Message-ID: <20220925143732.GA404693@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:37:32 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com>
Subject: [telecom] How To Find Out If You Will Get Anything From T-Mobile's 50
Million Data Breach Settlement
Wireless carrier T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to settle
complaints relating to last year's major data breach.
Plaintiffs say the hack exposed data on millions of customers.
The settlement was first disclosed in a Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) filing back in July.
https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/how-to-find-out-if-you-will-get-anything-from-t-mobiles-350-million-data-breach-settlement/
Message-ID: <20220927183918.GA419607@telecomdigest.us>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:39:18 +0000
From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [telecom] Callcentric service still blocked
On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 07:58:29PM +0200, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am 23.09.2022 um 16:08:31 Uhr schrieb Bill Horne:
>
>> told me that the problem >> could be addressed by paying for a
>> fixed IP address. The message from Zito Media is clear, although
>> not subtle: "Pay more."
>
> Do you have IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity? IPv6 is faster because
> no NAT is needed.
>
> There are still many IPv4-only servers that are only accessible slowly
> because NAT routers are overloaded, especially when using CG-NAT or
> DS-Lite.
I had never heard of "Cee-Gee-NAT" until Zito Media took over the
local Cable TV & Internet provider: I was surprised that anyone would
want to implement any more "NAT" solutions, especially with IPv4 IP
addresses going for princely sums while IPv6 addresses are practically
free.
But, c'est la vie: "The only constant is change." I would use IPv6 if
it solved the problem, but a quick check of Callcentric's DNS records
indicates that they have no "AAAA" (IPv6) addresses, but if IPv6 at my
end would solve the problem even though it would have to be converted
to IPv4 at some point, I'd still be interested.
I rang the Zito Media "Sales" line a few minutes ago. After I
listened to a brusque recorded demand that I only bother their
salesmen when I wanted to buy something, instead of "for any other
reason," the man who answered listened to my civil request for a quote
on an IPv6 address then transferred me to another employee who was not
a native English speaker, and the second person said something that
sounded like "your internet is not working, yes?" and then hanged up
on me.
It took three calls, but I finally reached someone who believed that I
wanted an IPv6 address: she told me that they don't offer them.
However, for $10 per month I could get a static IPv4 address, and I'm
going to try one and see if the man at Galaxy Cablevision can make
good on his implied promise.
Bill
Message-ID: <bf136807-a066-a75c-24a7-0d3b2dc05276@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:28:31 -0400
From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com>
Subject: [telecom] Latest SpaceX launch sets the stage for another ring of
next-gen satellites
SpaceX launched another 52 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit
Saturday evening (Sept. 24) and also aced a rocket landing at sea.
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 52 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from
Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday at 7:32 p.m. EDT
(2332 GMT).
...
Starting next year, SpaceX will begin launching Starlink Version 2
satellites, which will be much bigger and more capable than the
current iteration. V2 spacecraft will be able to beam connectivity
directly to smartphones, and will do so for T-Mobile customers via a
project called "Coverage Above and Beyond," SpaceX founder and CEO
Elon Musk announced last month.
https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-launch-group-4-35
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