Rebecca Atwood

Senior Business Manager
From Charleston, SC

Rebecca Atwood has been a member of the PhoneDog.com team since the Summer of 2005. She functions as the Senior Business Manager. She works mainly behind the scenes but does get to chime in with a blog post now and then.

Rebecca's latest articles, videos, reviews and more...

UpdatedUSF fee down from 17.9 to 17.4 percent for 2nd Quarter 2012

Long Distance The proposed contribution factor for the second quarter of 2012 has been set to 17.4 percent. This is down from last quarter which saw the percentage at 17.9%. Each quarter the FCC, Congress and the Universal Service Administrative...

UpdatedUSF fee up from 15.3 to 17.9 percent for 1st Quarter 2012

Long Distance The proposed contribution factor for the first quarter of 2012 has been set to 17.9 percent. This is up from last quarter which saw the percentage at 15.3%. The FCC, Congress and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), administers the...

UpdatedUSF fee up from 14.4 to 15.3 percent for 4th Quarter 2011

Long Distance The contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2011 has been set to 15.3 percent. This is up from the third quarter when it was 14.4%. The FCC, Congress and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), administers the federal...

ExclusiveTCI now charges a 79¢ paper invoice fee

Long Distance TCI began charging a 79¢ per month fee for customer's to receive a paper invoice. To avoid the new charge TCI customer's can review their bill online each month at no cost.

UpdatedUSF fee drops from 14.9 to 14.4 percent

Long Distance At the end of each quarter the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sets a new contribution factor for the Universal Service Fund (USF fee). The percentage may increase or decrease from the previous quarter. In 2011 from first to second quarter...

UpdatedOne-Paw is three years old, and we're celebrating with special prizes!

Phonedog Events Back on a beautiful sunshiny day in the summer of 2008 (okay, okay, you caught me - maybe I don't remember the weather and all), S. Ridore of MD became PhoneDog's first One-Paw Bandit game winner. The date was June 16, 2008, and it was really...

UpdatedPioneer long distance: As low as 1.9¢ per min

Long Distance Pioneer Telephone offers a great member-to-member calling program with a low per minute rate of 1.9¢. To take advantage of this calling rate, sign up for a Pioneer long distance plan and have your friends and family members who live...

UpdatedChanges to Opex and TCI toll free number fees

Long Distance If you are a TCI or Opex long distance user or looking to become one, changes to their toll free number fees have occurred. Over 2 years ago (March 2009) TCI Long Distance purchased Opex. Still today you will find separate plans offered...

UpdatedMobile Sphere CellularLD lowers International rates

Long Distance Recently announced, Mobile Sphere has lowered numerous International rates for their CellularLD dial around product. International dial around services allow for a consumer in the United States to call their friends and family overseas at...

UpdatedUnitel lowers rates

Long Distance Unitel recently lowered the In-State long distance rate for most of the States covered by their Unitel 2.5 plan. In-State long distance also know as intrastate or intralata calls are long distance calls that occur within you State. ...

ExclusiveTmoNews Scratch and win game

Post More free phones, more free phones! Here at PhoneDog we love giving stuff away, so we decided to add another free giveaway game over at T-MoNews.com. T-MoNews Scratch and Win game starts right now. It's just as easy as our...

ExclusiveVerizon Wireless signs 4 year deal with NFL Mobile

Sports I LOVE football season! Don't get me wrong March Madness is great, but Super Bowl Sunday will always be #1 in my book. So for those of you looking to stay in the know like me, the NFL and Verizon Wireless are bringing football to life on your...

ExclusiveVerizon Wireless has their network ready for NBA All Star Weekend

Productivity Wow! The first half of the NBA season has really been exciting. Players have been making ridiculously amazing shots from all over the court along with fantastic dunks and blocks down inside. All of this has gotten the NBA fans ready for the...

ExclusiveVerizon Exclusive: Mobile Magic App

Cell Phone Apps I remember as a kid standing in line for at least an hour and half, so excited for my turn to ride Space Mountain. Even though the ride was only about two minutes long, it was always worth the wait. Well times have changed, and Verizon Wireless...

