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The Telecom Digest
Monday, October 17, 2022

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Copyright © 2022 E. William Horne. All Rights Reserved.
Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 227
He spent 12 hours a day selling T-Mobile. Then, T-Mobile got annoyed
Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon
Cell phone customer service: How to get virtually any problem fixed now
Message-ID: <20221015223433.GA557082@telecomdigest.us> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 22:34:33 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com> Subject: He spent 12 hours a day selling T-Mobile. Then, T-Mobile got annoyed Here's a very difficult employee issue that companies -- and their employees -- haven't always found a way to solve well. by Chris Matyszczyk Technology has given us so much freedom. Or, at least, tech CEOs like to think it has. Among those freedoms, of course, is the freedom to chronicle our lives down to the very last millisecond. Because someone must be interested in it, surely. https://www.zdnet.com/article/he-spent-12-hours-a-day-selling-t-mobile-then-t-mobile-got-annoyed/ -- (Please remove QRM to reply to Bill Horne directly)
Message-ID: <20221016155003.GA562393@telecomdigest.us> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:50:03 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com> Subject: Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon by Jason Rainbow Former mobile dead zones could be teeming with life in coming years as more satellite operators consider jumping in to provide connectivity directly to standard phones. The momentum behind this direct-to-cell capability has shifted into a higher gear following early product launches, big-name announcements, and the progress startups are making for their dedicated cell-compatible constellations. https://spacenews.com/jumping-on-the-direct-to-cell-bandwagon/
Message-ID: <20221016155842.GA562457@telecomdigest.us> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:58:42 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com> Subject: Cell phone customer service: How to get virtually any problem fixed now By Christopher Elliott As far as cell phone customer service problems go, Robert Galinak’s was one of the most absurd ones I’ve seen in a while. It started when he upgraded his Samsung Galaxy S21 to the latest version of Android – a routine procedure. https://tinyurl.com/tknexeem
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