But Will It Do VoIP?

The biggest question about satellite broadband has always been the issue of latency. I was at SuperComm and tested a system that actually had incredible quality. This offering, if similar has the potential to then be disruptive to the current sat-phone market. Heck, it would cripple it for the most part as you could put … Read more

Blogging Challenged

Richard entitled his post “Blogging handicapped” but to be more PC I’d like to call it Blogging Challenged, just like the physically, or in some cases, the more mentally challenged can be (and no I’m not excluding the ADD/ADHD in this group). In his post he pokes some fun and also brings out some very … Read more

PhoneGnome Hits The Market

I’ve been playing around with PhoneGnome for a few days. Om has done a very extensive review. It’s a really clever device and it works without a lot of thinking on the buyers part. In many ways it reminds me of Mirra and is even simpler because you don’t need any software to make it … Read more

Now This Is Interesting About Vonage

Let’s play connect the dots. Last month a report out of Israel had Jeff Pulver investing in VocalTec. What I hear from sources close to the Pulver camp is that Jeff will come in when others come in, and he’s given that commitment. Then there is Vonage, which Pulver actually helped start, and with whom … Read more

The Reason To Switch To VoIP (Or At Least Adopt It)

As more and more articles appear about why people switch to VoIP I get excited. Here’s an industry publication in the trucking sector pointing out a company’s rationale for switching to VoIP. I suspect someone will make it real easy to make the jump and eliminate all the perceived and real hurdles, and those reasons … Read more

Boingo: Did The Check Bounce?

Seems Boingo has a problem in the UK. They can’t activate new users who live there. That’s got to be a problem in light of their Skype deal of earlier this week. James got the story out. My guess is it has to do with the carrier in the UK preferring to have the subscriber … Read more