Phil Wolff has a great post over at Skype Journal about why the Skype/JoltID suit is not a big deal. The post supports my position of a few days back that Skype is already up to other solutions to avoid this becoming such an albatross around their neck that they have to shutdown or capitulate. … Read more
At each turn I am sensing a more “friendly” approach from Verizon Wireless. It started when I was able to return my Blackberry Storm much later than their 30 day return window. They ended up refunding me $120. Then it continued when a Customer Service Rep over the phone pointed out my plan was “too … Read more
So I decided to run a speedtest using my 3G service here in Spain from MasMovil, the new MVNO with insane low costs. Here’s the result of the speedtest.
Jeff Pulver has weighed in on his perspective on the move by the FCC to get involved in what I’m calling GoogleGate. I for one think the following: 1) Google are the one’s who protested to FCC. 2) AT&T is the innocent spouse in this matter 3) Apple made the decision to not have the … Read more
Earlier today I received an email from Michael Robertson of Gizmo5 in response to all the questions about what the latest is with the Gizmo and Google Voice integration. Here’s Michael’s note: Andy, Wanted to send you a personal update on our Experimental Gizmo Voice service since you were the first to mention it publicly. … Read more
Here in Barcelona in the department stores you can easily find both pay as you go data dongles from all the major mobile operators in Spain.
Two new SIP based soft clients are out. The first one from OfficeSip.com is based on Windows Messenger and only works with Windows based PCs. The second uses Adobe’s Flash and is named aptly, Flash2VoIP.
Wireless Moves points out that French operator Orange is vending SIMS and 3G data dongles in airports around Paris. The Internet Everywhere product is one I’ve used in France since February on a few occasions. As the WirelessMoves post points out, it is a bit pricey, but for me, to be connected in the vineyards … Read more
