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Southwest’s New WiFi Plan, But Lacks The Power Virgin America Has

A few weeks ago on a flight to Nashville I had the opportunity to experience Southwest Airlines implementation of in flight Wi-Fi that’s powered by Row44, a rival to Aircell’s GoGo service. Boarding’s Areas Flying WIth Fish has his take on their new pricing and walled garden approach, which is much more customer friendly than … Read more

VoIP/IP Based Calling-No Opting Out of E911

One of the better regulatory attorneys in D.C. passed on some news about how the FCC is addressing the fact that E911 HAS to be provided by interconnected VoIP providers and how they get a “warning” before enforcement. This is a topic I find intriguing, so I’ve asked the same Kelley Drye attorney if he … Read more

Skype On New Mac Book Air Can Work

If you want to have Skype 2.8 work on your new Mac Book Air you need to take one step back and then go forward. Basically, you have to uninstall 2.8, delete an xml file from your user library, install Skype 2.7, make sure it works, then install 2.8. Skype is promising a hotfix according … Read more

Nimbuzz Drops Skype Support

The news world is abuzz with the story abut Nimbuzz having to drop Skype. Rumors of this type of activity have been swirling since the Fring/Skype battle back in the summer, and it’s no surprise. Skype is doing all the can to not be an interconnected carrier in order to stay clear of regulatory matters … Read more

Mac Book Air 2010’s And Skype Are Not Friends

Well, the best laid plans have been short stopped. It seems that Skype 2.8 for the Mac and the newest, and smallest, Mac Book Airs are not getting along. Beyond the online Skype Developer report, I’ve experienced it first hand. Apple’s support was very receptive, and even while Skype is third party software, the apple … Read more

Mac Book Air 2010’s And Skype Are Not Friends

Well, the best laid plans have been short stopped. It seems that Skype 2.8 for the Mac and the newest, and smallest, Mac Book Airs are not getting along. Beyond the online Skype Developer report, I’ve experienced it first hand. Apple’s support was very receptive, and even while Skype is third party software, the apple … Read more