AT&T has been hacked…again. Not to be confused with a massive data leak back in 2021, this latest breach involves the customer data of 110 million people. AT&T insists that no call or text content was compromised, only the metadata from that content. So instead of private conversations being leaked and sold all over the… Read More »
How Can You Fight Big Wireless Carrier Cramming?
Today, Sprint and Verizon announced that they will collectively pay out $158 million to settle customer cramming complaints. AT&T recently paid out too. But what is “cramming” and how can you be sure you are safe from it? Cramming is the term for adding an unauthorized charge on your phone bill. It’s most common on… Read More »
Park And Charge Your Car In NYC
On thursday, NYC Mayor Bloomberg unveiled several city initiatives to improve the environment and health of New Yorkers. Among a proposed ban on styrofoam packaging and citywide food waste recycling plan, Bloomberg also called for the creation of 10,000 parking spaces for electric cars. The administration is quoted as saying they will “work with the… Read More »
When The Lines of Communication Are Down
Facing yet another storm this week, we here in New Jersey are just beginning to dig ourselves out from the superstorm that was Sandy last week. Our BVS headquarters are located in Metuchen which is about the center of NJ so we were hit hard by downed trees, flying shingles and of course, no… Read More »
Apple’s 4G SteamRoller
Apple has finally delivered on one of the longest running rumor in smartphone history – LTE. They dipped their toe into the 4G waters with the new iPad announcement last year but that was only with Verizon and AT&T and that didn’t include the hundreds of millions of devices in our pockets everyday. Given the… Read More »
Amazon’s 4G Portable Shopping Portal
Amidst a slew of new hardware announcements this past Thursday, Amazon managed to slip in an interesting clue as to the ultimate destination for 4G broadband. As part of their new $499 Kindle Fire HD’s data plan, Amazon partnered with AT&T to offer an annual 4G plan for budget-minded consumers. Only $50 for a full… Read More »
