Andy Abramson Imagine if you were a subscriber to SunRocket and Amp’d? Ouch. It looks like the mobile operator is pulling the pin, popping the chute and leaving the building ala Elvis. Update-The New York Times Matt Richtel has a fairly accurate obituary about Sun Rocket’s collapse today.
Lots of buzz is starting to build about the next, and soon to arrive Blackberry 8820. I’m unclear though if it will be VoIP friendly or just carrier blessed IP telephony like T-Mobile’s @Home…
Still playing catch up here and no post sums up the relevance of GrandCentral more than Craig Walker’s about moving offices, being bought and not having to change his phone number. You may also want to look at Telecom Tsunami’s post about why GrandCentral is a core part of the Google telecom strategy.
In my Bloglines reader I came across what looked like a news scoop that Rich Tehrani had. It was the post about Pingtel being bought by BlueSocket so I clicked through. Then I looked and looked on Rich Tehrani’s site and nothing. Zippo. But Google’s BlogSearch also shows it was there. I have emailed pal … Read more
Skype didn’t grow but they are generating more money for eBay. This tells me Skype is at a cross roads. They are marketing more heavily than ever and ROI is nowhere near as rapid as it was pre-eBay. Then again, eBay is seeking to build value in Skype. Clearly that is happening. Sure there is … Read more
Ok, I’m a few days behind as I dig out of post wedding trip and business travel, but this DSL Reports page pretty much gives the SunRocket user base some needed solutions on many fronts, especially porting your number so you don’t have to use 8×8’s Packet8 service offering if you want a different provider … Read more
If AT&T likes unlocked devices (Carterphone bill) on the proposed 700 mghz networks why don’t they have a “bring it on” approach with their existing mobile network. If you call AT&T and say you’re having problems with their service and not using a device they sold you, you get the “sorry, we can’t help you” … Read more
In what has to be the survey to prove who is the worst of the worst I find humor in the cable guys besting the telcos in customer service. For the residential customer this may be true, but as a global nomad and telecommuter I’m never impressed with what is best described as middle of … Read more
One of the most interesting discussions not online has been going on back channel by the VoIP bloggers about ooma with some of the better minds taking what’s being written and then writing posts around it. For a lot of reason beyond him being a client and friend I’m in David Beckemeyer’s camp on this … Read more
An IDG News Service reporter shares his first person account about his overall experience with SunRocket. It isn’t pretty. But there is an old adage that you get what you pay for. Originally I was a Vonage customer for VoIP. As soon as CallVantage came online from AT&T I jumped on it and have been … Read more
