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CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cobra Electronics Corporation (Nasdaq: COBR) announced today the launch of the Cobra PhoneLynx system, which allows users to make and receive cell phone calls on any phone in a home or small office and eliminate the need for monthly landline phone services. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101104/CG91667) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101104/CG91667) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090610/CG28991LOGO-b) (Logo:...
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Phonebooks.com, a privately held website based out of Jacksonville Beach, FL, added 2.4 million cell phone numbers to its free telephone directory yesterday. The numbers, which were part of over 10 million records that were added to the site Wednesday, are being made available to visitors immediately. This move by Phonebooks.com is being done with the goal of building a national telephone directory which includes cell numbers. "This is the...
The use of mobile phones as an only source of telecommunications in the United States is on the rise, with one in four households reporting they had only mobile phones and no landlines at the end of 2009, according to data released on Wednesday. 24.5 percent of US households reported having only a mobile phone plan in the last six months of the year, preliminary data released by the National Health Interview Survey showed. The percentages translate to about 52 million adults and 19 million...
COLUMBIA, Md., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) announced today that effective with the Spring 2010 Diary survey and the March 2010 Portable People Meter(TM) ratings service, the company is now including cell phone households that rarely or never answer their landlines. The sample from cell phone households that rarely or never answer their landlines will be in addition to sample from homes that can be reached exclusively by cell phone (aka cell-phone-only)....
In a 32-page filing with the FCC last week, AT&T asked that the requirement that it support a landline network be repealed, allowing them to move entirely to VoIP.This could be troublesome for the 1 in 5 Americans who don't use a cell phone or VOIP line, and still use the old fashioned landline.However, AT&T is claiming that the cost of maintaining a landline network is hurting their business.AT&T said, "The business model for legacy phone services is in a death spiral. With...
Recently compiled data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the recession may be accelerating the change in how Americans communicate. In a surprising trend, it seems that more people of all income classes are responding to the economically challenging times by ditching traditional landlines and going totally cellular.The study also found that phone preferences tend to vary more along the lines of age and geographic location than between socioeconomic...
SOMERSET, N.J., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- 'Tis the season when HD televisions, smart phones and other electronic gifts fly off the shelves. Now, a new wireless connectivity system makes it possible for people who wear hearing instruments to enjoy the full potential of the holiday's most-wanted electronic devices. The new Oticon ConnectLine(TM) system, featuring the ConnectLine TV Adaptor and ConnectLine Phone Adaptor, takes the wireless connectivity of the popular Dual, Epoq and Vigo Connect...
Traditional landline telephones seem to be going the way of the telegraph in America, analysts say. The phones are being unplugged for good in favor of cell phones at a rate of 700,000 a month, and one in four households now relies solely on cell phones, statistics show. At the current rate, the traditional plug-in telephone will disappear from American homes by 2025, The Economist reports. In 2005, only 7.3 percent of households relied only on cell phones, says the Centers for Disease...
MIAMI, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightstar Corp. announced it has been awarded a patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,532,881) through its innovative Idea to Consumer (ITC) division for developing a proprietary technology that enhances the mobility of a fixed wireless terminal. Brightstar's invention consists of an apparatus and a method for limiting the communications range of a fixed wireless terminal allowing a mobile phone to be used like a cordless phone within a predetermined range. Wireless...
Network Performance and Free Services Keep Relief Workers, Residents Connected SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefighters in the field and evacuees at shelters in Santa Barbara County are relying on the Verizon Wireless and wireline networks to stay connected during the Jesusita wildfire. The company has donated wireless modems for Internet access, and mobile phones with airtime to help firefighters battle wildfires and evacuees to contact loved ones and get updates on...
