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Dell Has Great Deals On Mobile Phones



Until I received an ad in my email today it escaped me that Dell sold mobile phones.  Sure I knew they made a couple of them and logically they would sell those, but not a whole line of phones from other manufacturers.  And they have good prices too…really good prices.

The revelation came in the form of an email ad for the HTC Droid Incredible, which they are offering right now for free.  My contract was up a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been searching around for deals.  Mostly I am looking at the Motorola Droid X and the Samsung Fascinate.  I can get the Fascinate from Amazon for $99.  It would only be $29 if I had an individual plan as opposed to our family plan.  Dell offers if for free for new accounts and is also $99 for existing accounts (individual or family).  That’s comparable to the Amazon pricing.

What blew me away, though, was their pricing on the Motorola Droid X.  The Droid X is $49.99 for me and a stunning $9.99 for new accounts!

They carry phones from all manufacturers and for all carriers.  In addition to Dell’s own phones, there are phones from Blackberry, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Sanyo, and Sony Ericsson.  And, they are working with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Nextel.

You will have to search around a little and make sure you are looking at the price for your situation – New Account, Renew/Upgrade, or Add a Line.  But you can find some REALLY good deals on just about any phone you could want.  Except, of course, the iPhone.


GNC-2009-11-03 #524 Where we are going from here!



I talk about the plan I am laying out for the show, while the Audio format will not change I am moving aggressively to improve the video quality in an effort to be in a position for what I feel is forthcoming in the new media space. The exercise while expensive is one that I think is one that I need to take to see if the content will bridge over time into as big a hit with video hit as the audio format is.

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Show Notes:
Congress to lockup NAB and Musician Rep to battle out bill terms!
Black Friday and Monday is coming be prepared to shop and get great deals.
Bing gets Real Time NFL Scores and Flight Updates.
Pirate Bay Closure increases P2P sites by 300%!
Google and Asian Telecommunications companies lay new Fiber Cable.
Pepsi looses battle it did not know it had to fight ordered to pay 1.26 Billion?
Sarbanes Oxley may be waived to small public companies?
Google playing Logo games with Firefox in Google Search?
Adobe plays hardball with iPhone and iTouch users who do not have a clue.
Apple to bring TV to iTunes for $30.00 a month Sign me Up!
Sprint turns on Wimax in some cities is your area next?
iPhone + Intel P55 Chip + Windows 7 equals a broken iPhone Sync.
Idiot ejects himself from Airplane Ripley’s Believe it or Not!
Microsoft Data Center in Chicago pretty amazing pictorial.
Dell Customer Support replaces mans Laptop with a Hard Drive!
Do you have a Femtocell in your home if so listen in.
Hulu subscription realities are charge for service imminent?
Scobles Tech News Feed is Money.
Cisco knows where the world of Media is headed buys Chinese set-top box company! Follow the money folks.
DIY USB Charger simply simple.
Review of Video editing suites all under a $100.00.
Does CBS 60 Minutes have any street credibility left?
Google Voice Search goes Mandarin.
How are you getting your mobile Apps built DIY or hired Firm?
Support Nick through purchases of FeedDemon>
I think Google just killed the Mapping and GPS industry. The wolf in sheep’s clothing strikes again.
Hacker earns 1 million in providing free Internet Service and now faces 6 Felony counts. DIY Prison terms.
Japanese HTV full of trash and ready for De orbit Incineration.
WordPress Template Cheat Sheet.

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GNC-2009-09-22 #513 In Studio H



I am back in Studio H, the tooth fairy, or someone shipped me a JVC ProHD camera thanks but care to let me know who sent it? Is it time for a clothing sponsor for the show? Lot’s of tech news folks and I get you caught up on what has been happening. Nice to be back in the studio here in Hawaii with better bandwidth than what hotels offer up. Possible appearance at Podcamp Philly!

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Is Amazon Going to be an Online Walmart?
Boys and there Toys (Want One)!
56MB/ps HSPA coming in 2010!
Seagate 2TB 64mb cache 7200 rpm drive is smokin!
FCC Major Net Neutrality Initiative outlined!
Comcast not Happy with FCC Anouncement!
FCC Lays out 6 objectives that they want put into law!
Verizon and AT&T say no way for Wireless on FCC Announcement!
FCC Fights back over Comcast P2P throttling court submission.
Our Online data slowly goes away!
Gist.com
AT&T 3GS Microcell.
Archos 5 Tablet is simply smoking!
Do you do Graphics Work? Have a online Portfolio?
iPhone App ported to Zune in 12 hours?
20+ Useful Mac Applications.
Ubuntu boots in 5 seconds with SSD?
Is VC Money going way of Dinosaur?
Five things that drive iPhone users crazy!
Griffin Kids Headphones!
MySpace two way Twitter (Yawn).
File Sharing up in UK Despite Music Industry Growth?
Patent Trolls play hardball against outer!
12 Super Radical Ideas!
Saturn Rings in 3d?
Dell buys Perot Systems 3.9 Billion!
Nine ways to Increase RT on Twitter!
Smart Meters save consumers 40% on Power!
Northern Ice Caps start to Freeze!
Colleges going online will your kids stay home to go to school?
Old Article 35 iPhone Apps.
Facebook does deal with devil whoops Nielsen :)
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Are Twitter DM really Private?
Tech companies with lots of cash to start M&A?


