Andy Abramson I received a tweet over the weekend asking if I was going to write about Broadvoice being merged into PhonePower, a transaction which seemed to happen without much fanfare. The only indication that it's likely true is found inside the About Us sections of each company that now lists the same address. Neither companies web … Read more
Yesterday on my flight to Raleigh Durham, North Carolina on United from Dulles I picked up the in flight magazine during take off, because my iPad had to be in the OFF mode until we hit 10,000 feet. In it I saw an ad from Verizon Wireless touting their Global Wireless data plan offer for … Read more
Yesterday I wrote about Regus, Priority Pass and Boingo as essential lessons learned from being on the road. Here are a few more. 1. Staying Organized with your Travel-Nothing beats TripIt as a SaaS based personal travel manager. With all my reservations in one place, and on my calendar I know what I'm doing, without … Read more
After six weeks on the road, a lot of business traveler lessons continued to be learned or reaffirmed. Here are some that will help you. 1. Have an account with Regus- I've been using their "temporary" offices for the last half a dozen years or so and can't tell you how much having an account gives … Read more
Boingo has pretty much nailed the smartphone and tablet log on experience at Porto Airport in Portugal. Their iOS client did everything and the speeds were more than what was needed.
I can’t say enough about the gang at Luggage Forward, the preeminent baggage handlers in the world. My bag is home from Cascais, Portugal in two days. I won’t be home for another week. After working and living in Europe, traversing four borders–UK, Spain, France, Portugal and back, having my bag show up when I … Read more
One has to wonder why consumers and many businesses still stay with their “non-phone company” when today a number of service providers really want their business. These next-gen providers bring a wider range of services, offer better support and deliver telco-grade or better voice services. Many of the upstarts also have a dedicated focus on … Read more
Vidyo has announced a new and free multi-vendor conferencing service called "Vidyo Way" that will enable business quality video conferencing for multi-party or point-to-point meetings. Described as a "self-service, executive-friendly interface, VidyoWay connects Cisco, Polycom, Lifesize other H.323 and SIP-based room systems, Microsoft Lync clients, mobile devices and telephones." The service is similar in nature to those already … Read more
When I look at what is available on contract for 4G data here in Portugal where I'm spending two weeks, I'm just about floored at what we're paying in the USA for less speed, data caps and for more money. Imagine 4G spectrum being used, unlimited data, speeds of 100 megs down, 50 megs up, … Read more
There are three or four wireless carriers here in Portugal, all with fast, low cost wireless broadband including Vodafone, Optimus and Portugal Telecom's TMN. Each have comparable pricing but after some four trips here in the past two years or so I've come to the conclusion that: TMN is best for smartphone voice and data, while … Read more
