The Cell Phone Junkie

The Cell Phone Junkie Show #135 40:40
Show Notes
How to get a cheap iPhone, Vermontonians get their iPhones, and does Mickey have his iPhone?

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News
Palm secures additional $100M from Elevation
AT&T acquires Unicel
Sprint to pay Virgin Mobile for each customer it adds
HTC to sell 1 million units in 2008
T-Mobile deals for 2009
T-Mobile to send out extended batteries to all G1 owners?
 
Devices
iPhone Nano?
iPhone Nano is a clone?
$99 iPhones
Walmart confirms iPhone 3G
Garmin to release Android device in 2H 2009
Leaked 2009 Blackberry Roadmap

Software
Nokia N79 firmware update
Unlock GPS on VZW Touch Pro
Slingplayer software update for Windows Mobile devices
 
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Voicemail from Josh
Comments from Andreas
Comment from Art

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Mickey and Joey go through their 2008 predictions and what they think is going to happen going into 2009.

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #134 1:21:20
Show Notes
Buy your iPhone online again, new software for the Blackberry and will you take your cell phone to the grave?

News
E Wave anti Radiation chip pulled
Taking your cell phone to the grave
More than 1/6 of homes are cell only
Why the Blackberry Storm needs Wi-Fi
T-Mobile drops handset upgrade fee
AT&T testing HSDPA 7.2Mbps in Chicago
See through touch screen
LTE Ratified
US carriers agree on messaging standards
Inauguration to strain carriers
Samsung attempts to set world record for fastest text while skydiving

Devices
Blackberry Curve 8350 goes live on SprintNextel
AT&T certifies Treo Pro
Blackberry Curve 8320 on AT&T
iPhone 3G unlocked by dev team
iPhone 3G now online
Sprint getting Android phone in mid 2009
T-mobile G2 coming soon?

Software
Palm to debut Nova at CES
Other details from Palm
Palm app store
Slingplayer mobile for Blackberry coming next week
RIM previews media sync for mac
Run Blackberry on your Windows Mobile Device
Samsung Epix notification fix

Questions/Comments
Comments from Andy
Update from Fred
Comment from Eric
Question from Matt
Question from Ryan
Backup for Windows Mobile
Backup for Blackberry
Backup for Palm

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #133 1:06:35
Show Notes
LTE coming sooner than we thought, Japan installing cell jammers near ATM's and voting by cell phone coming by 2011.

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msmobiles.com interview with Scott Rockfeld, Director of Product Management for Windows Mobile

Headlines
Cellular One Unlimited Plan
Broadcom chip adds 802.11n to phones
Sprint Open SDK for developers
Open handset alliance gains 14 new members
Belguim firm creates no-radiation cell chip
AT&T testing Femtocells
Verizon Wireless plans for LTE build out in 2009
Verizon/Alltel deal approved by FTC
Sprint preliminary approval on ETF claims
T-Mobile responds to HTC G1 International Roaming
Activate your iPhone at home again
Nokia Siemens to set up LTE lab in Dallas
AT&T and T-Mobile pay fines for insecure voicemail
Cell phone jamming device in car key
LG tests first LTE chip
Telstra and Ericsson Demonstrate 21MBPS data call
Apple disables Egyptian iPhone GPS
FCC cancels white space vote

News
SIM cards lead to terrorists
HTC profits record $528 million in November
Analyst predicts significant layoffs and price drops for Sprint in 2009
RIM to take over Certicom
Japan installs cellphone jammers near ATM's
Rogers 3.5G network
White House opposes FCC plan for free wireless broadband
Motorola's ride at the top nearly over
Prepaid becoming more popular
Estonia to allow voting via cell phone by 2011
McCain campaign Blackberry sold full of info

Devices
Walmart to carry iPhone, but not 4GB
Walmart to sell 4M iphones in 2009
HP Mini 1000 to use Gobi chip
HTC Diamond screen issues?
BB Curve 8900 on Rogers
Novatel 3G hotspot
Vertu 150
Treo Pro coming to Sprint
Acer netbook for $99 comes, tied to 3G contract
Nokia to enter wireless modem business
Microsoft says no Zune phone at CES

Software
AT&T will NOT focus on one OS
Blackberry Storm OTA upgrade available on Storm
Skyfire now supports VGA displays
PromoAppCode
Skype 2.5 for Windows Mobile
Skype Lite now available
Windows and S60 get Street View on Google Maps
Blackberry 4.5 OS upgrade for 8320 and 8820 on AT&T

Questions/Comments
Voicemail from Josh
Question from Patrick
Comment from Mark
Comments from "J" - Anonymous VZW employee
Comments from Greg
Comment from Fred

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Special guest and prior guest host Jerry joins us this week.  Topics include the HTC Diamond, and it's impact on the mobile phone landscape, the state of Windows Mobile, and what the future may hold for Microsoft's mobile division.

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #132 1:15:55
Show Notes
Sprint's WiMAX network is now “clear”, Nokia brings a new device to the market and has Verizon finally conceeded on GPS?

