Travelling this holiday season? Hate waiting for your plane without internet?

GOOGLE TO THE RESCUE!!!!!

This holiday season, starting today, google is footing the bill for wifi at 47 airports around the states. Im heading to Miami tomorrow so this is great news!!!

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Google said Tuesday it will subsidize free wireless network access in 47 airports from now until January 15--and indefinitely in the airports of Burbank, Calif., and Seattle. The promotion, in cooperation with Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, and Airport Marketing Income, is the latest effort to use free Wi-Fi to boost a brand. Among others: Yahoo is sponsoring Wi-Fi in Times Square in New York, and Google is sponsoring Internet access on Virgin America flights during the holidays. Among the larger participating airports are those in Houston, Boston, Miami, Las Vegas, Nashville, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis. A full list of the airports is at Google's free holiday Wi-Fi site. The move, though not cheap, is probably smart. Plenty of business travelers have a laptop and time to kill, and today's consumers are increasingly likely to be equipped with laptops, iPod Touches, or other devices that can use wireless Internet access. Google is spending some money for an opportunity to give a lot of people the warm fuzzies when they encounter the Google brand. And in the big picture, Google gets to show people what the world might be like if there were more high-speed wireless Internet access--something the company has been aggressively lobbying for in Washington, D.C. Many people are used to wireless networking in their homes, but it's a different matter on the road. There are downsides, though, too. Having been to dozens of conferences where the wireless Net access collapses as soon as the keynote speech begins, I'm acutely aware that providing large-scale wireless Internet access is technically demanding--and people get unhappy when a promised benefit evaporates. And public, anonymous places such as airports and urban population centers are great spots for hackers to launch main-in-the-middle attacks by offering "Free Wi-Fi," so exercise caution when logging on to these networks.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10394192-94.html

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL No need to be sorry Get SBS Settings, it has a flush memory function in the proccess area

Just grabbed it, took me a while to figure out how to open it but I got it, pretty handy. Thanks for the heads up.

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Originally posted by Anton Just grabbed it, took me a while to figure out how to open it but I got it, pretty handy. Thanks for the heads up.

Cool dude, np & continue on in the iPhone thread.

DAVE Wireless on track for 2010 launch


Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2009 | 1:43 PM ET Comments10Recommend13CBC News
The CEO of new wireless entrant DAVE Wireless said it is on schedule to launch its network in early 2010 after reaching a deal with telecommunications supplier Ericsson to begin building its network.

The Toronto-based company signed a five-year deal with Ericsson to build a network using high-speed packet access plus (HSPA+) technology in five major cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

CEO Dave Dobbin said though the deal was just announced Wednesday, the work to install cellular base stations, switches, internet routers and other equipment began months ago after the two sides reached an agreement in principle.

As a result, Dobbin said his company remains on track to launch in early 2010, though it will have a different name when it launches. The company, started by entrepreneur John Bitove, takes its current moniker from its official name: Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc.

The decision to go with HSPA+ network technology, which allows top download speeds as high as 21 megabits per second, potentially puts the company on the cutting edge of wireless in Canada.


http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/...t-ericsson.html

DAVE Wireless enters cell-site sharing agreement with Bell Mobility

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Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless) today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Bell Mobility for wireless cell-site sharing.
Under the terms of the agreement, DAVE Wireless will be able to negotiate the placement of its own wireless equipment on Bell Mobility cell sites, where space is available and in accordance with all governmental guidelines and Bell requirements.

"With the upcoming launch of DAVE Wireless, our ability to gain access to valuable real estate on Bell Mobility's existing cell sites moves us another step closer to offering competitive voice and data services to Canadians," said Dave Dobbin, President of DAVE Wireless. "By using existing infrastructure built by Bell, we can greatly quicken our time to market in the fast-paced wireless industry."

Bell Mobility operates thousands of cell sites across Canada, with digital coverage reaching more than 93 per cent of Canadians. Last year, Bell announced a significant strategic investment in a new national 3G HSPA network, which will be up and operating in time for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Bell's new network will operate alongside the company's existing 3G wireless network, which is already Canada's largest.

About Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless) DAVE Wireless is a Canadian wireless company led by Obelysk, a diversified Canadian holding company, and Quadrangle Capital Partners, a global investor in the telecommunications and media sectors with more than $6 billion of capital under management. Following the Canadian wireless spectrum auction, DAVE Wireless now holds licenses which cover more than half of Canada's population in 10 of the 13 largest markets including Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/cnw/article.jsp?content=20090923_172502_4_cnw_cnw

Another HSPA+ Carrier coming?

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL DAVE Wireless enters cell-site sharing agreement with Bell Mobility Article ToolsEmail this articlePrint this article Smaller | Larger TextShare thisFace Book Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Newsvine Reddit Buzz up! Story Tools TORONTO, Sept. 23 /CNW/ - Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc. (DAVE Wireless) today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Bell Mobility for wireless cell-site sharing.

I give DAVE 5 years tops before Bell buys them up.

