Monthly Archives: February 2005

Prices stabilise

Both AT&T and MCI have suggested that prices at the top end of the business market for long-distance, internet and other services have begun to stabilise. [via ft.com] There’s a big article over at ft about the changes  afoot in … Continue reading

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invest in automobile and truck paint

Andy thinks "it’s time to invest in automobile and truck paint".  He thinks SBC should change it’s name to AT&T as it’s the bigger brand.

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iffy thinkpad

I managed to drop my laptop bag the other day in the lobby of the IBM amsterdam building. I thought nothing off it for a while until I fired up the thinkpad and the screen was blank…uh oh…so I’ve bought … Continue reading

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C500 as GPRS modem

I finally managed to find the time and the right ‘how to‘ to get the C500 working as a GPRS modem. Horah, 230kbps isn’t bad at all. Here’s a pic taken of the phone in action, with the the phone … Continue reading

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WiMax

WiMax or 802.16a as it’s now has been bubbling under the service for a while now and I’ve read several blogs  that it’s still not ready and people moaning ‘it isn’t standard, it’s still emerging’. So I’ve been watching out … Continue reading

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Teleo – US/Canada only

I installed the app and it looks nice..but the number choice is US/Canada…nobody is going to call me from across Europe if they are now looking at a US number…back to skype me thinks.

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Carly for Nortel

Mark Evans tips Carly to join Nortel…hmm.

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Global Telecoms Council 2005 Strategy meeting

I’ve had my invite to attend the Global Telecom council 2005 strategy meeting in Raleigh (RTP), USA,. in early March. All the global and regional leads will be there, should be interesting.

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SBC to set out plans for AT&T merger

SBC Communications will next week defend its $16bn merger plan with AT&T to regulators, claiming Ma Bell would face an uncertain financial future if the deal were to fall through. [via ft.com] this is amazing news.."Ma Bell would face an … Continue reading

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Qwest to submit new MCI bid

Qwest Communications is to submit a new bid for MCI, stepping up the pressure on the US long distance carrier’s board to reopen talks over its planned sale to Verizon Communications. [via ft.com] This is an interesting development. Just the … Continue reading

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ODCS woes

We have a problem in the Evans household, it’s called ODCS (out of date calendar syndrome.) Now I have a calendar for work which I put most of my (limited) social activities in it and my family commitments into it … Continue reading

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Decorating & other jobs.

I’ve taken a few days off this week and we’re painting the little ones bedroom…along with a few other jobs. I managed to rebuild the linux server last night which is good but I’m having a mere with vsftp..geez …can … Continue reading

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Teleo

This looks really interesting…picked up via the scoble.

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Verizon agrees to acquire MCI for $6.6bn

Verizon, the nation’s largest regional phone company, reached a deal last night to acquire MCI for about $6.6 billion in cash and stock, the latest merger in the rapidly consolidating telecommunications industry. [via ft.com] another one down…this consolidation is sure … Continue reading

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HP Ousts Fiorina

pushed is what I think..she didn’t admit the mistakes she made and the key thing..the printer business ..it’s too big to be kept under the same umbrella….people wanted it sold off…So know lets see how long it takes before it’s … Continue reading

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