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Back to Sprint

I never thought I would switch cell phone carriers, but with Clearwire working out so well, I decided to return the device and switch my cellphone to a Sprint Epic 4G. This lets me use the same network as Clearwire but carry one device. So far Sprint has been good. The phone is not [...]

4G WiMAX (Clearwire) in Hartford area

I suppose I can end the year with a service that has been a nice surprise. I noticed Clearwire when I was at a mall in Lancaster, PA, a few years ago. I noticed that they were trying to get people signed up for home/mobile service. I decided to keep an eye on what they [...]

Productivity tools and theology

One of the things I decided to do as I come down the homestretch of working on my software engineering degree was to get a Blackberry. To tell the truth, I was an early adopter of Blackberries back in 2003, before many people I knew had them. After a few years, as business tapered off, [...]

IPv6 with FreeBSD

I’ve been getting many hits of late about U-verse and IPv6. Not sure why that’s happening, but in any case, my comments on the subject would actually work with any ISP. U-verse is just what I happened to have at the time.

Moving on, one of the datacenters I use, OLM.net, just turned on IPv6 [...]

Backup communications strategies for the family

In the article “Why You Need a ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ Phone” on CNN’s website, the author presents a case for having a separate communications device in an emergency. While I think that the basic concept is a good idea, I think a separate cell phone is probably not the best thing. In a disaster situation, where [...]

Two-way paging with Mobitex

Last week I was researching what happened to the Mobitex network, which is an older network in the U.S. for machine to machine interactions. It was used with the older RIM 950 Blackberry, among other devices. The Mobitex network is data only.

I was surprised to find that Velocita Wireless is still offering two way [...]

My Life’s Status

I haven’t posted a blog in awhile, so I figured I should say something, in case I actually have people who are reading this blog.

I have been working oddball hours, alternating between 1st and 2nd shift for the last few weeks, which has disrupted my schedule. Usually this means I have no time for [...]

Family Christian Devotions

I’ve been thinking recently with a heavy heart about how to pass on faith from myself to my children and family. It seems like a daunting task, but yet, it is the expectation that a Christian father lead his household in this matter. Here are my thoughts on the subject, and how I’m going to [...]

New AX.25 packet radio station in CT

I’ve been trying to decide what to do with my Amateur radios and modems of late. They had been collecting dust for far too long. I decided what I would do is run a packet node/BBS/network system. I think that I could help with providing connectivity in the north part of CT.

So here is [...]

The current status of two way paging

So every now and again, I decide to use paging devices for my business and personal life. Most people that had pagers ten years ago use cellular phones by now. However, there are still paging companies that provide service. The major players now are American Messaging and USA Mobility.

First, American Messaging: They are [...]

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