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The birthday feast continues.

Hat tip to Michael Robertson who found this one. As a MiFi user who has tried all three networks (Verizon, Sprint and AT&T) I’m happiest with Verizon in the areas I regularly travel to. Some, like Jason Harris, tell me the Sprint smokes the speed tests, and I’ve found that to be true until recently … Read more

Hat tip to Michael Robertson who found this one. As a MiFi user who has tried all three networks (Verizon, Sprint and AT&T) I’m happiest with Verizon in the areas I regularly travel to. Some, like Jason Harris, tell me the Sprint smokes the speed tests, and I’ve found that to be true until recently … Read more

I’m elated to be on the same list as such esteemed colleagues as Alec Saunders, Jeff Pulver, Jon Arnold, Rich Tehrani and more as one of the top 15 VoIP bloggers. It’s a great birthday present for me too, as I hit the half century mark here in Alsace where my wife and I are … Read more

Pal Kerry Ritz tipped me off to the news about 3 and their planned MiFi release later this year. One of the biggest benefits to using a MiFi is less drain on the PC or mobile phone’s battery vs. being connected directly to 3G. Sure you have to charge two devices, but you can also … Read more

It seems the term I coined, PocketSpot, to label the small pocket size travel routers like the Novatel MiFi and others, is making it into the lexicon of some of the very best of mobile bloggers. Take a look at the URL of this post by SidecutReports Paul Kapustka and read the copy. All kidding … Read more

Saul Hansell of the New York Times questions the need for a MiFi in our connected (maybe overconnected) world. My rebuttal comment is replicated here: Saul, I have three of these. Two for the USA on different carriers that run CDMA (Sprint and Verizon Wireless) and one that is unlocked and works with any GSM … Read more

In today’s New York Times reporter Brad Stone wrote about Apple and GoogleVoice writing (or having been edited): And in recent weeks Apple rejected two of Google’s applications for the iPhone, including one for Google Voice, a service that allows people to make cheap international calls and send free text messages. The software could have … Read more

Just as the iPhone has fueled what will eventually be more than a $7 million dollar coat of paint that will likely hit 11 billion for AT&T, the leak to BoyGeniusReport about Verizon putting a $99.00 price cap is all about the future, not the present. Let’s face it. Smartphones are for the data crowd … Read more