The Comunicano Communique The Comunicano Daily is no more. We've changed the name to the Communique. The name has been changed for a few reasons. First, doing this everyday, especially when I've been globally nomadic the past seven months has been challenging. But also I wanted to mix up the … Read more
When Microsoft acquired Skype, Skype was an awesome product and a very viable challenger to the traditional telcos. Many pundits would say it's not as good today as it was before and they are likely right, and that's due largely to integration into the rest of the Microsoft platform. But the real story about the … Read more
What a great idea. Let international travelers have an option that saves them money when roaming outside the USA. That's the premise behind Verizon's new TravelPass. Unfortunately, as with any new product offering, there's always some teething pain it seems. In this case it's a clear lack of communications between marketing who told us all … Read more
I travel so much and as a result naturally have to address the many issues that can get in the way of "staying connected" while on the road. The biggest one has always been reliable cell coverage in hotel rooms, especially when I'm in a high-rise hotel that hasn't installed a neutral or carrier specific DAS … Read more
Years ago Time Warner Cable exerted enough pressure on AOL that when the company was a part of Time Warner that the senior team forced AOL to kill their fledgling VOIP service and ultimately AIM phone line, a service which could have rivaled Skype in its era. Well it seems that Time Warner Cable which … Read more
Recently I moved into a flat in Los Angeles where I be, well, for a while. The network is supplied by Time Warner Cable, a company that has reportedly some of the worst customer service in the industry. Hopefully their acquisition by Charter will change that. Here are three examples. The landlord upgraded to the … Read more
Pal PhoneBoy, an uber, uber geek has penned a very descriptive piece on the new AT&T Wi-Fi calling functionality. Yesterday, I went to the AT&T Store here in Miami and updated my SIM to a xxxx27 version from an xxxx25 edition that dates back to my iPhone 5 era as I've been on NANO SIM's … Read more
I've been using T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling and HD-Voice since they rolled out the service on one of my iPhones. Now, AT&T has added the same features almost a year later. But there's a hitch. You need to have a newer version of an AT&T SIM card and that requires a visit to your local AT&T … Read more
This is all about the sharing economy and focused on delivery services. Over the past year I've gotten excited about Amazon Fresh and the potential it has. I've learned to use Uber with great success and from the two have seen economical benefits of scale and at the same time seen how when mistakes go … Read more
A few months ago CNET's Senior Writer Stephen Shankland interviewed me about business travel and how to "Stay Connected" on the road. That was back in the late winter/early spring and well before "The Workcation" was even envisioned, let alone a reality, and now feels like a distant memory given I'm back on the west … Read more
