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mGive Platform Provides Text Service for $24 Million Given to Haiti Red Cross Releif
Nearly 2.5 million people have texted $10 pledges for Haitian relief to the American Red Cross in seven days, the largest number ever to take action for a mobile giving campaign. Mobile pledges now total about 25 percent of all Red Cross donations for Haiti. The response to the disaster in Haiti has…
Text Disaster Info Service Launched for Hiatians by Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has today launched a first-of-its kind, free disaster-information service for the people of Haiti. The service allows survivors of Haiti's earthquake to receive critical information by text message directly to their phones, free of charge. To register, survivors subsc…
More thatn $16 Million Mobile Text Donations, List of Text Codes
Donations made via mobile phones for Haiti Earthquake Relief have surpassed $16 million. Over the weekend mobile donations increased from $10 million reported by MGF on Friday to more than $16 million. The Foundation noted that it continues to see donations come in at an increasing pace. MGF wil…
T-Mobile Offers Free Phone Calls to Haiti & Roaming In Haiti
T-Mobile announced that the company is helping aid Haiti and unite families in the aftermath the earthquake disaster in Haiti. If you want to donate money to Haiti, we have published a full list of ways to text money to relief agencies. For current T-Mobile customers who are trying t…
Many Ways to Text Aid to Haiti: Record $7 Million Donated via SMS So Far
In 36 hours, donations made via mobile phones for Haiti Earthquake Relief have surpassed $7 million reported the Mobile Giving Foundation, a non profit organization dedicated to helping other non-profits raise funds through mobile. This amount represents a mobile-giving record for funds rais…
Text Relief Money to American Red Cross in Haiti Text HAITI to 90999
Wireless customers can send $10 donations to the Red Cross International Relief Fund to help earthquake victims in Haiti.Type in the word HAITI and send it to 90999. A confirmation message will arrive within a few minutes, to which the customer replies "yes" to finalize the donation. 100 perce…
Winter Snow Storm Cell Phone Tips: Plan, Txt, Alerts, Xtra Charger
With freezing temperatures and an expected forecast of snow across metro Atlanta and Coastal, Middle and Southern Georgia this week, ATT published a list of tips which we added our own suggestions to in Italics. AT&T said that it is committed to keeping its cu…
SideKick Owners’ Contacts Recovered, Cal, Pics, and Notes Coming
T- Mobile SideKick owners can breathe a sigh of relief, Microsoft was able to retrieve most of the lost data.They plan to begin restoring users' personal data as soon as possible, starting with personal contact. Then they will continue to work around the clock to restore data to all affected users, …
T-Mobile SideKick Outage Update 2Day: $100 Gift Card & $50 Credit
The outraged T-Mobile SideKick customers who complained that $20 and one month credit wasn't enough to compensate for their lost data in the Danger data outage have been granted a little more.Customers who lost significant permanent data loss will receive a $100 customer appreciation card, in additi…
Danger: SideKick Outage Update: Bye-Bye Contacts, Pics, Calendar
Whew, T-Mobile SideKick users got kicked in the data butt for two weeks. The Microsoft/Danger server outage caused SideKick users to be without email, IM and contact information . They were able to make phone calls, but without contacts that was difficult. The outage is still out-to-lunch.&nbs…
AT&T Offers Call Forwarding and Voicemail Free to Fire Victims
In response to the wildfires burning in parts of California, AT&T is making available free services to support residential customers displaced by the fires to help them contact family members, friends and insurance agencies.More information is available by calling 1-888-338-3291.AT&T will m…
Most Wireless Cell Phones Carriers Networks Not Affected by Fire
From published reports and calls to the major wireless carriers we have determined that most wireless calls in the areas affected by the La Canada, Pasadena, La Cresenta, Tujunga station fires should be going through without a glitch besides the small T-Mobile dropped call area by the foothills, Gle…
T-Mobile Dropped Calls Due to Station Fire, La Canda, La Crescenta & Nearby
T-Mobile communications equipment was damaged in the Station Fire, Monday. It should only cause minor reception issues for customers, reported the Pasadena Stars NewsThe repeater site equipment on Mt. Lukens that provides service to other local cell sites is down. Four local towers won't work withou…
Verizon Ready to Help with CA Fires: Free Call-Fowarding for Landlines
As we told you earlier today, as smoke fills the hills around us, wireless carriers are prepared for emergencies and act quickly. Verizon is providing wired phones, wireless broadband modems and mobile phones to help firefighters coordinate their attacks on the wildfires in Rancho Palos Verdes, th…
Top Mobile Cell Phone Tips for Station Fire & Other Disasters
Those of us who are affected by the Station Fire in La Canada, Pasadena, and other areas, may need to remember some safety tips and other information about cell phones, smartphones, and wireless services during a disaster.The view from our office is truly horrifying, the mountains that usually set a…
Black Hawk Iowa First 2 Text 2 911
The Black Hawk Consolidated Public Safety Communications Center In Black Hawk Iowa can receive now text messages from select wireless subscribers in the county. The call center successfully completed the text trial this past June and is now the first 9-1-1 Call Center in …
Wireless and Cell Phone Fire Tips from Wireless and Mobile News
Unfortunately, we need to remind you again as wildfires rage over Santa Barbara, tips to have your cell phone, phones and information ready in case of fire.Be sure to keep your cell phone charged.Send text messages to save bandwidth - frequently during a disaster the cell tower traffic can get overl…
Verizon Helps Jesusita Wildfire Survivors & Fire Fighters
Firefighters in the field and evacuees at shelters in Santa Barbara County are relying on the Verizon Wireless and wireline networks to stay connected during the Jesusita wildfire.Verizon landline customers who have lost their homes or who have been evacuated because of the Jesusita wildfire in San…
Cellular South Weathered Storm
Cellular South's wireless communications network sustained minimal damage as a result of the severe storms and at least one tornado that swept through central Mississippi late Wednesday and early Thursday.Most of the Mississippi-based company's 500 cell sites in central Mississippi were operating…
Storm Outage on AT&T Network in Midwest, Sunday (Yesterday)
There were voice and data outages on the AT&T network in them Midwest, Sunday, due to a storm. Some subscribers had no voice and data access, while others experience dropped calls, and others noticed slow speeds. Chicago was hit hard. There was weather-related power failure in Bloomfie…
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