Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 11:35:42 CET From: A605A559@VM1.SARA.NL (Ian N.G. Anema) Subject: GSM Buying (and Using!) Abroad / Nokia 2110 question Organization: S.A.R.A. Academic Computing Services Amsterdam This is a question regarding the Nokia 2110 GSM (also sold in Holland as Pocketline Darwin). I am planning to buy this unit abroad, which is also sold under different brands and types, since the Dutch price is absurb IMHO (approx. Dfl. 1800 = US$ 1050). I know this mobile telephone is being sold around the world, and cheap! (That is, more cheap then in Holland) Now, my basic question is: can I buy this telephone in (let's say) Singapore or USA (without a subscription) and buy a loose GSM-subscription in Holland and use it? Dutch Telecom tell me I can't because they don't have an agreement with Singapore or American suppliers of GSM-signals. It is my idea however that GSM is some sort of standard around the globe, and you should be able to buy the same telephone all over the place. The problem is prob. the billing, that is why I buy a seperate subscription. Can someone help me out here? Can you tell me the lowest price you have seen in your country for this item, and do you have a name of a supplier who would be willing to mail-order it for me? In the leaflet I got from a local dealer I quote the following technical specifications: transmitfreq: 890-915 Mhz, recevingfreq. 935-960, powerclass: class 4,2 Watt, duplex-spacing: 45 Mhz, RF channels: 124. If these specifications for your Nokia 2110 are the same (whereever your are in the world), provided you're using a correct GSM card, it should work over here. (Or not?!?) How about the warranty? Is there such a thing as world-wide service? Please fax or E-mail your answers to me: fax +31(0)72-158447 With kind regards, Ian N.G. Anema Alkmaar, THE NETHERLANDS A605A559@HASARA11.BITNET ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ING_Anema@sara.nl^^^^^^^ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 17:05:19 EST From: Eugene Newman Subject: New M.S. Telecommunications Program at SUNY Utica SUNY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT UTICA/ROME ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS NEW M.S. IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FOR SPRING 1995 This new program is a 33 credit interdisciplinary program that builds on SUNY Institute of Technology's highly successful, industry oriented, ten year old undergraduate program in telecommunications. The new Master of Science degree is an interdisciplinary program combining computer science/information systems and business-related coursework around a solid core of telecommunications coursework. The core telecommunications courses investigate critical areas of advanced telecommunications technologies( anticipated topics include multimedia, PCS/PCN, information resources network management, strategic planning) , network design and simulation, project management, and international telecommunications policy and trade issues. Each student will also write a thesis, or perform an original research topic in the three state-of-the-art voice, data, and network operations laboratories. These laboratories contain more than $5 million of industry-donated equipment. The program is advised by a dynamic thirty person telecommunications industry advisory committee. The M.S. program is designed to serve both part-time and full-time students in Central New York, and has a strong and friendly tradition of serving the education needs of working professionals. The modern campus is located in Utica, less than one hour's drive from Syracuse, New York. Students may enroll now for classes beginning in late January. For further information, please call the ADMISSIONS OFFICE at (315) 792- 7500. Eugene Newman Associate Professor Telecommunications (315) 792-7230 TEL (315) 792-7800 FAX ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 18:10:01 GMT From: rrl@minfo.demon.co.uk (Richard Ross-Langley) Reply-To: rrl@minfo.demon.co.uk Subject: UK Phoneday Test Organization: MoI Ltd (computer consultancy) I'm looking for telecom companies who still ban use of the new UK area codes. If anyone outside the UK can get through with the old code (eg +44 71 xxx xxxx) but fails with the new code (eg +44 171 xxx xxxx) please post a message here. Note: Followup includes uk.telecom newsgroup. The reasons for this request follow ... Here in the UK, phone numbers were changed on Aug 1, 1994 so that most area codes get a 1 in front. (There are many exceptions, but that is another subject). My code used to be 727 and is now 1727. The old codes are still working, but will be withdrawn on Phoneday: April 16, 1995. Some non-UK telephone companies deliberately block calls made to the old London exchange (eg +44 1 xxx xxxx). This block should have been removed by Aug 1, 1994 to allow use of the new codes. UK businesses are encouraged to display the new codes on signs, stationery etc, so that others get used to the new codes long before the old codes are removed. But we need to be sure that we will not lose any international calls going to the new codes. The Office of Telecommunications (OFTEL) is in charge of the Phoneday renumbering. Their London number is: +44 171 634 8700. Richard Ross-Langley +44 1727 852801 Mine of Information Ltd, PO BOX 1000, St Albans AL3 5NY, GB ** Independent Computer Consultancy * Established in 1977 ** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 09:45:27 -0500 From: padgett@tccslr.dnet.mmc.com (A. Padgett Peterson) Subject: Update: 1-800-CALL-INFO Some time ago I mentioned that I had made an inquiry to the Florida Public Service commission. Last week I received a call from an MCI rep responding to my "complaint" and assured me that MCI's tactic was legal with the FCC but every time I asked about *Florida* PUC tariffs the question was skillfully evaded. Yesterday, I received a letter stating that the PUC was "concerned" and was looking into the matter (in fact Florida and fifteen other states have filed a complaint with the FCC according to my local paper). The amusing thing was that the MCI rep who called me asked me to send MCI a written request for the blocking "so that they could be sure of my identity". My response was that *she had called me* so she knew perfectly well who she was speaking to. That was the last I have heard. However, I do agree that if this continues, businesses will have no choice but to block 800 numbers and that will defeat the whole purpose. Warmly, Padgett ------------------------------ From: segev@actcom.co.il (Uri Segev) Subject: Portable Voice Telecom System Organization: ACTCOM - ACTive COMmunication Ltd. - Internet Services Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 00:20:12 GMT My company needs a telecommunication system for the production floor, for portable voice and data (control and command) communication. I heard of FREESET system of ERICSSON that might be appropriate for our needs. I think the distributor of this system in Sweden is TELIA. I need a fax number to get in contact with TELIA people, or anybody else that can discuss this system technically. Suggestions on other available systems are welcomed. Thank You, Uri Segev ------------------------------ From: haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (James H. Haynes) Subject: Western Union Telephones Date: 11 Dec 1994 17:12:42 GMT Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz In a Wal-Mart store in Arkansas I just saw some made-in-China telephones for sale under the Western Union label. There's a blurb on the package about how you are dealing with a 125-year-old company, etc. "Western Union is a trade mark of New Valley Corp." [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I heard a rumor -- just a rumor -- that someone might be trying to start up the WUTCO clock service again. But instead of using wired circuits as before, they'd build little receivers into the digital clocks which picked up the WWV signal. This type of digital clock is already available, so it would be a matter of sticking the Western Union lable on the front of it, I guess. PAT] ------------------------------ From: C. Edward Chow Subject: Help Converting V&H Coordinates to Longitude and Latitude Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 14:44:58 -0700 (MST) Organization: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs I am working on a project that needs to convert switching nodes' locations expressed in terms of V&H coordinates to those in Longitude and Latitude coordinates. I checked with telecommunications references in the library but can not find the definition of telephone network V&H coordinates. Can someone help pointing to the right references or explain it? Thanks. Prof. C. Edward Chow Department of Computer Science University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, 80933-7150 Office: (719)593-3110 FAX: (719)593-3369 email: chow@quandary.uccs.edu ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest V14 #442 ******************************