Monthly Archives: July 2010

Your wireless bill is going UP!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by GAFYDguy

California teenager runs up a $20,000+ data usage cell phone bill in one month (Dec 2009 Associated Press report). Ouch!!!  Just after a dad added his teenage son to his Verizon cell phone plan, he got a $21,917 bill for … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Computing, Android, Blackberry, change in IT, iPhone, mobility, Smartphone, Web 2.0 | 3 Comments

Internet Consumption – What’s your data usage amount?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by GAFYDguy

In the future, controlling Internet costs will likely require you to know your Internet Consumption.  Some Wired Internet Access providers keep metering records for you.   COMCAST, the largest home internet service provider in the U.S. implemented usage metering in … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Computing, change in IT, cloud computing, Google Apps, mobility, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment

Consumption based Billing for Internet / WEB

Posted on July 11, 2010 by GAFYDguy

Flat-Rate or Usage based (Consumption) billing for Internet access?  It remains an open and controversial topic and raises many issues (Net Neutrality being one). What impact will it have on the mass movement toward cloud computing? The vast majority of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anytime Access, cloud computing, Google Apps, mobility, Uncategorized, Web 2.0 | 1 Comment