Andy Abramson $20.00 a month for how much speed? Amazing. And they are using the same technology as the cable companies in the USA…Now put that into your smoke and pipe it Comcast, Cox, Cablevision, Charter, Time Warner, Cable Labs and Mr. President. This is based on the new Docsis 3.0 standard from CableLabs, and if it’s … Read more
I love finding a coffee shop that has the right mix of proper Java, comfortable seats and killer broadband. After a quick ride out to the Sacramento suburbs for some home repair shopping, we jumped into Peets for some coffee and an hour of Internet connectivity. First, the access is Free. Second the speeds and … Read more
I’m going to be taking a hard look at switching from my two AT&T PSTN lines and dumping my longtime favorite AT&T CallVantage (due to the concern that it’s being mothballed at end of the year by many accounts, and not disputed by AT&T’s PR folks) over to the now established T-Mobile @ HOME service. … Read more
Yuk!!! I just received unsolicited SPAM from a MagicJack reseller. I’ve opted out of the list so let’s see what happens. P.S. I was talking to a person in a bar recently who shared with me how they are using Magic Jack. They use the service for what they call “a disposable dating number” to … Read more
Every time I visit my wife’s Sacramento property I get to share in the joy of FTTP-Fiber to the Premise or Fiber to the Home (FTTH) that is supplied by Sacramento based over-builder and telco, SureWest. In the 18 months or so since we dumped Comcast for the SureWest Triple Play, we’ve had to call … Read more
Tom Keating pulled some good facts together about what could be a major issue effecting Skype, one that could be seriously damaging to eBay and the management team at the time of the Skype acquisition. While Skype was busy celebrating their one million downloads for the Apple iPhone, the team at JoltID, also started by … Read more
Lately there has been a lot of noise about the AT&T Mobile Data Network. And, it hasn't been pretty, but the accounts have been true. The network that promises 5 bars of coverage, has a full house, and there's not a lot of flexibility. Yesterday on the tarmac at McCarren Airport in Las Vegas, as … Read more
Verizon Wireless is making a move into the video on the mobile phone space, and doing it right. Today they announced a deal with my good friend (and former client) Peter Csathy’s new darling, Sorenson Media. The deal is all around Spark, the key element that makes video on Adobe Flash work. Coming on the … Read more
Poor Skype. On the heels of their biggest launch ever since their inception, with the release of the iPhone client, a licensing issue around a piece of software, known as a Codec is preventing them from making the App available in Canada. That’s the good news, as that’s just a matter of negotiation and figuring … Read more
It looks like the SkypPhone2 has bit the dust with mobile operator 3 in favor of the newer and shinier Inq1. But they still do seem to be available in other 3 served countries like Australia. I’ve used the SkypePhone 1 and 2 but passed on grabbing an INQ1 simply because I don’t need more … Read more
