I Have A 2Wire Wireless Gateway DSL Modem From AT&T And It Started Sending Me To https://pattcwprt.att.motive.com/100.html - Claiming To Be An AT&T Password Reset Tool

AT&T 2Wire Wireless Gateway Model 2701HG-B

This router can be accessed by going to:

http://192.168.1.254

or

gateway.2wire.net

... in your browser.

Over the weekend ... I had a 2Wire Wireless Gateway DSL Modem from AT&Tsuddenly sending me to

https://pattcwprt.att.motive.com/100.html

Which purports to be a "Password Reset Assistance" page.

Well, it is - even though it seems very suspicious.

On Friday, I had to have my modem rest after a recent outage in my area for AT&T DSL.

I had done everything I knew to do myself before calling AT&T technical support.

Apparently, AT&T "reapportioned" my 2Wire modem - when they do this - sometimes the network doesn't remember your NETWORK PASSWORD - a password that is different from your personal password or system password. In fact, it's a number you probably don't even know until you have a problem like this.

My Mac (a Black 2.4Ghz Black Intel MacBook) is completely up to date with Mac OS 10.6.4 Snow Leopard and Safari 5.0.1 - apparently AT&T's password reset system doesn't recognize either as a compatible means to access their "Password Reset Tool" - as it asks that you access this page with Safari 1.3.2 or higher.

The only way I was able to access this page was to use an older iMac with Tiger (mac OS 10.4) and an older version of Safari on it.

Once I launched Safari on the iMac, I went right through all the steps to rest my "AT&T Network Password".

So ... to sum up ... I couldn't find ANY information anywhere on the net on how to reset the "Network Password" and AT&T Customer service was of a no help at all - although all were friendly.

Apple Begins iPhone 4 Free Bumper Case / Refund Program

Via downloadable app:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/case-program/

No Other Phones Have The "Antenna Issue"

Copied & Pasted from the new DroidX manual (also in the Droid Eris manual):

Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference. As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come too close to the antenna during operation of the equipment.

AND

To assure optimal phone performance and ensure human exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines set forth in the relevant standards, always use your device only in its normal-use position. Contact with the antenna area may impair call quality and cause your device to operate at a higher power level than needed. Avoiding contact with the antenna area when the phone is IN USE optimizes the antenna performance and the battery life.

Don't believe me?

http://member.america.htc.com/download/Web_materials/Manual/DROID_ERIS_Verizon/DROID_ERIS_Verizon_English_UM_11_5.pdf

Movie Review: Inception

Inception is my kind of movie … something that makes you think throughout. It also is somewhat educational. Throughout my life I have always tried to control my dreams. The movie's plot briefly and simply describes how one goes about creating a dream, populating a dream with people and ideas, and then controlling the aspects of that dream.

The plot of Inception revolves around controlling other's dreams in order to suggest ideas in reality. Leonardo DiCaprio's character "Cobb" must plant an idea in someone's head - if he can succeed he's promised the freedom to return home to his children. He assembles a team to enter the dreams of a wealthy heir to a global industrial empire.

I'd rate this movie a 9 out 10 and a must see in movie theaters for the full effect. If you like the thriller and suspense genre - you'll love this movie.

From Webster's Dictionary:

inception (as in "origin") n. : an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

The Apple "iPhone 4 Signal Loss" Press Conference

Provided below is a link to the Steve Jobs (and crew @ Apple) talk on the iPhone 4 signal issue ... It also explains the process to get a free bumper.

My take on this issue ...

1) All iPhones have had this problem - one of my Nokias (that I still use as a back up) has this issue

2) This is a rather common problem with cellphones ... "where you hold it" ... but the iPhone has a particular spot that is "made worse" by the touch of your skin.

3) Methinks Verizon has stepped into the role of Creative (an old Apple iPod rival) ... at ANY chance they are PLANTING FUD into the media - even going as far as making things up like "what anonymous Apple engineers have said".

4) A case (mine is made by a company called Rocketfish) did help my signal "issues" greatly as did the update to the iPhone OS (OS4.0.1)

You can see the press conference here:

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/100716iab73asc/event/index.html