Posts by bredman

Man sues date for cinema texting fiasco, demands $17.31

I don't see the problem

The purpose of a date is for each party to learn something about the other.

He learned something about her. She (and the rest of the world) learned something about him.

I would classify this as a very successful date.

Microsoft tempts with WinPho demo on... iPhone

Demo doesn't work on Dolphin HD browser

Very difficult demo to use, probably because I have never used WP7 before.

But it all fell apart when I was expected to swipe sideways. Because I use the (excellent) Dolphin HD browser, the browser keeps sliding the page sideways.

As can be expected, I gave up after less than a minute.

PayPal update email 'violates own anti-phishing advice'

Very strange concept of security at PayPal

I got an email from PayPal promising to improve the security of my account

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You linked your debit or credit card to your PayPal account on Aug xx, 2010. To make sure the card is yours, we made a small charge to it that you'll need to confirm (and we'll refund the money to your PayPal account when you're done).

The charge creates a unique 4-digit code on your card statement. If you don't see the charge right away, don't worry - sometimes it takes a few days to show up.

When that's done, you'll be able to pay safer online with your card through PayPal - without ever exposing your financial information to sellers.

-End quote-

I followed the instructions to improve my security, and got the following response

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Congratulations! Your withdrawal limit has now been lifted. You can now withdraw unlimited funds from your PayPal account.

-End quote-

This means that I am now liable to unlimited losses. What an improvement in security!

I asked for my limit to be reinstated, and this is the response

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I regret to inform you that we are unable to apply a withdrawal limit on your account. Now that you already have a Personal Verified account, your withdrawal limit has been lifted.

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Vodafone announces 4G roll-out for Germany

LTE is not 4G

This article is misleading, LTE is not a 4G technology, LTE is a 3G technology.

According to the ITU-T definitions, 4G provides theoretical speeds of 1Gb/s, and no commercially available system is able to attain this speed yet.

Don't get sucked in by the marketing rubbish. Every operator with WiMAX or LTE mentions "4G", but this doesn't mean that you should believe them.