In-boxes that fight back Mailblocks vrs. Dwork prior art.

Code examples ... convert .gifs to hex format.

Text Messaging/SMS FAQs : "I receive unsolicited text messages from AOL. Is there any way to stop or block them?
Most likely, the individual who had your number previously signed up with AOL for text message alerts. You may want to contact AOL to see if they can stop the alerts. Unfortunately, there is not a way to block text messages from specific addresses or phone numbers."

Nokia SCKL format Handy if you want to know how to send vCards & vCals.

Google Wireless Services... actually lets you submit your site.

Your cellular number not private anymore... "Plans for the directory have been hatched largely behind closed doors, despite the fact that this directory presents a significant shift in wireless service. By listing wireless numbers from multiple providers in a single directory, it raises important questions about the privacy of these numbers and the personal information of
consumers."

US Patent: 6,650,890: "the intermediate pre-processing service may deliver to the message to one or more wireless devices in accordance with the user profile, e.g., by forwarding the message to one or more servers or gateways 307 the addresses of which have been specified by the user in the user's profile. Prior to forwarding the message to a server or gateway, the intermediate pre-processing service 301 may perform any necessary reformatting to meet the requirements of a particular recipient device."

mTLD: "A mobile TLD on the Internet creates the opportunity to streamline the deployment of new Internet sites optimized for mobile usage. "

AdM+Partners: Tracking Mobile UbiquityA Anil de Mello production.

semacode | real-world hyperlinks: "A semacode is a small symbol that encodes a standard, web-oriented URL. The URL is embedded into a two-dimensional barcode along with error correction information. When the semacode reader software snaps the barcode, it launches the embedded URL on whatever web browser is available. "

CTDATA:Mobile Internet Access Reports that T-Mobile had a 2 day SMS outage mid 2003. Why doesn't this surprise me?

Millions of Wireless Text Messages Are Lost Keynote Systems takes metrics defining 120 second delays as 'lost'. Nevertheless, as of late 2002, some 94% were arriving within 20 seconds. I think its well known that for GSM systems, there are no guarantees, particularly since voice traffic has priority.

US Patent: 6,259,892: "The paging transceiver may have a timer for allowing the user to program the paging transceiver to perform a desired function on a message at a particular time. The timer is preferably a user controlled option and may, for instance, operate to trigger action at a particular time. The time may advantageously be set by the user or system storing information to coincide with off-peak hours"

The Next Step in the Spam Control War: Greylisting: "it is much more difficult to forge the IP address than the sending email address"

Privateline.com: "So clogged is the worst U.S. network that it drops 7% of calls within just two minutes, according to Telephia, a research firm that conducts independent tests. The national average is 2.1%, meaning a ten-minute call has roughly a 10% chance of cutting out."

Home - Wireless Consumers Alliance A very biased website. I believe there is a lawyer involved.

Wireless Watchdog

How To Complain about your Wireless Service

FCC, FOIA No. 2004-224, April 27, 2004. Shows ATT as a real bad based on FCC complaints received.

JD Power ratings in SouthWest ... hmmm, only rates on 1) Cost and Service Plan options; 2) Brand Image; and 3) Billing.

BBB shows cellular to be 2d most complained about service: "The CBBB said it processed 18,323 wireless-related complaints in 2003, improved from 21,534 complaints in 2002 when wireless was ranked the most-complained-about industry. Still, for 2003, the industry ranked as the second-most complained about, behind only automobile dealers, which generated 23,729 complaints."

RCR Wireless News A strict customer-service-call-center survey shows that Verizon has people with brains handle customer calls. ATT Wireless is bottom of the barrel... though from my personal experience, I found ATT to be very knowledgeable on the phone -- especially relating to data.

Instat Survey The top four drivers of customer satisfaction, according to a recent survey of In-
Stat/MDR’s Wireless Panel, include service price, good geographic coverage in the
user’s area of interest, network quality/reliability, and customer service. Wireless

Rediffmail Mobile the site.

Rediff.com : "'SMS packs' that allow users to send SMS from their free Rediffmail service to mobile numbers in India and the United States" ... another service that couples email/internet with messages to mobile phones.

US Patent: 6,405,243: "provide a network-based method and system for forwarding an email message to an updated email address. After a recipient changes his or her email address, the recipient sends information regarding the updated email address to an address-change server used in conjunction with the present invention. The address-change server store the updated email information in its database. When a sender wants to reach a recipient whose email address has changed, the sender transmits an email message to the address-change server. The address-change server retrieves the recipient's new email address and forwards the new address to the sender."

US Patent: 6,421,439 Microsoft does telephone switching. Looks like the end of the world as we know it. "The affiliation lists are stored on the Internet and are accessible by the user and by the telecommunication portion of the system. The affiliation lists are used to process incoming calls to the user's destination telephone number. A central office switch receives the call being directed to the destination telephone number and uses a communication link with the Internet to access the user's affiliation lists. The incoming call is processed in accordance with the user-specified rules in the affiliation lists. The user may accept all incoming calls, no incoming calls, or incoming calls only from specified parties. The call processing rules may be readily edited by the user and can also include alternative call processing rules that vary in accordance with the time of day or with the user's personal desires.
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