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Possible outage may impact Verizon users
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (186+ words) Verizon wireless voice and data users report service issues on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Signing into the providers website is also proving problematic, while Verizon engineers work to solve the problem. In a statement on X, Verizon reports an issue impacting wireless…...
10-Digit dialing for 334 area code begins Jan. 23
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (223+ words) Customers in the 334 area code region will be required to begin 10-digit dialing Jan. 23. This action follows the permissive 10-digit dialing period, which allowed customers to become adjusted to dialing 10 digits when making calls. Scheduled implementation of the new 483 area…...
Notifications and nonsense
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) Published 8:17 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025 I'm trapped in a group text that won't die. It started as a quick "Who's bringing what?" for a neighborhood cookout three weeks ago, but now it's daily GIFs, weather reports and someone's political hot takes....
Amateur radio classes coming in February
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (441+ words) Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025 The Jim Bell Wireless Association is organizing an entry-level amateur radio class with a curriculum to help participants who may want to earn their Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Technician License." The association is an Amateur Radio…...