Re: [AFMUG] Did you just call a business?

2022-03-11 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Umm. hasn't pretty much every phone company, and particularly cell phone companies, been doing this for years? The private enterprise keeping records part that is. This seems more like an attempt by Google to verify business phone numbers, possibly to help improve caller ID and search. I

Re: [AFMUG] Did you just call a business?

2022-03-11 Thread Jan-GAMs
Google just searched your phone and made a record that you called a business, a specific business.  The fact that they knew it was a business must imply they know the other phones you called earlier were not businesses.  This doesn't bother you that a private enterprise is keeping records on wh

Re: [AFMUG] Did you just call a business?

2022-03-11 Thread Mike Hammett
I see it. It seems like a reasonable step to shore up data quality. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Jan-GAMs" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Friday, March 11, 2022

[AFMUG] Did you just call a business?

2022-03-11 Thread Jan-GAMs
How many of you get that message after dialing a business on your android? When I see that message I feel violated.  How about you? -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] Govt money

2022-03-11 Thread Steve Jones
Thats exactly why its leased, not owned by the operator. The fiber owner only has 3 customers at most, the operator only has the number of subs and their lease cost. Two different business models. The owner has to maintain their plant, because the lease says so, has to be built into the budget. The

Re: [AFMUG] Obscure product search: flippable, locking mount for omni on side of vehicle

2022-03-11 Thread Jan-GAMs
How about a J-arm mounted to the door?  A one-inch diameter piece of pvc with a radio mounted on it and a cat-5 cable going from your inverter through your POE and laptop out the door-jamb/gasket.  You roll down the window and point the radio to where ever with your hand and monitor with the la

Re: [AFMUG] Govt money

2022-03-11 Thread dmmoffett
I understand the appeal of that model, but I see drawbacks also. The towns that need that kind of funding tend to be small and sparse. Nobody’s built them already because they weren’t cost effective. Even if the fiber is already there it has to be maintained and repaired so there’s ongoing