The good folks at Telco 2.0 (sans Martin Geddes who is now at BT Design as Head of Strategy) have a great way for those that can’t travel to the event in Nice on May 6-7 to take part. It’s called their Distance Package and is a great idea. Basically you can buy a “virtual … Read more
On the surface one has to say, “so, what does this matter” when the news emerged on Friday that UK mobile retailing giant Carphone Warehouse may buy UK broadband operator Tiscali. First you have to recognize that Carphone Warehouse (and sister stores across Europe named “The Phone House”) may be the best retail operation in … Read more
Alec has written a killer post about the problem that both Microsoft and Apple are running into. The Netbook craze, and he’s very right on. Here’s some history, from a very early adopter. I’ve been buying Netbooks since the were called UMPCs. I’ve purchsed OQOs, Medions (both underpowered using the older VIA chips which have … Read more
My first thoughts about T-Mobile’s 3G card for USA are … this. 1) No Mac support yet. But it is coming they promise. 2) Coverage area-very spotty so far, at least in San Diego County 3) Easy to install software for PCs. Installed quickly and fired up without issue on my Asus 1000HE Netbook. The … Read more
My first thoughts about T-Mobile’s 3G card for USA are … this. 1) No Mac support yet. But it is coming they promise. 2) Coverage area-very spotty so far, at least in San Diego County 3) Easy to install software for PCs. Installed quickly and fired up without issue on my Asus 1000HE Netbook. The … Read more
Australian VoIP player Freshtel, has been quietly making some moves. I just spotted their Mac Beta, but was more impressed with their calling rates. Doing some quick math, I quickly realized that for 1.2 cents per minute in USA currency, one can be making international phone calls. Only drawback is you can’t add a USA … Read more
A longtime reader shared with me that they received an early warning message from AT&T regarding the coming end of CallVantage. I’m waiting to see the notice, as mine has not arrived yet, but this reader is in the Boston area and that’s Verizon country. It seems from the reader’s note there was a mention … Read more
Alec Saunders labels Twitter a Megaphone. I call it CB radio. Here’s why 1. Everyone has a handle 2. There is no continuous thread of one person talking-translation-someone walks all over you 3. Every word is searchable, meaning it has many “channels” 4. Some people are anchors just like channel hogs in the CB era … Read more
Wireless Moves has two very strong posts about the benefits and challenges of Skype and SIP on mobile handsets, such as the Nokia N and E series devices which have been used for SIP based VoIP for a few years now. Part One Part Two Worth a read if you give a SIP about the … Read more
I have long been an naysayer about the “free” model of technology, preferring to PAY, rather than use a free service. Beyond the ability to bitch for not getting what you pay for, I’ve often found the “free” (i.e. we’re burning up our investors money) model as one that is not a direct sibling of … Read more
