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Cell phone companies rip off overseas callers

by Dennis Beaver | technology, telephone service, travel

August 12, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I just returned from a trip to the Orient and Australia. My cell phone provider told me how to make calls, but I was never really clear on what it cost to call home. The phone bill came to a whopping $600 and...

Some ‘spam likely’ calls are legit – know how to handle them

by Dennis Beaver | secure alarm, technology, telephone service

October 13, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Several months ago on a Sunday afternoon, our home landline and cell phones rang, one after the other, many more times than normal. Also, our caller ID displayed Spam Likely. From prior experience, the caller claims to be from any...

The importance of a backup battery

by Dennis Beaver | technology, telephone service

December 05, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver If you have a landline and want the ability of making a phone call during a power outage, today’s story will be of special interest. As Central California reader “Sylvia” discovered, digital telephone service has made something we...

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