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Verizon facing fines for poor phone service, FiOS TV expansion partly to blame

by Darren Murph, posted May 17th 2008 at 8:09AM


Ruh roh. Seems that perpetual gripes down in Tampa Bay, Florida have finally amounted to something substantial. Just months after hearing a chorus of complaints about Verizon's lackluster customer service, we're now seeing that the carrier could face upwards of $6.5 million in fines for "willful and repeated lapses in Verizon's telephone service." Interestingly, it's reported that Verizon actually has fessed up to some service lapses, and it made a point to explain that it has been "simply overwhelmed with demand for the FiOS service." More specifically, it "acknowledged hiccups in repair service amid strong demand for its FiOS services," but has promised to bring things back up to par hastily. Tap the read link for more on the mess.

Why can't we have something like this here in the states?

by Matt Burns, posted Mar 24th 2006 at 12:17PM

We love Japanese gadgets. Some are wacky and some are just weird, but some are just plain cool. Check out this new cell phone from Vodafone. I am sure you are thinking "oh, another video phone....who cares?" Well my friend, that is not a video on the screen but rather a over-the-air digital broadcast. Thats right, the phone has a digital tuner (one for the Japanese system though) and a FM tuner.

Akihabara News has a video showing off the reception and functions of the phone. Trust me, you want to watch this and it is of course in high-def.




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