Andy Abramson I received an update notification from Amazon about a pending delivery of a new Nokia N900, that is unlocked. It’s a USA version, and will work on T-Mobile, not AT&T. Amazon corrected the order and gave me the option of canceling and I wondered why should I. Given the newer 3G network from TMO is … Read more
USA Today had a well penned story yesterday about the pros and cons of WiFi calling from the air on the GoGo and Row44 service. The story highlights a call being made via client Truphone’s service from the sky using their application on an iPhone. USA Today reports that the reaction was more positive in … Read more
Brad Stone of the New York Times reports that a Bay Area investor wants to bring the Clear registered traveler program back to those frequent travelers who want preferred status to get through the security lines faster. As a former Clear member I’m thrilled to hear the news. Now, making it a reality is another … Read more
Looks like Verizon has pulled the plug on the HUB, their VoIP product. Strike two for them, as they also pretty killed off Voice Wing too.
The New York Times has what we in the media world refer to as a positioning piece about both Sprint and Clearwire. It provides a nice overview on the state of the company and signals the financial community that the leadership is coming to Wall Street and other investment hotbeds that they will be heading … Read more
Florian Seroussi is saying Google Voice is a Missed Robbery Attempt along the information highway. I’ll call that “highway robbery” as his post today is very thought provoking but as a former sports guy, and being it’s football season, I’d say GoogleVoice really is all about splitting the seams and throwing a touchdown when the … Read more
One of the problems folks in the UK have is calling premium rate numbers. Well not any more. Check out the details about this application that works on both the iPhone and the Android. 0870 turns 08* numbers — such as 0870, 0845 and 0800 — which cost 35p per minute to call (on top … Read more
Yesterday I made note of Rich Tehrani’s video interview from VON with client Mike Oeth at VON which broke the news about the new my.onsip.com web based platform. As they day went on we watched as other veteran observers, who like Rich have been around the VoIP game as long as I have been. We’ve … Read more
Earlier in the week I shared my views with some friends about why I felt Google Voice was being viewed as a threat by Apple-because it’s about the control of the data around the call, not the voice. Today the folks at Telco 2.0 shared a brief with me, that pretty much aligns with that … Read more
Earlier in the week we learned that Tiscali is launching a Mobile VoIP client named WiPhone. Now we have Kineto, the company with the core technology behind UMA, releasing a Mobile VoIP client that they hope carriers will brand. Some, like Kevin Fritchard are postulating that the Kineto efforts, and those from Fring and Truphone … Read more
