updates: Dozens of Triple Zero calls affected by Telstra outage, Wells confirms #australia #IsTelstraDown? #MobileService #Telecommunications #Telstra #WhyDoIHaveNoSignal? #WhyIsInternetDown? #WhyIsTelstraDown?
#SpaceX plans to launch a new #Starlink #mobileservice for #US consumers, potentially bypassing existing mobile operators. This move would put SpaceX in direct competition with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. While SpaceX has previously partnered with #mobile #operators, this new service would mark a significant shift in its strategy. https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/spacex-plans-bigger-starlink-mobile-push-us-report?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Hyundai Motor America Partners with Spiffy and MSX to Accelerate Mobile Service Across Dealer Network
Following a successful 2025 pilot, HMA invests in scaling mobile service with Spiffy technology and MSX-led implementation APEX,…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Hyundai #automotivedealerships #Customerexperience #customerretention #HyundaiGroup #HyundaiMotorAmerica #HyundaiMotorGroup #mobileservice #MSX #MSXInternational #Spiffy
https://www.europesays.com/korea/64637/
Japanese wireless carrier to launch mobile services in Vietnam
On May 1, KDDI Corporation and VNPT agreed to jointly develop and launch a mobile telecommunication sub-brand in Vietnam. To advance this initiative, the two companies entered into a Business Cooperation Contract on March 10. Under this a…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews ##telecommunications #Japanese #Japanesenews #KDDI #mobileservice #news #vnpt
https://www.alojapan.com/1482170/japanese-wireless-carrier-to-launch-mobile-services-in-vietnam/
https://www.alojapan.com/1482170/japanese-wireless-carrier-to-launch-mobile-services-in-vietnam/ Japanese wireless carrier to launch mobile services in Vietnam ##telecommunications #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #KDDI #MobileService #news #vnpt On May 1, KDDI Corporation and VNPT agreed to jointly develop and launch a mobile telecommunication sub-brand in Vietnam. To advance this initiative, the two companies entered into a Business Cooperation Contract on March 10. Under this agreement, VNPT and KDDI aim to deliver a new mobi
iPhone debut drew crowds in 2007
Apple turns 50: Remember the iPhone launch that changed every…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mobile #2007 #apple #AT&T #bigmoment #bigquestion #call #cellphone #ChrisRiva #hype #iPhone #iphonedebut #KCRA3Reports #line #mobileservice #month #moviewatching #Music #musicplayer #people #plenty #reinvention #Sacramento #singletouchscreen #Technology #touchscreen #video #webbrowsing #wirelessindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/559317/
iPhone debut drew crowds in 2007
Apple turns 50: Remember the iPhone launch that changed every…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mobile #2007 #apple #AT&T #bigmoment #bigquestion #call #cellphone #ChrisRiva #hype #iPhone #iphonedebut #KCRA3Reports #line #mobileservice #month #moviewatching #Music #musicplayer #people #plenty #reinvention #Sacramento #singletouchscreen #Technology #touchscreen #video #webbrowsing #wirelessindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/558969/
More than 1.5 million Verizon customers reported wireless and data outages across the US. Verizon says engineers are working to restore service. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/verizon-down-today-wireless-outage-united-states-vewwmwx6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Verizon #VerizonOutage #NetworkDown #MobileService #USNews
Mobile Auto Glass revolutionizes car window repair with same-day, on-site services. Quick, affordable solutions for professionals dealing with unexpected vehicle damage. Convenience meets expertise in automotive glass repair. #CarRepair #MobileService
👨💻💡 Wow, what a revolutionary idea: just tell users their reception is better than it is! Who knew that the key to better mobile service was simply *lying* to your customers? 🙄 Next up: a totally legit guide on printing your own money to solve poverty! 💰🚫
https://nickvsnetworking.com/simple-trick-to-increase-coverage-lying-to-users-about-signal-strength/ #mobileservice #deception #innovation #technews #ethics #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.evshift.com/330420/ford-mobile-service-expert-service-right-in-your-driveway-ford-3/ Ford Mobile Service | Expert Service Right in Your Driveway | Ford #automobile #car #driveway #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #Expert #ford #FordMobileService #FordMotor #Mobile #MobileService #service
Considering rejoining @tmobile for mobile service this year. #TMobile #MobileService #WirelessProvider #SwitchToTMobile
https://www.evshift.com/308744/ford-mobile-service-vehicle-service-right-in-your-driveway-ford/ Ford Mobile Service | Vehicle Service Right in Your Driveway | Ford #automobile #bronco #car #driveway #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #F150 #ford #FordExplorer #FordMobileService #FordMotor #MachE #Mobile #MobileService #mustang #raptor #service #vehicle
We have five cellphones here at HyperTwin Manor -- four people and one spare phone.
Up until last year or so, we were using Republic Wireless because at the time we first signed up (2017) what they offered was pretty progressive. They're also based near us (Raleigh) which, although it doesn't exactly make them a "local business", nonetheless seemed like a plus. (I mean, why ship those wireless megabytes all the way across the country from Silicon Valley if I can get them from closer?*)
Then last year or so, they got bought up by Dish Network, and the enshittification process began. To start with, they dropped support for calls-over-wifi, giving the justification that most modern phones supported it in hardware -- which my main phone doesn't, and it immediately began to be difficult to send and receive texts from inside the office.
So I started looking around, and found Mint Mobile -- which offered (at the time) 4GB/mo instead of RW's 1GB for (effectively) $5 less per month ($15). They sent a spare "try out out" SIM with one of my original orders, and that became the spare phone.
After thinking it over for a bit, I started the process of switching our phones over -- but part of RW's Enshittification Process means that you can no longer get the PIN to transfer your number out by going to Republic's web site; you have to call them. (Can you say "customer lock-in", boys and girls?)
Folks, I have phone-phobia, so this was a BFD. I had the spoons to do it for my phone and (eventually) one of the kids' phones (the one who kept using up his 1GB accidentally), and then I ran out of steam.
...and then just this past month, Republic (and Dish? dunno) got bought up by Boost Mobile. We were sent new SIMs and told that the price would now be $25 (another $5 more, making it $10 more than Mint).
I have no real prior experience with Boost, and a vaguely negative impression of them, so my first thought was "okay, now we really need to move the last 2 phones over) -- but apparently the plan we're on is this new(?) service, Boost Infinite, which has "unlimited bandwidth"... which usually means "we don't cut you off completely after the limit, just throttle you down to liek a bad DSL connection in the rain", but I can find no indication that there's actually any limit.
So... even though it's an extra $20/mo, I'm willing to give it a try and see how the service is.
I figure there's got to be a catch somewhere. It does still allow the phones to be used as hotspots, but it's possible there's some kind of throttling on that ("unlimited" data plans tend to throttle hotspots or disallow them, in my experience). If there isn't, then we could in theory use a phone as a backup internet if Spectrum goes out (...so there's really got to be a catch, somewhere).
* This is humor. It is permitted to giggle.
#mobileService #BoostMobile RepublicWireless #MintMobile
cc: @Harena
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AT&T wants to put ads on your smartphone in exchange for $5 discount - Enlarge / An AT&T sign outside a company office in New York City. (credit: Getty Images | Rober... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1706923 #mobileservice #targetedads #phoneplans #biz&it #policy #att