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Rogers, Bell willing to buy WIND’s spectrum



While Canadian carrier hopeful WIND might not be launching any time soon thanks to its foreign ownership structure, outsiders are already drooling at the prospect of buying up all of WIND’s spectrum in the event that it doesn’t launch. WIND CEO Ken Campbell dismissed such things as “media speculation” during our interview with him and repeated ad nauseam that WIND is currently weighing its options, but now more of its would be competitors are speaking up on what might be. Said Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed on Friday: “Spectrum is a very valuable asset. Rogers for sure would be interested in picking it up.” Snapping up all of WIND’s spectrum wouldn’t be cheap considering it was originally purchased from Industry Canada in 2008 at a cost of $442.1 million Canadian ($420.4 million USD), but the possibility that several of the Big Three would buy it in parcels if the launch never happens remains relatively high. After all, Bell has previously said it would be willing to purchase half of WIND’s spectrum at $0.50 on the dollar.

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Originally posted by smuncky proud new owner of a nokia e71

should have waited e72 is around the corner

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Originally posted by monishb should have waited e72 is around the corner

i got it for free. no need for me to wait at all.

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TELUS sues Rogers over network claims




The US isn’t the only country to have its two largest wireless carriers in the middle of a legal spat as Canada’s TELUS has filed suit against Rogers Wireless. The reason for the lawsuit has to do with Rogers’ claim to “Canada’s most reliable network”, one that is “two times faster than any other.” According to TELUS, such claims became invalid as of November 5th when its very own 21Mbps HSPA network was launched. Looking to resolve the matter out of court, the Burnaby, BC-based company asked Rogers to immediately cease all reliability and speed claims. Rogers did not and one week later the lawsuit was born.

As it stands today, Rogers is refusing to back down from its claims citing independent studies dating back to 2007 which consistently show its networks superior performance. The problem with the position taken by Rogers is it puts TELUS at an unfair disadvantage as its new network has yet to undergo such third-party testing. On the other hand, the Rogers network does include an EDGE network, something TELUS does not have, which one could argue creates a fail-safe of sorts thus lending credence Rogers’ claimed reliability. As for what it hopes to achieve with the lawsuit, TELUS is asking that Rogers admit it disregarded the standards set forth in the Competition Act, stop all ads claiming its network to be the fastest and most reliable and, as always, pay for damages incurred.

Bell, who shares its network with TELUS, is not involved in the lawsuit.


(How can you compaire an empty network vs a network with million of users + has 2G network for back up?)


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TELUS granted injunction over Rogers ads




In a move that surprised very few, a B.C. Supreme Court justice has granted TELUS a temporary injunction against a series of ads from rival carrier Rogers. As you might recall, it was on November 12th that TELUS filed suit against the Toronto-based company feeling that its ads touting “Canada’s most reliable network” with speeds “two times faster than any other” were “false, misleading, and harmful” to its business. Rogers admitted in court that it no holder holds the top spot when it comes to network speed thanks to TELUS’ newly-launched 21Mbps HSPA network, but it did argue and lost on the reliability front. Rogers has filed an appeal and vowed that “further steps will be taken shortly,” but has been ordered to return to court this Friday to discuss the pulling of the ads. Yes, friends, Canada is definitely different than the US

EDIT: 12/01/09

Rogers sues Bell over network claims




The ridiculousness that is Canada’s wireless industry reached unprecedented heights today after Rogers Wireless filed a lawsuit against Bell in B.C. Supreme Court. Rogers is asking that Bell stop touting its new HSPA network as the best thing since sliced bread because “Bell has no valid support to claim faster speed and more reliability on a network that has virtually no customers and no proven track record on this new network.” Principle to Rogers’ argument is that “the vast majority of Bell customers are still using an old CDMA network and aren’t enjoying the benefits of the new HSPA network” and that “reliability is not something that can be measured on an empty, unproven network.” This lawsuit falls exactly one week after a B.C. Supreme Court Justice sided with TELUS in its lawsuit against Rogers which forced the company to stop its ads claiming “Canada’s Most Reliable Network” with speeds “two times faster than any other”. We’ll be sure to keep our readers up to date with the latest information as it becomes available, but we can’t help but think these lawsuits will make consumers hate the Big Three even more than they do now. Anyone else feeling this way? Mr. Ken Campbell, how we lookin’?

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Roger's does have a good point, also w/o Edge ... both Bell and Telus HSPA+ network have nothing to fall back on if it goes down.

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Nissan's Scratch Shield paint coming to cellphones, invisibleSHIELD feels threatened



Remember Nissan's Scratch Shield paint technology? You know, that stuff we first heard about some four years back? According to a release straight out of Yokohama, the automaker has agreed to license that very tech to Japan's own NTT DoCoMo for "mobile phone application." In theory, at least, the flexible clearcoat will enable certain light scratches to actually heal themselves over time, and the paint itself is tougher to scratch to begin with. There's no specific mention of the who's and when's involved, but we're hoping to see this idea spread to other portable devices in the near future. After all -- who isn't sick of shelling out for some clear skin to protect each and every handheld they own?