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- 01 / 04 / 06 -
Emmanuel is in Amsterdam on a Skype connection, conferencing in Redbird, Juintz, and Rop, judging the sound quality, Redbird explains the value of Skype, other such services, the degrading sound quality of phone calls, Rop answers questions about Skype, the recently concluded 22nd Chaos Communications Congress, why bigger isn't necessarily better, the ridiculous amount of bandwidth going into the conference, whether such a thing would even be remotely possible in the United States, Redbird and Juintz give their impressions of the conference, more on the recent NSA wiretapping leak, listener feedback on politics, Walter's idea for monitoring the public, a Verizon position is available involving wiretapping, New Jersey Transit issues a statement on public photography, the Caller ID info transmitted on Skype, recommending a wireless phone company, Juintz and Redbird explain the advantage of getting a SIM overseas, Jim reports on another Google rumor, some info on trap and traces from a phone company employee, German hold music.
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January 4
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- 01 / 11 / 06 -
The show wasn't supposed to be on tonight due to the Supreme Court hearings, Slick0 says his first words on the radio, cellular phone records are blatantly for sale, how phone companies can easily find the leaks, oddness with the story, how much information is available to private investigators, services that monitor such activity, how to prevent this kind of abuse, a high school student is arrested for creating a website that linked to his school, the NSA scandal fails to generate significant public outrage, a man in the United Kingdom is prosecuted for disrespecting a speed camera, Mike discusses body scanning at Paddington Station in London, a mystery sound, a call from a cab driver, memories of old shortwave radios, the wonders of skywave interference, Redbird, Walter, and Bernie give out their ham radio call signs, a ham radio operator complains after getting a ticket for using a wireless device while driving, the show will be extended tonight, a scam involving a Do Not Call list for cell phones, Emmanuel's quest for a 212 cell phone number, the story behind "yellow receiver" payphones, how to make cheap phone calls from Europe, a look at various VoIP services, concern over Skype's security, attempting to get Skype working with Bernie, troubleshooting the problem, Mike describes how Google is now evil, Digital Rights Management, clarification of the lack of an auto-logout feature on Gmail, more attempts to get Bernie's Skype connection working, Mike reports on a new letter opening policy by the government, a caller needs cell phone advice, Walter finds a volunteer to test out Skype, the experiment ends badly, a call from a 12-year-old Skype user that eventually results in a successful test, the attempt to reach Bernie over Skype finally succeeds, a demonstration of free directory assistance. This show is in two parts.
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January 11
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- 01 / 18 / 06 -
The news runs late, a legal ID, another attempt to get Bernie connected via Skype, how the Sprint PCS network is being used for this connection, how analog cellular phone calls sound better than digital ones, Lin discusses other VoIP possibilities, trouble on the horizon for VoIP, Bernie made a random Skype call to China after the show last week, the increasing difficulty of getting "naked DSL," Emmanuel's letter to the Attorney General yields some positive results with his DSL installation, a crackdown on disposable cell phones, a comparison of various prepay mobile plans, how SIM cards can be used to track people, wiring the New York City subway system for wireless communication, more problems with copyright and music, more feedback on Gmail, a Taco Bell tip, a Peeping Tom case in London involving closed circuit cameras, criticism about the show's politics, using the term "autocast" instead of "podcast," why a two hour show would be better, Emmanuel's observations on "Munich," a legitimate reason why someone would need to buy a huge amount of prepaid phones.
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January 18
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- 01 / 25 / 06 -
An experiment involving channel mixing of the show's participants, BBC World is finally available in the United States if cable or satellite providers agree to carry it, the new CW network, the launch of Al Jazeera International, Jim moves from side to side in the speakers, a potential threat to public access, reallocation of the analog television spectrum, how a local TV station is actually broadcasting a new FM station, how public feedback can make a difference, a digital television receiver in Scotland sparks a helicopter rescue operation, station feedback to the panning, an excerpt of a statement by the former head of the NSA on the spying scandal, a subpoena for search results from major search engines causes controversy, good and bad news regarding Google, experiments with google.cn, information on trap and trace methods from an insider, a T-Mobile trick, credit card security in Japan, Emmanuel's new credit cards with RFID, suggestions and info on archived shows, a method of improving magnetic stripe reading, Mike explains how to get to the podcast, a call from Woodstock.
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January 25
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