Erik and Bob take your questions. The Hubble Space Telescope is back up and running after a reboot. Lawyers secure e-mail "cloud"-based system in UK goes down; will take two weeks to restore. Canada bans Huawei's 5G cellular technology--China promises repercussions. Facebook could face record breaking fine by U.S. regulators over privacy violations. Seventy-four percent of Facebook users unaware that they are being tracked, study says. A listener calls after his cell phone number is "cloned" and used for fraudulent purposes. We discuss "SIM Swapping" and how to protect yourself (if you can) from this cell phone hacking threat. A listener wonders if she should give her land line phone in favor of a "Voice over IP" (VoIP) Internet based phone solution. A listener has a problem with a Microsoft Update for remote access for business users.
A listener calls in and wonders about "cutting the cord" and dropping cable television service from the phone company, and also asks about the Ooma VoIP service and Internet TV and movie streaming service alternatives, and even some pitfalls and considerations when cutting the cord. We also discuss getting television services "over the air" without cable using the proper antennas. A caller asks for suggestions on solutions to protect kids from predatory behavior online. Continuing on the cord cutting discussion, a caller with a six-television house and sporadic internet service and cell service looks for less costly solutions. An infrequent Facebook user wonders how data on him is gathered and used for marketing purposes. A listener asks if the Consumer Cellular company is a good value as a cell service. We offer suggestions on how to compare the value of cell services, plus alternative services like Google Fi. A cord cutter calls in to tell how he halved his bill from $300 to $150 when he "cut the cord." Vermont man proves cell phone signal coverage is not as good as the maps would indicate. We help a caller troubleshoot a "secure connection failed" error in the "Firefox" web browser. Finally, we end with more "cord cutting" discussion.
