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BroadVoice Gets A New WiFi HandSet Partner

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Broadvoice is working with the same partner as Vonage for WiFi handsets. Given the better quality and higher levels of customer service that Broadvoice offers, those wanting a WiFi phone may want to look in their direction. While Vonage has market share, Broadvoice as with VoicePulse and Net2Phone all offer this feature and more features … Read more

Google Looking At VoIP

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Google window-shops for VoIP meaning something will happen first in Google Labs. For Google, with their directory oriented search conjurs up all kinds of possibilities.

When Old News Is Not News and Some Predictions

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AOL VoIP I guess I’m getting jadded but the AOL announcements today really weren’t news. With Level3 leaking all over the place the last few months, and with Beta Testers spilling the beans, AOL’s entry was more a non-event than an event. I guess I expected more from them and fully expect that over the … Read more

On Server Outages

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Today the always reliable Yahoo Business Mail hosting went down. I couldn’t get email and likely some mail is stuck in the ether trying to get to me. The moral of this story is that it’s not just VoIP that has server issues. Even the mighty and reliable stumble from time to time.

One Up, One Down

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Over on WiMaxWatch I have a post about CallVantage working over WiMax. Om has a post about CallVantage not working in Florida and elsewhere. Given VON is this week all the companies are under media microscopes.

Business Week OnLine on Peerio

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I’ve been around the PR game for over 30 years. I’m only 45 and still get goosebumps when a hit happens. The story in BusinessWeek Online is a plum in my mind for Popular Telephony as it moves the company along and up the media food chain and more into the traditional business press. We … Read more

Net2Phone Pushing WiFi Phone Service

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Net2Phone has formally introduced their WiFi service. I’ve been evaluating this for a few months off and on and have to say it works and the quality is on par with other carriers who offer the same think like VoicePulse and Broadvoice. The issue remains the phone. I think the initial phone is really first generation. … Read more

BroadVoice Promoting

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I drove up to my hotel here in San Jose and out in front of the hotel was Broadvoice with a van. I loved the red circle with a line through the center logo…It was the Bell. Basically Broadvoice is saying you don’t need a Bell System phone any more….nice ambush marketing….