From editor@telecom-digest.org Tue Feb 3 14:29:01 2004 Received: (from ptownson@localhost) by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.11.6p2/8.11.3) id i13JT0T27017; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:29:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:29:01 -0500 (EST) From: editor@telecom-digest.org Message-Id: <200402031929.i13JT0T27017@massis.lcs.mit.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: massis.lcs.mit.edu: ptownson set sender to editor@telecom-digest.org using -f To: ptownson Approved: patsnewlist Subject: TELECOM Digest V23 #54 TELECOM Digest Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:29:00 EST Volume 23 : Issue 54 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Verizon Violates DNC List (McWebber) Re: Faked CallerID Info? (AES/newspost) Re: Faked CallerID Info? (McWebber) Telemarketers Buy Suspicious Lists (McWebber) Re: Plain Old Cell Phones Fading away in U.S. (Joseph) Re: SCO Options, was Re: Mydoom vs. SCO (Kenneth P. Stox) Switch Verizon to Cavalier, Can't Get Through From Some Places (John) 450-434 Prefix? 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Geoffrey Welsh =========================== See the bottom of this issue for subscription and archive details and the name of our lawyer; other stuff of interest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: McWebber Subject: Verizon Violates DNC List Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:23:59 -0500 I am a Verizon customer. I have always been on their no solicitation, and as they acknowledge, should not receive any marketing calls from them or anyone working on their behalf. Yet, the other day I was called by a company called ICM out of Orlando, FL (http://www.icmconnect.com/ note suspicious whois info below on that domain. 407-384-4220) trying to sell me Verizon long distance. It took a little work to get any info from the rep. My caller ID showed "Out of area" even though it is in the area. I asked the rep a couple of times who she is with and she insisted Verizon. The lack of CID made me suspicious so I said, "Look, who do YOU work for" and that's when she said "ICM" When I asked where they're located all she would say is Orlando. When I asked for an address she said they didn't have an address. All she would give me was a phone number. An 800-483-4000 Verizon number, and 407-384-4220 number for ICM. I filed an FTC DNC complaint and contacted Verizon. Reply #1: (Wanted to verify my details for security, but:) "In the mean time, unfortunately, since we have no affiliation with ICM of Orlando, FL we do not have any information about them or their attempt to contact you. We do not condone their use of our name, and have not authorize them to contact anyone on our behalf. "If they contact you again, we ask that you get any information that you can, such as address, phone number, and especially any name and title of any management personnel, we will be glad to do all possible to put a stop to their calls." Then, after I wrote back with my info and pointing out that I had ICM's info and phone number, had spoken to them again to confirm they were working for Verizon, I get this: "I have taken the opportunity to contact the solicitation group directly (as they advised me you had as well), and have spoken with the director for their Verizon project. [I had only spoken to ICM, not to anyone at Verizon except this droid by email.] "Apparently they have contracted with a broad initiative that covers more than just Verizon local service, so are not one of the solicitation groups we are normally familiar. " With that said, they advised that they work from a list of prospective customers, that Verizon provides, that already fit some demographic requirements. Since you have subscribed to several calling features, they were to suggest a viable package. " With that said, I have found no reason that your request for no solicitation should have been overlooked, so in the event that there was some error behind the scenes, I have re-initiated the necessary process to have your account removed from any solicitation list we are involved with. " The representative I spoke with at ICM advised that she also took steps to have your account manually removed from their contact lists. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience, and trust that you will have no further trouble with this issue. " It has been my goal to provide you with outstanding service. I hope I have succeeded in meeting that goal. If you have additional questions or if Verizon may be of assistance to you in the future, please let us know. We look forward to serving you. Thank you for using Verizon. We appreciate your business." Sincerely, David Verizon Consumer eCenter Domain registration whois: Registrant: STEPHANIE G ICM 4037 Metric Drive # 120 Winter Park, FL US 32792 Registrar: NameSecure.com Domain: ICMCONNECT.COM Created on 03-06-2002 Expires on 03-06-2012 Administrative Contact: STEPHANIE G Phone: 407-384-4220 E-mail: accounts@itsolutionsnet.com Technical Contact: Namesecure Inc. Phone: 703-925-6988 E-mail: support@namesecure.com Name Servers: NS1.ITSOLUTIONSNET.COM 207.30.12.60 McWebber No email replies read If someone tells you to forward an email to all your friends please forget that I'm your friend. [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: The last two paragraphs of the letter you received from the droid at Verizon are *exactly* -- word for word ('It has been my goal...' and 'thank you for using ...') -- the same words/phrases used by *every Bell System service rep* everywhere. Substitute the phrase 'SBC' everywhere the phrase 'Verizon' appears in that letter and the letter might as well have been written by David's droid brother or sister at Southwestern Bell. Even though officially the Bell System has been dead for many years, the droids continue to act like Ma Bell was still around, as much as they are permitted, don't they? I think those people act like divestiture was merely a stumbling-block, a minor inconvenience in their path. PAT] ------------------------------ From: AES/newspost Subject: Re: Faked CallerID Info? Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 19:17:08 -0800 In article , Sam Etler wrote: > There's a lot of ways to do it, but anyone with a dedicated ISDN PRI > connection can set the Calling Party Number (Caller ID) field to > whatever they want. Not only can you set it to a fake area code or > prefix, but most networks allow you to send from 0 to 15 or more > digits. AT&T's 4ESS network allows up to 17 though some digits may be > stripped when the call enters another carrier's network. I take this to mean that if legislation were passed saying simply that all telemarketing calls had to be made using a Caller ID that started with some special, dedicated, and universally understood "area code" -- something like 303 or whatever -- that this requirement, aided perhaps by a few technical adjustments by telcos and telemarketers, would be entirely feasible. I've long felt that this has to be the long-term solution to telemarketing. No First Amendment problems -- telemarkets can call whomever they want, about whatever they want, just so long as they identify the nature of their call with the 303 prefix. Those who don't want such calls will buy a $10 gadget from Radio Shack that blocks this prefix; or phones -- and even houses and apartments -- will start being sold with this blocking built in. [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Well, don't dump on the good people of Denver, CO where 303 is located. I am sure you were just using that as an example. Maybe '666' could be used; that superstitious number which is the mark of the anti-Christ or Satan will never be used as an area code. But you know, of course, telcos talk out of both sides of their mouth on the telemarketer 'problem'. They make too much money from the sales droids on the phone (their own and other companies) to push too hard on eliminating their ability to talk to people. PAT] ------------------------------ From: McWebber Subject: Re: Faked CallerID Info? Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:28:23 -0500 Chironex wrote in message news:telecom23.51.5@telecom-digest.org: > Strangely the number in question is 794-902-XXXX, which appears to be an > unused area code! > Is this possible and how the heck did someone do this???? I got a telemarketing call once and the caller was abusive. When I tried to call the number in the CID I got a standard TelCo number disconnected recording. > Today I got a call showing the number as 727 450-1267 with the > name shown as "BLOCKED" or "--PRIVATE CALL--" (depending on which CID > box I read it on). Ditto. Just last night I got a call from an outfit trying to sell mortgages due to my filling out spammer's forms to catch who they sell the leads to: (http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Z76cnfWo4fyVO1OjXTWcow%40comcast.com&oe=U TF-8&output=gplain) The first call from them last night showed Out of area and the next call from his boss to get details from me on the spammer they bought the lead from showed a phone number and ANONYMOUS CALL below. McWebber "Richter points to the lack of legal action against his company as proof that he's operating appropriately." Information Week, November 10, 2003 ------------------------------ From: McWebber Subject: Telemarketers Buy Suspicious Lists Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 10:11:02 -0500 Recently I got two calls from telemarketers that ask for my name and when I ask how they're spelling my name they give me a misspelling that exists only on the old Internic, (now Network Solutions), whois database. I got a call yesterday, despite being on the DNC list from (561-338-7877 Hunter Scott Financial) a telemarketer with some investment scam. Played dumb when I mentioned the DNC list and thought all they had to do was promise not to call me again. McWebber No email replies read If someone tells you to forward an email to all your friends please forget that I'm your friend. ------------------------------ From: Joseph Subject: Re: Plain Old Cell Phones Fading away in U.S. Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 21:24:03 -0800 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Reply-To: JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.NOcom On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:15:15 -0500, Monty Solomon wrote: > By Ben Berkowitz > LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 (Reuters) - As a fashion color, gray is > the new black, thin batteries are in and you're not in vogue if > you don't have the latest ringtone. > As the U.S. wireless market grows, the cell phone is evolving into a > phone in name only as calling becomes almost secondary to a host of > other functions. > After years of trailing Japan and Western Europe, where cell phones > have long had color screens, e-mail, music, video games, cameras and > other accessories that make American cell phones look backward in > comparison, handset makers are finally pushing a new generation of > units on the domestic market that offer the full range of functions > available elsewhere. What the article fails to mention is that these gimmicks of color, polyphonic tones, etc. are just that gimmicks. Color phones are many times useless outside as the screen gets washed out in bright light where a regular monochrome handset you can still see what's in the display. Polyphonic ringtones may sound somewhat cool, but if you can't hear them in a noisy environment they are also useless. Believe it or not some people want a mobile phone that they can actually make and receive calls on.... easily. It's going to be many years if never that cell phones supplant personal computers as a way to communicate data. remove NO from .NOcom to reply ------------------------------ From: Kenneth P. Stox Organization: Imaginary Landscape, LLC. Subject: Re: SCO Options, was Re: Mydoom vs. SCO Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 05:51:17 GMT Danny Burstein wrote: > If, for some reason or another, you absolutely must get in touch with SCO: > > "The assault on SCO is expected to last until 12 February. > Until then, SCO has said it will use the alternative > domain name www.thescogroup.com." Strange. www.sco.com resolves to 216.250.128.12, and www.thescogroup.com resolves to 216.250.128.21. Now then, if I was someone with more than one interconnected neuron, and I was expecting a DOS attack, wouldn't I try to locate the other server on another network? Naahhhhhh! ------------------------------ From: jvj1@yahoo.com (John) Subject: Switch Verizon to Cavalier, Can't Get Through From Some Places Date: 2 Feb 2004 22:08:45 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com Hi, I recently switched from Verizon to Cavalier (in Maryland). All is working fine until today. My daughter's phone tries to contact me for some emergency. The school (walking distance from home) tells me that they cannot call me and told me that they are getting my voicemail. I called Cavalier. They told me that it is the problem with how the school is dialing. So, I go to the school and dial our home. I'm getting Verizon voicemail and it is asking me to enter a mailbox. I called Cavalier again and explained the problem. They put me on hold and told me they fixed it. I called the school half an hour later and asked to call me at home. No calls from them ... meaning things are still are not working. I seem to get calls from other parts ... Long Distance and International. Cavalier doesn't seem to want to send anybody to check it out. Anybody knows what could be the problem? Wondering, where else people cannot call me..:-/ Thanks. [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Please answer a few questions for me. You said you switched *from* Verizon to Cavalier. Yet the school calls go to *Verizon* voice mail ... and the voicemail equipment (from *Verizon*) asks the caller to 'enter a mailbox number'? It sounds to me like the school phone (if their phones are on Verizon) is getting sent to a generic voicemail inbound line. Verizon voicemail cannot detirmine who the call is for so it asks the calling party to enter a mailbox number. When you switched to Cavalier, did you intend to retain the Verizon voicemail (or does Verizon supply the voicemail for Cavalier under some contract, etc?) Did you (and/or your daughter) use the same telephone to placed the call to you that would ordinarily be used for such? If Voicemail does not have an account for you (either because you have now dropped Verizon or have not properly configured your Cavalier phone voicemail correctly) then calls to it intended for 'no accounts' get handled like calls where Voicemail does not know who is calling it; a generic greeting 'what mailbox do you want?' is substituted. Another clue was that Cavalier first told you the school was not dialing the number 'correctly'. What is the 'correct' way to dial it? If Verizon, (or whoever is the inter exchange carrier) and Cavalier have their tables (databases) set up correctly then it shouldn't matter how you dial, but this leads me to wonder if (whoever extended dial tone -- Verizon? -- to the school and you on your attempt) has some database error. Obviously you can see there are a lot more questions to be answered in the process of resovling this mystery. In fact, let's get even a bit more extreme: what do you get if you dial your Cavalier number from a next door neighbor or even dial from your home phone? ***Make certain you use a phone subscribed to Verizon for your tests.*** And if possible, also test using a phone which is subscribed to Cavalier. Also try these tests before and after you have done whatever three-digit diddle is required to turn voice mail on and off (in other words ring through to me.) Then please write again, and we will try to resolved it further. Do not trouble the droids with all this, not at first. It would be good if you could tell them exactly what is wrong before they begin working on it. PAT] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:55:14 EST From: Carl Moore Subject: 450-434 Prefix? One of the calls appearing on a just-received AT&T bill says it was from "CANADA USA" (leaving blank space where a U.S. point would have the state name). The telephone number shown was 450 434-0000, but I am sure I placed the call from the 450-246 prefix, which was found along the Autoroute 15 just north of U.S. border in Quebec province. