AlisaCooper.com » tmobile http://alisacooper.com Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:54:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bye Bye T-mobile http://alisacooper.com/2008/03/27/bye-bye-t-mobile/ http://alisacooper.com/2008/03/27/bye-bye-t-mobile/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:24:43 +0000 coop http://alisacooper.com/2008/03/27/bye-bye-t-mobile/ It’s been great knowing ya! Yes, I’m moving to the company that you will probably end up buying, but that’s all rumors. Just like the rumor that 3G is on its way. But rumors just aren’t going to keep me around any longer. After what seems like 10 years, I must say good bye to a company I know very well. Tmobile has been good to me. I don’t have many complaints, and when I did, they were always good for a nice effort to make it better. But now I have a need for speed, and Tmobile just can’t deliver.

]]> http://alisacooper.com/2008/03/27/bye-bye-t-mobile/feed/ 0 My Technology Wish List for 2008 http://alisacooper.com/2007/12/13/my-technology-wish-list-for-2008/ http://alisacooper.com/2007/12/13/my-technology-wish-list-for-2008/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:53:43 +0000 coop http://alisacooper.com/2007/12/13/my-technology-wish-list-for-2008/ Everyone who knows me, knows that I love technology. I waste gobs of time exploring different ways that technology can same me time and make my life easier, especially in my teaching world. But as much as I have discovered, there are still a few missing things that I wish I could have. This is my technology wish list for 2008. Some things are pipe dreams and may not exist, and others it’s just a matter of time and money before I get my hands on it, whether it be a tool or a process. So here goes:

  1. Mobile Broadband – It’s just a matter of time. T-mobile has me tied down for another year, and I’m not anxious to give up $200 just to say good bye, so this may not happen just yet. Mobile broadband is great for internet access where ever you happen to be, like on a bus commuting. And with my new portable internet PC, it’s almost useless without a little wifi love. This is number 1 on my wish list.
  2. Better Camera on my Cell Phone – I currently have a Blackberry Pearl and the camera is less than desirable, plus it doesn’t shoot video. I love taking shots and uploading them to Flickr and Facebook, and also Utterz, but my BB Pearl is lacking. No, I don’t want an iPhone. I need an upgrade to the Curve, but not at the price of another 2 year agreement and no mobile Broadband on Tmobile.
  3. Media Center – and I don’t mean a media center PC. I think I already have one of those. I mean something like the AppleTV, but better. I want to be able to watch my own content on my HD television, plus web content. There are lots of different options that do lots of different things. Let’s combine. I like Tivo for letting me view my photos on my tv, but I have Directv, and Tivo doesn’t have a HD box compatible with satellite systems. And the directv Tivo box doesn’t have all the fancy Tivo functions, so I only have it on my standard tv.
  4. Wireless Surround Sound Speakers – Save me the trouble of climbing in the attic. Hook up my sound wirelessly. And make the speakers portable, so you can distribute music throughout the house during a party.
  5. Ford’s Sync – but I don’t want the Ford. I actually like the new Ford Edge, but I don’t need another SUV; I just want Sync, and I want it to work. Sync is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-car communications and entertainment system that fully integrates your Bluetooth®-enabled mobile phone and digital music player. Sweet!

I can see myself having all of this in the near future. It’s really not asking for all that much. All are feasible with a little lot of money and a little hacking know how. For me, I’ll just wait until someone else gets it all right, and then I’ll jump on board.

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