GNC-2009-09-11 #510 Lots of Apple News Today



Not surprisingly Apple dominated the news but not to worry I have a great variety of content tonight for you. My day started early but I am energized by a early morning meeting I had which I will discuss. I should note that I take a few minutes to remember 9-11, please take a few moments out of your day today to think about everyone that has sacrificed over those and ongoing world events. Also I announce a 1 time good deal where you can save some extra money listen to cash in!

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Lot’s of Apps coming to other Phones!
Ares 1 5 Stage Booster Test!
AMD 6 HD Screen Graphic Card.
New Super Thin Dell Adamo.
iTunes 9 breaks Pre Sync Again?
Is Symantec crying wolf?
This would be bad please Apple NO!
Release Pre-Release music go to Jail for Long Time!
Cool Google Internet Stats UK Version.
Can a Domain Name cause a Libel Suite?
New Hubble Images will Blow you Away!
Japanese Space Freighter H-II on way to ISS!
AT&T says they will double Mobile speeds by 2010?
Major Microsoft Security Issue for Vista and Win 7!!
Shuttle Delayed for Weather!
Why no Camera for new iTouch?
Google Voice Voicemail straight to Gmail.
Can Google save the Newspaper Industry?
Leave your iPhone at home for Private Microsoft Events!
Unlimited Call, Data, Text & MMS from Sprint $70.00!
Google shocks the world!
47 Bug fixes for Apple Users!
Tree Power Literally?
iPhone update cuts Tether?
Featured Apps cash in!
Apple Theft Alarm Patent.
Someone would be paying me a lot of Money!


I Had a Dell Recall Battery? An Ubuntu 9.04 Feature Told Me So.



This might be another good reason to install Ubuntu 9.04:

Information from Ubuntu that My Battery is under recall
Information from Ubuntu that My Battery is under recall

I looked at the battery, then called up the Dell recall list. Sure enough – that battery was listed. Interestingly enough, I’ve had this D600 for a while now and there has been no problems up until a week ago when the battery wouldn’t take a charge. Since I usually have this machine plugged in, I never thought twice about it.

The Ubuntu 9.04 was pretty easy to install on the Dell. I still need to fix the wireless, however all other items seem to function normally.

I will get the battery in the mail soon, along with that DVD+-RW Lightscribe and extra memory I just ordered for it. RAWK!


GNC-2009-03-24 #462 Last show before heading East



Ok Folks I am headed to the East Coast first stop Columbus Ohio for a podcaster meetup on Thursday. Also if you are Blubrry.com user/podcaster we have a survey for you as we are getting ready to improve the site design and need some feedback.

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Show Notes:
Shuttle & ISS Dodge more Space Junk
Solar Panel Deployment Good
Colbert Space Station?
Asa on pwn2own
Cuban Puff Piece
Finder Tips and Tricks
Sci Fi -> SyFy = Dumb Move
Flying Robots Save Lives
Pres Obama Admin sides with RIAA
Blockbuster loosing big Money!
New Fat Reduction Technique!
DDOS via Home Routers
Skype to Support SIP
BIOS Attacks
Zune Software to non Zune Device?
Dell Adamo battery not replaceable
Netflik Responds to BW Capping
Fry’s Monster HDMI Scam?
Get Filmed by Police with AXON Headgear
Home Server Power Pack 2
Vote for Woz
DIY Solder Stations


GNC-2009-03-17 #460 Sorry Host with Bad Cold Tonight



Someone on that flight home from Japan had a cold and hooked me up. But the show must go on. Apologies in advance. Lots of Podcaster Meetups in a city near you over the next month listen to for your area!

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Show Notes:
iPhone 3.0
Seattle Paper Shifts Online Only
Web After RIP
Blog Editor Reviews
Netflix Streaming Caps?
Lenovo Leaks Pocket Notebook
Dell Adamo
Twitter Tips
Galactic Doom in a Million Years
Safari and Chrome Lacking Vision Impaired Usability?
AT&T Blows it at SXSW
Mosquito Laser
Rockets for all my Friends
Internet Ocean Cable Repair Service
Apple Shuffle Headphone Info
Mystery Chip just sends Control Signals
Windows 7 RC in May
iPhone 3.0 Rumors
Comcast Passwords
Seesmic Introducing Twitter/Facebook/iPhone apps
Hacked Machines to Climb April 1st
RIAA still Suing
EFF opens up all Documents obtained from Gov’t
Brain Memory Switch
Shuttle to ISS