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:55:29 +0400 From: Editor (PressReleaseNetwork.com) Subject: Bluegiga Launches A New-Generation Bluetooth Access Server. PRESS RELEASE NETWORK http://www.pressreleasenetwork.com Bluegiga Launches A New-Generation Bluetooth Access Server, First To Combine Multiple Bluetooth Modules With WLAN, GPRS Connectivities Bluegiga WRAP Multiradio Access Server Integrates Bluetooth, WLAN, GSM, GPRS And Ethernet LAN, Software Customizable For Easy Integration In Corporate IT Infrastructure Espoo, Finland - Feb 3, 2004 (PRN): Bluegiga Technologies, a provider of wireless local area networks and M2M communications systems based on Bluetooth technology, today announced the commercial availability of WRAP Multiradio Access Server, the first device in the market to integrate multiple Bluetooth modules with other wireless technologies. With the WRAP Multiradio Access Server, Bluetooth enabled cell phones and other devices utilizing wireless Bluetooth technology are flexibly connected with other wireless and wireline networks. The WRAP Multiradio Access Server enables the use of cell phones and other devices with Bluetooth technology to wirelessly access and synchronize content and applications in both the corporate intranet and the Internet. First applications include the synchronization of email and calendar systems and news services. In corporations utilizing telephony systems based on VoIP technology (Voice Over IP), an attractive future opportunity is the use of Bluetooth enabled smartphones as VoIP terminals. Bluetooth technology has become a new standard connectivity in cell phones, PDAs, laptops and other wireless devices. With GSM-level data security and low power drain, Bluetooth technology is an ideal and cost efficient way to integrate these wireless devices in the corporate networks, allowing full utilization of smart handheld devices, said Tom Nordman, General Manager, Bluegiga Technologies. The WRAP Multiradio Access Server enables a new level of efficiency and flexibility in wireless applications. The Bluegiga WRAP Multiradio Access Server combines a Bluetooth access point with local application hosting and processing capability and transparent routing to other networks. Designed to enable smooth wireless transmission of services and content, the device suits the needs of both corporate IT departments and original equipment manufacturers. Software customizability allows the deployment of Bluetooth connectivity as a new virtue of existing networks without network reconfiguration. With three built-in Bluetooth modules, Bluegiga WRAP Multiradio Access Server manages up to 21 simultaneous connections, in contrast to conventional access points supporting just seven connections. Support for WLAN, GSM and GPRS technologies are added with a CF card. Wireline interfaces include Ethernet LAN, USB and RS232. Routing between different communication technologies is completely transparent to the users. Support for a higher number of simultaneous Bluetooth connections enables the provision of Bluetooth Hotspots, offering a wireless Internet connection to cell phones and PDAs. As a new service targeted to the users of Bluetooth enabled smart devices, Bluetooth Hotspots open up a variety of opportunities for local wireless marketing and promotional purposes. Applications for a Bluetooth Access Server include a range of telemetry solutions, such as wireless monitoring of patient condition in medical institutions. An emerging field is Machine-to-Machine communication (M2M), utilizing systems based on Bluetooth technology in remote monitoring, control and configuration of machines in industrial plants, allowing e.g. an engineer to problem-shoot a paper machine located in another country. Bluegiga WRAP (Wireless Remote Access Platform) Multiradio Access Server is easy and fast to deploy. With dimensions of 130 x 80 x 35 mm and weight of 450 g, the device is suitable for both desktop and wall mounting. The device is already in volume production and immediately commercially available via Bluegiga Technologies and its partners around the world. Technical data is available at http://www.bluegiga.com/wrapas Press photos are available at http://www.netprofile.fi/bluegiga About Bluegiga Technologies: Bluegiga Technologies provides wireless local area networks and M2M communications systems based on Bluetooth technology. Bluegiga WRAP Access Servers integrate Bluetooth-enabled devices as part of a corporate network. Bluegiga WRAP THOR Bluetooth modules are robust, lightweight and flexibly embeddable. Software configurable for versatile integration, Bluegiga products are ideally suited in enterprise proximity access, telemetry, remote monitoring and cable replacement applications. Founded in 2000, Bluegiga is based in Espoo, Finland and privately held. Bluegiga products are globally available via a network of qualified distributors, original design manufacturers and system integrators. For further information, please visit http://www.bluegiga.com. For more information, contact: Bluegiga Company Contact Mr. Tom Nordman General Manager Tel: +358 9 4124 0450 Email: tom.nordman@bluegiga.com Website: http://www.bluegiga.com Bluegiga Agency Contact Mr. Ile Knnen, Netprofile Finland Tel: +358 9 6812 080 Email: ile@netprofile.fi editor@pressreleasenetwork.com http://www.pressreleasenetwork.com ------------------------------ TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly but not exclusively to telecommunications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to various telecom forums on a variety of networks such as Compuserve and America On Line, Yahoo Groups, and other forums. It is also gatewayed to Usenet where it appears as the moderated newsgroup 'comp.dcom.telecom'. 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