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August 30, 2011
Tech Savvy Company Dumps Landline by jabek
Earlier this month a tech-savvy business decided to go completely wireless transferring all communications and internet access to cellular phones and IADS (internet access device/smartphone). To insure continued customer service and so as not to alienate past clients, the business chose to keep their local (land line) phone number.
It is a common practice, allowed by law, to take your current phone number and transfer it to a mobile device. In this age of technology this complete process should only take a couple of hours. However, when dealing with a small phone company, that has not released a number before, it could take weeks before the transfer is complete. Have no fear, it can be done.
Some of the technical
issues you may encounter if you intend to switch
over yourland line to a cellular device are; The
local telephone company may be inexperienced at
this, since not many landline customers have asked
to port out, which is the technical term, or you may
even be their guinea pig. Another issue you may
encounter with local telephone companies is, them
being less than enthusiastic about releasing phone
numbers. This means they are losing business
(numbers = customers). Most individuals in this
century are using wireless devices, the landline is
becoming increasingly obsolete. Many people and
businesses now utilize a cellular phone for all
their communication and information needs.
The cutting edge business
we speak of has been partly wireless for quite some
time, using a mobile hotspot for their internet
connection and cellular phones, in order to do
business on-the-go. After much research and
consideration, the IT department realized it was
good business to combine the hotspot with a new
smartphone. The IT department started the expected
simple transfer of the landline number to a mobile
device. The device chosen was the Droid 3. Through
an ordering glitch the hotspot service was not
enabled immediately and they had to wait for the
porting process to be completed first. However, the
company owners were able to continue their business
uninterrupted, without access to the hotspot (no
external wireless access was used). The company
attended to all their normal business functions;
online banking, emails, blogs, news, research,
contracts, document creation, etc., all from a Droid
3.
After this learning
experience, especially using a smartphone, the
company has determined it will be doing more work
in-the-cloud than ever predicted. This article is
being written on a mobile device by voice input. The
ultimate question may be, “Why type when you can
speak into the microphone and edit later?” This
accelerated and accurate voice recognition
technology brings to mind the old Star Trek movie
when it is so “quaint” to have to use a mouse as an
input device.
August 16, 2011
Death of the Land Line by jabek
Land lines, as they are commonly called, have only been available for about 150 years. Many years ago, people watched the Bell system grow, spreading and placing telephones throughout the world at an unbelievable pace. First there were operator assisted calls, then, dial your own party, and later push button systems. Suddenly, there was a phone booth on every corner.
As technological growth accelerated; party lines disappeared, then phone booths and now the phone attached to the wall (land line) is becoming an “endangered species”. The land line could soon be as obsolete as the telegraph. This ancient technology appears to have run its course and may soon be buried beside desktop computers. A current trend in countries, leading technological innovations, is to not install the obsolete infrastructure intensive phone system necessary for land lines. Globally, many businesses are choosing to go completely wireless. It is common for a company to transfer their “land tied phone number” to a mobile device, so as not to alienate clients.
This appears to be a
wireless generation. The common response of
people, under the age forty, when asked if they
have a land line, is – LAND LINE?? Most prefer a
cellular phone. Now checking with the forty and
older generation, a surprisingly large number have
quit using “land lines” or are planning to do so
soon. Even internet access in not restricted to
wires anymore. This appears to be the largest and
most dynamic paradigm shift in communication since
the telegraph.
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