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  1. How To Avoid AT&T's Connection Fee For A New Phone Line [Tips] details »
    consumerist.com Posted 18 hours ago by Chris Walters feed details »

    An alleged insider for AT&T sent us the following tip on how to avoid a connection fee if you plan on getting both a regular phone line and DSL through AT&T. We don't...

  2. Couple Can't Get Rid Of Cellphones No Matter What They Do [Mobile Solutions] details »
    consumerist.com Posted 13 hours ago by Chris Walters feed details »

    A desperate salesman wouldn't take no for an answer when Rob and his fiancee visited Mobile Solutions in Blaine, MN last month. Rob writes, The sales rep did his song and...

  3. Verizon's FiOS A $6 Billion Bomb? Sure Beats Bankruptcy (VZ) [Silicon Alley Insider] details »
    www.alleyinsider.com Posted 20 hours ago by Dan Frommer feed details »

    Verizon's fiber-optic 'FiOS' network is a major upgrade for consumers over the telco's old, copper-based network. But Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett continues to bang on...

  4. Back details »
    www.edbott.com Posted 3 weeks and 6 days ago by Ed Bott feed details »

    Today’s fun random assignment from the universe: Wrestling with VOIP adapter. It looked briefly like the hardware would refuse to accept the existing network, but I...

  5. NumberGarage.com is live! The NumberGarage™ Service Empowers People to Manage Their Phone Numbers With or Without Phone Service details »
    www.prweb.com Posted 8 days ago feed details »

    A new online tool allows people to break the bond of traditional telephone service and retain phone numbers regardless of landline or cellular service. With...

  6. California Declares Free Market Broken, Recommends Price Controls For Phone Services [Telecoms] details »
    consumerist.com Posted 4 days ago by Carey feed details »

    Verizon, AT&T, and their regulated cohorts love to blab how the "free market" and "competition" will keep prices low for consumers. According to California, it's a big...

  7. Arrrggghhh, Qwest details »
    www.edbott.com Posted 2 weeks and 2 days ago by Ed Bott feed details »

    May I just politely express my displeasure with Qwest right now? Apparently I signed up for Internet access and phone service over leased tin cans connected with used...

  8. PayPal Customer Support Has Poor Voice Call Quality. So What? details »
    www.globelogger.com Posted 4 weeks and 5 days ago by Charlie Wood feed details »

    I just spent about 20 minutes on the phone with PayPal customer support and the call quality was really poor—I assume they're using IP phone service to save money...

  9. QVC, Bill Me Later - Multichannel Alternative Payments Solution details »
    www.paymentsnews.com Posted 4 weeks ago by Payments News Editor feed details »

    Bill Me Later has announced that QVC, one of the largest multimedia retailers in the world, "has added the Bill Me Later alternative payment method to further enhance the...

  10. Deal for Ribbit and BT details »
    beagleresearch.typepad.com Posted 3 weeks ago by denden feed details »

    Ribbit announced that it had been purchased by British Telecom (BT) on Tuesday for $105 million in cash. As deals go that might not seem like a lot but given the fact...

  11. Mexico’s Telmex Set To Launch IPTV details »
    www.webpronews.com Posted 4 weeks ago by Mike Sachoff feed details »

    Mexico's primary provider of fixed-line phone service, Telmex, is prepared to introduce Internet-based television and is waiting for the government's approval to launch...

  12. Cox: What, We Need Permission To Bill For Sports And Movie Tiers? [Surprise Fees] details »
    consumerist.com Posted 11 days ago by Carey feed details »

    The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Cox apparently doesn't understand that they need permission before billing for extras like sports and...