Mobile phone customers get connected
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Cingular Wireless marked the completion of its $41 billion takeover of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. by immediately expanding unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling between the two networks. Subscribers of the original Cingular and AT&amp;T Wireless who have had plans that gave them unlimited calls to fellow subscribers now also get free unlimited calls to subscribers of the other carrier. Cingular is now ...
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India added 8.2 million mobile subscribers in December, taking the number of mobile connections in the country to 234 million by the end of the month.Fixed telephone connections, however, dropped to 39.25 million in December from 39.3 million a month earlier. Fixed lines connections have been falling as customers increasingly prefer mobile connections, particularly in areas where the infrastructure for providing fixed line connections is not developed.The number of telephones, both fixed and wireless, per 100 people went up to 23.89 percent from 23.2 percent in November, according to data released Tuesday by the telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in Delhi.To boost revenue, a number of mobile service providers are now targeting rural markets and less lucrative urban markets with a variety of strategies including by planning to share back-end infrastructure. Some service providers have also introduced low-cost phones for this market.The emerging category of ultra low-cost handset is seen as a key component in attracting the next billion mobile phone subscribers into the Indian market, according to research firm In-Stat. Ultra low-cost handsets are expected to be stripped-down cell phones offering only the most basic communication experience of voice and text messaging. However, these may not be attractive to some urban users of low-cost handsets who want phones with features, In-Stat said.Vendors may have to also look at lowering costs of their featured phones by offering refurbished phones, the research firm said.
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Vodafone Group says that it allows users of its 3G data cards and laptops with embedded connections to its network to run a VoIP client, although claims that it must monitor this closely as it does not want it being used as a gateway.
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The data from Optus&#39; parent company, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), showed Optus had 5.92 million mobile phone customers at the end of September, compared to 5.72 million at the end of June.
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NTT Communications, T-Mobile USA, Telstra, StarHub, and Maxis Communications have joined to establish roaming arrangements that allow customers to use wireless broadband services from Internet access points -- called hotspots&quot; -- in their countries
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For many of us, the latest mobile telephones on the market are simply cool gadgets for making calls, with a few nifty electronic extras -- MP3, agenda, e-mail, image capture -- tacked on.
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SoonR connects mobile phones with the data on a remote Mac or PC.
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Indian mobile phone service providers  added more than 5 million GSM customers in May, taking the user  base to 130.6 million in the world's fastest-growing cellular  market, an industry body said on Friday.
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By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 16--Short and multimedia message (SMS and MMS) traffic surged on  Valentine's Day as local mobile phone users sent a greater variety of text,  picture, sound and video greetings, according to operators.
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Users will be able to update social networks Facebook, Jaiku and Twitter by a phone call.
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The move will allow customers to have access to video and other advanced services on their cellphones.
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Cell phone can respond to motion by dialing numbers or ending a call.
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With Nokia&#39;s Personal Telephone Integration System, users can access key mobile-phone functions, such as viewing and selecting phonebook entries, initiating and receiving incoming calls, viewing
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.
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The task of securing smart phones and other mobile devices can be a thorn in the side of IT managers. Aventail's Connect Mobile can solve those problems.
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Science & environment: Mobile operator insists few customers are hacking their phones, despite evidence that unlocking is rife
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Passengers could soon be using their mobile phones on planes flying through European airspace.