VirginMobile's mobile broadband network had a 2-day outage over the 1/15/11 weekend. Be aware that the error says "there is something wrong with you account or your mifi router." even though the problem was confirmed to be on their network. After VirginMobile fixed the network outage problem, users need to reset their mifi router. Unfortunately, there is no way for them to broadcast when such repairs were completed, assuming they would admit that an outage had even occurred.
Feel free to use this blog as the global status dashboard for VirginMobile (or any other system that refuses to host their own) mobile broadband network by posting a comment.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
iPhone bluetooth cripple
Bluetooth file transfer to and from iPhone/iPod is cool, but there are limitations. These limitations seem to be enforced by Apple and are not due to technical reasons. I can understand the restriction on DRM files like music and videos, but limiting bluetooth file transfers to only images and contacts is very oppressive. How about the fact that music and images can be transferred by wifi iPhone apps anyway? Image copyrights are not important? The limitations just seem arbitrary and at the whims of the Apple gods.
Of course, there are jailbroken alternatives around these unreasonable limitations. But most of us don't use jailbroken solutions either due to technical ignorance or religious reasons.
Of course, there are jailbroken alternatives around these unreasonable limitations. But most of us don't use jailbroken solutions either due to technical ignorance or religious reasons.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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