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Headlines
US Cellular adds City ID to services
HTC picks up design firm
Japan's KDDI picks LTE
Researchers power phones with their voice
AT&T looking to standardize one smartphone platform
Nokia/Siemens double EDGE speeds

News
Clearwire to ditch Xohm branding
Funding may slow Clearwire rollout
Clear coming to Portland
Nokia completes Symbian aquisition
White House rejects tower backup power plan
Bluetooth 2.2 in mid-2009
Copper thieves threaten US infrastructure
Mobile broadband to hit 42MB in 2009
Doc performs amputation via SMS
Smartphone market grows 11.5% from LY
iPhone triples marketshare
iPhone sales exceed Windows Mobile
US Smartphone market share
AT&T cutting 12,000 jobs due to economy
Americans send 2x as many SMS messages as Europeans
Recalibrating your battery

Devices
Nokia announces N97
Sprint to offer 4G CDMA/WiMAX hardware before year end
Verizon drops Omnia price to $199
Motorola EM35
FCC reveals T-Mobile Shadow II
Cellular South to offer HTC Diamond
Land Rover to make branded phones
Kogan has world's 2nd Android device
$99 iPhone 4GB at Walmart
Unlocked Developer Version of G1 for $400

Software
Nokia refurbished maps product
Nokia introduces new messaging services
Verizon unlocking GPS on Blackberry
AT&T to support ChaCha
Sprint adds calendar sync to Instinct
New social networking app at Helio and Virgin
Verizon pushes out update for Storm

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Question from Roger
Question from Ryan
Question from David
Comment from Joseph
Question from Gilson

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #131 59:05
Show Notes
Obama may keep his Blackberry, some relief for the Storm and a new Q.

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Headlines
Verizon Wireless offers static IP service to customers
Nokia launching MVNO in Japan
Sprint Picture Mail enhancements
Sprint/Clearwire finalize merger

News
South Carolina wants to jam cell signals
Melted Jawbone headset
Replaced quickly
Disable your laptop with a text message
ATSC approves new Mobile TV standard
Obama may get to keep his BB

Devices
Microsoft planning Zune phone for 2009
HTC Touch Pro on Verizon
Motorola Atila photos
New Motorola Handsets coming Q1 2009
MOTO QA30 on Alltel
QA30 specs
Motorola cancels RAZR3
Great deal on unlocked RAZR's
LG Rhythm arrives to US Cellular
Verizon announces Omnia
Omnia specs
Nokia 6260
Pantech Duo 2 at FCC
Palm EOL's Treo 680
Velocity Mobile 111 at FCC
Xperia experiencing cracks too
Blackberry Curve 8900 on Rogers

Software
Exchange Sync on Android
Opera Mini on the G1
Screen rotation on G1
MMS app for iPhone in the works
Firmware update comes to NAM Nokia E71
Samsung i780 gets WinMo 6.1 update
Facebook and Windows Live added to Xperia panels
Have your SMS messages emailed to you
App store reaches almost 10,000 apps
Blackberry Storm software update for Verizon customers
PCS Mail and Calendar going away

Questions/Comments
Voicemail from Mickey
Voicemail from Michael
Cellphoneorb.com
Sim-Unlocker.com
Question from Joseph
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Mickey and Joey get into detail about what LTE is, and why you should care about it.  Questions answered include:

What does LTE stand for?
What will the deployment look like in the US?
Will the same data speeds be available for all carriers implementing the network?
When will we see new devices?
How are talk time and battery life affected by LTE?

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The Cell Phone Junkie Show #130 1:09:55
Show Notes
iPhone software 2.2 has been released, get your Blackberry Storm if you can find one, and how a RAZR stopped a bullet.

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Multipoint on the Plantronics 925
Google Android Review

Headlines
Alltel offering free Navigation and XM Radio
Federal Government can locate phones without Telco involvement
Qualcomm licenses Wi-Fi Location technology
Cricket expends in Wisconsin
Top 5 cell phone makers work to create green charger
T-Mobile unveils web2go service and new plan pricing
Alltel adds mobile coupon service
Clearwire shareholders approve sprint merger

News
Cell Phone sales declining
Leave Sprint without an ETF thanks to an administrative fee increase
iPCS withdrawls injunction
Palm losing as iPhone gains corporate market
Palm axes some employees
Obama's cell records improperly accessed
RAZR stops a bullet
Top Sprint Nextel Executive to leave

Devices
Blackberry Storm now at Verizon
Some units not shipping for a while
ASUS P565
T-Mobile Gravity goes on sale
Verizon Touch Diamond coming in January
Blackberry 8350i hitting Sprint/Nextel Dec 1st
LG Incite at AT&T
Palm Treo Pro coming to Sprint in January
Nokia E71x coming to AT&T
Carphone warehouse lists Curve 8900 for holidays
Walmart selling iPhone December 28th
Alltel releases Touch Pro
Samsung Omnia on Verizon
G1 now shipping with extUSB to 3.5mm adapter

Software
iPhone software 2.2 released
Already Jailbroken and Unlocked 2.2
Verizon Touch 6.1 update leaks out
Missing Sync for Windows Mobile Updated
Google Sync for Blackberry works with contacts now
Nokia adds Lotus Notes support
Orb 2.0 streams tv to your iPhone
AOL syncing for Windows Mobile
Launch of Sirius XM iPhone app StarPlayr

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Question from Scott
Voicemail from Ralph
Voicemails from Mickey
Question from Tony
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