Telecommunications

All things related to communications including cellular, landlines, radio, etc.

Cellular

Device

Gallery

Cingular 8525

	Quick Start Guide (local copy)
	User's Guide (local copy)
	HTC support site (8525 including s/w upgrades)

Sony Ericsson z520a GSM world phone.

	Sony Ericsson's z520a support site.
	User's guide (local copy)

Motorola H700 Bluetooth headset

	Motorola support site
	Pairing instructions (local copy)

HTC Touch Tilt2 (AT&T) GSM world phone.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) GSM world phone.

	Verizon product page.
	Samsung product page.
	User's guide PDF
	Very new at the time of this writing (1/6/2012). Appears to be a great device. Real world battery life is unknown. No FM radio. No SD card slot but comes with 32GB storage option. Plastic.
	See comparisons with LG Nitro HD.

LG Nitro HD (AT&T) GSM world phone.

	AT&T Store LG product page.
	User's guide PDF
	Compares favorably against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Battery life is reportedly sub-par. Perhaps about 3 hours. Some reported lag in screen switching. Doesn't have latest Android O/S yet. FM radio. Plastic.
	LG Nitro HD & Galaxy Nexus Specs Comparison
	LG Nitro HD vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus (www.zenilshroff.com)
	LG Nitro HD vs Motorola Droid RAZR (www.zenilshroff.com)

	AT&T Wireless
	Cingular, (bought by AT&T) won't let you even talk to them without signing up for a minimum 1 year contract. I already have their service but wanted to purchase a new phone and they won't sell one without me signing a contract. Before leaving the U.S. or Canada, please call 1-866-CINGULAR or visit a retail store <http://www.cingular.com/buy/store_locator> to activate international roaming or international long distance. See also the Sun Microsystems employee discounts for cellular service and accessories. Cingular voicemail setup and features. Cingular Lucent voicemail usage card.
	Sprint, years ago they told me that I couldn't make international calls from the U.S. on their system without operator assistance.
	American Messaging http://www.americanmessaging.net/

	GSM international cell phone rentals at http://www.acetelecom.com/intlrentals3_test.cfm
	International calling instructions. http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/

	Cell phone information portal at http://www.howardsforum.com/
	http://www.phonescoop.com cell phone information super site. Click here to see a list of phones matching my criteria.
	Best Buy's ceooo.com Chief Executive Out Of The Officer mobile productivity products.
	Article: Cellular phones more for business with Linux.
	Cellular Benefits has cell phone accessories.
	Cell Phone Rate comparisons.
	1800mobiles plans
	mobile-review.com
	http://www.wirelessrecycling.com to find out how to recycle old cell phones and wipe the data from it before you do.
	Cell phone locking and unlocking.

Radios

Device

Garmin Rino 530 2-way radio w/ GPS

	Manufacturers website http://www.garmin.com/products/rino530/
	Owner's Manual http://www.garmin.com/manuals/915_OwnersManual.pdf (local copy of Owner's Manual and the Quick Start Guide)
	U.S. FCC license required to use the maximum range of the GMRS channels. Apply online at http://wireless.fcc.gov/feesforms/index.html General information http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/personal/generalmobile/.

Device

Panasonic KXT-5110 5.8Ghz cordless phone system

	Manufacturers product website
	KX-TG5100M User's Guide (base) KX-TGA510M usage guide (handsets)

A Bell Tolls long distance comparisons.