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...business after all. Having bailed out of the crowded, pricey wireless sector in 2001, both BT and AT&T last week made it clear they want back in. Britain's largest residential telecom announced a deal with longtime rival Vodafone to offer the world's first fully converged handset that acts both as a mobile and as a fixed-line phone. BT's U.S. counterpart, AT&T, similarly announced an agreement with a big rival to offer AT&T-branded mobile services via the Sprint network. Why the rush back to wireless? That's where the growth...
...home? Here's one: it could save you money on your monthly telephone bill. That's because a technology called voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) lets you use your cable or DSL Internet connection to make cheap local and long-distance calls, all while using your regular home-phone handset. Previously offered mainly by small start-ups, VOIP has generated so much interest that long-distance giant AT&T began offering it this month...
...regard as spectacular. Not all the bombs took lives, though. Two similar devices were destroyed by police in controlled explosions. And thanks to a terrorist's mistake and a rescue worker's inadvertent discovery, the final bomb survived. It proved to be lucky 13 for the investigators. The Motorola handset and its internal identity, or SIM, card supplied the vital clues that led to the arrests on Saturday afternoon of five suspects--three Moroccans and two Indian nationals. The five were held in connection with illegal manipulation of the phone and its SIM card...
...phones. Bundled applications include the Real One video player and MightyPhone synching software for keeping your contacts and appointments up-to-date. The phone also supports more than 70 business applications designed for the Symbian operating system used on the 6620. Pricing will be set in March when the handset goes on sale. --By Anita Hamilton
Since not every ring tone works with every phone, it's best to start by checking the menus on your phone for downloadable tunes or visiting the website of your carrier or handset maker. Most sounds cost between $1 and $2.50 each and are added to your monthly service bill. Search beyond the Top 10 lists, and you'll find lots of oldies but goodies like Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing (on SprintPCS Vision phones), a selection of Bollywood hits (on Verizon's Get It Now service) and 100 college fight songs (on nokia.com and other sites...