Technology Observations by One On The Go

Unlike McDonalds in the USA, McDonalds in France offers FREE WiFi. They also offer better food. Fresher tasting, more garlicky fries and people who even speak English. Yes, the young person behind the counter spoke English as well as any American. That’s saying something. At the McDonalds in the USA they have a hard time … Read more

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

All the time I hear from companies about how much money will be saved using VoIP. But no one ever includes the cost of the T1 line or business grade DSL or Cable modem service. To SpeakEasy I say..”Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!” Start with transparent pricing. For a small business let everyone know … Read more

Google Voice To Embrace Local Number Portability

Techcrunch is reporting that GoogleVoice is rolling out out Local Number Portability. That means you can transfer your phone number to Google and they’ll be your carrier of record. The story also points out that the next generation of the software for mobile phones (currently Google Voice apps work on iPhones and Androids, and you … Read more

Five Myths of VoIP According To SpeakEasy

Longtime business DSL and VoIP operator Speakeasy, now owned by BestBuy, has identified what they call the Five Myths of VoIP that prevent business from making the switch to VoIP: 1. It’s not really going to save much money- saves up to 45% over traditional services in some cases, not to mention costs of switching … Read more