Simplified Communications

04/25/2023

Nokia is preparing to launch a 4G mobile network on the moon later this year, in the hopes of enhancing lunar discoveries — and eventually paving the path for human presence on the satellite planet.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/4g-internet-is-set-to-arrive-on-the-moon-later-this-year

04/21/2023

How Big Tech companies treat user data has been controversial for some time. Meta, Apple, Google and Microsoft are often accused of collecting and selling the personal data of their users. Though, where exactly this data goes, and how much of it is given over to companies and governments, is unclear.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/government-requests-for-user-data-from-big-tech-increased-by-25-report

04/18/2023

Ever-nostalgic Gen Z-ers are resurrecting a bygone ghost of technology's past: flip phones, or "dumb phones" of a bygone era that long predates the smartphone age.

"I think you can see it with certain Gen Z populations — they're tired of the screens," Jose Briones, a dumb phone influencer who moderates the r/dumbphones subreddit, told CNBC. "They don't know what is going on with mental health and they're trying to make cutbacks."

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/gen-z-is-embracing-a-hot-new-technology-flip-phones

04/14/2023

We all know the routine by heart: “Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed, window shades are up, laptops are stored in the overhead bins and electronic devices are set to flight mode.”

Now, the first four are reasonable, right? Window shades need to be up so we can see if there’s an emergency, such as fire. Tray tables need to be stowed and seats upright so we can get out of the row quickly. Laptops can become projectiles in an emergency, as the seat back pockets are not strong enough to contain them.

And mobile phones need to be set to flight mode so they can’t cause an emergency for the airplane, right? Well, it depends whom you ask.

Read more on our website here: https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/heres-the-real-reason-to-turn-on-airplane-mode-when-you-fly

03/03/2023

The Defy Satellite link gives any Android or iPhone an instant upgrade with the ability to send and receive text messages via satellite, solving the problem of mobile dead zones for emergencies and wilderness adventures.

Announced ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and produced by the British phone manufacturer Bullitt under the Motorola brand, the Satellite link connects to a normal smartphone via Bluetooth and uses an app to send not only SOS messages but general two-way chat via texts.

Read more on our blog:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/low-cost-device-launched-to-solve-mobile-blackspots-with-sos-and-two-way-texting-for-android-and-iphone

02/21/2023

“Here comes a trailer truck out on the open highway, miles from the nearest town,” says the narrator of the short film above. Suddenly, it becomes “important for someone to get in touch with the drivers of this outfit. How can it be done?” Any modern-day viewer would respond to this question in the same way: you just call the guys. But Mobile Telephones dates from the nineteen-forties, well before the eponymous devices were in wide use — about four decades, in fact, before even the massive Motorola DynaTAC 8000X came on the market. The idea of calling someone not at home or the office, let alone a trucker on the road, would have seemed the stuff of science fiction.

02/20/2023

Happy Presidents Day! We wanted to share with you a few presidential facts that relate to our modern, technological world.

​Who was the First President to Have his Voice Recorded?

During his first year in presidency in 1889, Benjamin Harrison used a phonograph wax cylinder to record his speech regarding the first Pan-American Congress. The speech is now the oldest surviving recording of a president’s voice. While Rutherford B. Hayes did record a speech several years prior, it was sadly lost.

Read more President's Day facts here:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/presidential-firsts-in-voice-technology

02/17/2023

Appliance makers like Whirlpool and LG just can't understand. They added Wi-Fi antennae to their latest dishwashers, ovens, and refrigerators and built apps for them—and yet only 50 percent or fewer of their owners have connected them. What gives?

02/14/2023

Business SMS traffic is on the rise, resulting in an increase in scammers sending fraudulent messages. To ensure you are able to continue sending messages, you’ll need to register your business through RingCentral with The Campaign Registry (TCR), a third-party organization. This process verifies you’re a legitimate SMS/MMS messages source. To register, we require you to use the registration form we've provided on our website.

01/13/2023

Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won’t be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance. AT&T in 2021 ended operator services for wireless callers, although customers with home phone landlines can still access operators and directory help. Verizon, T-Mobile and other major carriers still offer these services for a fee.

On a notice on AT&T’s website, the company directs customers to find addresses and phone numbers on Google or online directories.

​“Nearly all of these customers have internet access to look up this information,” said an AT&T spokesperson.

​​But a century ago, the operator functioned as Google. Everyone knew it as “Information.”

Read more about this on our blog:

The operator is going off the hook for millions of Americans.

01/01/2023

Wishing you a Happy New Year.
Thank you for your support throughout 2022!

12/27/2022

If you’re looking for a reliable and fast internet connection for your business, you may want to consider investing in a business-class internet connection. Business-class internet is a high-speed connection designed to meet the demands of businesses that need reliable internet access for their operations. This type of connection is typically much faster than standard residential internet and can provide the necessary speeds and connection reliability that businesses require.

What is Business-Class Internet? Find out more here:
https://www.simplifiedcomm.com/blog/is-business-class-internet-better-than-economy