Tag Archives: Sprint

Building the Information Squeezeway

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Doc Searls

Some encouraging words here about Verizon’s expected 4G data rates: After testing in the Boston and Seattle areas, the provider estimates that a real connection on a populated network should average between 5Mbps to 12Mbps in download rates and between … Continue reading →

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What’s 10,241,704.22kb between ex-friends?

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Doc Searls

[Later, on 1 October 2009… This matter has been resolved. The charge for going over has been dropped, the service restored and good will along with it. Thanks to both @sprintcares and the chat person at My Sprint.] So I … Continue reading →

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Tech hell, cont’d

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Doc Searls

The idea was to take some down time in Santa Barbara and get work done in my own nice office, with my nice comfortable chair, surrounded by space and time, with soft sea breezes blowing through. Instead it’s been tech … Continue reading →

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Opening the paying field

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Doc Searls

When we went looking for an apartment here a couple years ago, we had two primary considerations in addition to the usual ones: walking distance from a Red Line subway stop, and fiber-based Internet access. The latter is easy to … Continue reading →

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