ExclusiveVoIP company 8X8 moving in the fast lane

Post 8X8, Inc., a popular voice, video, mobile, and web conferencing service provider was named one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America. Deloitte LLP awards their Technology Fast 500 ranking to companies like 8X8 that show fiscal year...

UpdatedOmnia 2 pic from CTIA San Diego 2009

Ctia San Diego 2009 Aaron Baker is at the CTIA event in San Diego with Adriana Lee covering the latest and greatest new cell phone news. Just in, a close up pic of the Omnia 2. Find out more about the Omnia 2 from here . Be sure to keep following...

Updated8x8's Virtual Office VoIP services prove success

Post After successfully creating the third largest residential real estate firm in the U.S., Keller Williams also proves how 8x8's VoIP services provide them with a successful phone system. Find out more below in the complete press release: Keller...

UpdatedToll free only service from Unitel

Long Distance Hey PhoneDog fans! As some of you may or may not know, here at PhoneDog we do talk about other products besides cellular phones. Well maybe not very often, but when the website first started, we began by comparing companies that offer extremely...

UpdatedNoah talks cellular with Sue Kwon for Bay Sunday

Post On Friday Noah filmed a segment with Sue Kwon for her show Bay Sunday. If you are in the San Francisco area you can watch CBS5 this Sunday to catch Noah talking cellular devices and gadgets. For those of us not out West, you can catch...

UpdatedBuyer's Guide Flowchart with some humor from Gizmodo

Post I got a big kick out of a great iPhone vs. Pre Buyer's Guide Flowchart from Gizmodo that I wanted to share with our viewers. Basically it starts out by asking the question, "Do I need a new smartphone?" From there they want to know...

UpdatedVonage Holding Corp. to settle IPO litigation

Post Vonage Holdings Corp. in Holmdel, NJ announced today that they have reached an agreement "in principle" to settle their IPO litigation. Complete details are included below in their press release. HOLMDEL, N.J., June 17, 2009...

Exclusiveprecentral.net: Palm Pre Preferences Overview

Palm Pre Launch Coverage precentral.net, a powerhouse for covering everything Palm Pre, has received their Palm Pre early. To keep our readers in the know, we are posting some of their early review videos. This one highlights some of the Palm Pre Preferences.

Exclusiveprecentral.net: Palm Pre Hardware

Updatedprecentral.net: Palm Pre Review

Cell Phone Reviews precentral.net, a powerhouse for covering everything Palm Pre, has received their Palm Pre early. To keep our readers in the know, we are posting some of their early review videos. This video is a ten minute overview of everything you need to know...

Exclusiveprecentral.net: Palm Pre Messaging SMS and IM

Palm Pre Launch Coverage precentral.net , a powerhouse for covering everything Palm Pre, has received their Palm Pre early. To keep our readers in the know, we are posting some of their early review videos. This one covers messaging on the Pre via SMS and IM.

Updatedprecentral.net: Palm Pre Contacts Calendar Tasks and Memos

Updatedprecentral.net: Palm Pre Browser Demo and Showdown

Palm Pre Launch Coverage precentral.net, a powerhouse website for everything Palm Pre coverage, has received their Pre before us. To keep our readers in the know, we are posting some of their early review videos. This one covers your web browser and also provides a...

Updatedprecentral.net: Palm Pre Email Walkthrough

UpdatedHow to save with business VoIP from 8x8, Inc.

Post With the current state of the economy 8x8, Inc. provides us with a press release that highlights how fast-moving start up companies, are saving a bundle with their business VoIP product. Enjoy the full press release below. SANTA CLARA,...

ExclusivePalm Pre default ringtone leaked

Palm Pre Launch Coverage Thanks to my palmpre buddy on twitter, I noticed that a post went up with a link to the default ringtone for the Pre. The sound was leaked by an "anonymous tipster" so don't be mad @ the messenger if this is not what is really loaded on the phone...