Wireless Home Network News

'Challenge for Telecom (The New Zealand Herald)
The debut of the Vodafone at home service this week is significant for two reasons - it bulldozes the outdated notion of separate, distinct toll-calling zones and is the first home phone line alternative being offered on a national basis that doesn't depend on Telecom's network.

'Sprint and Clearwire Cancel WiMax Tie-up Plans (HispanicBusiness.com)
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. on Friday said they have canceled their plan to combine the high-speed Wireless Networks they are building. The breakup is a blow to the much smaller Clearwire, which already has a network in some parts of the country based on the WiMax technology.

'Sprint Nextel, Clearwire ax network plans (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. on Friday said they have canceled their plan to combine the high-speed wireless networks they are building.

'Home Depot Woos Pros to Recoup Sales From Lowe's (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ryan Masters, a Milwaukee contractor who spends $400,000 a year on tools and building materials, abandoned Home Depot Inc. for Lowe's Cos. eight years ago because of poor service.

'Product Review: Lexmark x4550 Wireless Printer (Blogcritics.org)
A wireless printer for home use. But would you want it for the office? I'd been anticipating receiving my x4550 eagerly, ever since reading the specs about it at Lexmark's website. So when it arrived, I tore into the box and immediately started setup.And was quickly disappointed. Not that the printer isn't easy to set up -- it is. The problem was that the control panel somehow came off in ...