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T-Mobile 3G USB Stick-First Impressions

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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

FreshTel Coming Online More and More

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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

Call Vantage Coming Closer To An End

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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

Twitter = CB Radio

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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

Skype, Nokia and Mobile Integration

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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

Why Free Is Doomed

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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

My One, Two Video Punch

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Thanks to Scott Wharton (ex Broadsoft) and his band of merry people (Jen and Dan get super high marks) over at Vidtel and my good friend at Counterpath (and former client at Bridgeport Networks Todd Carothers) my wife and I have been having morning video calls of late. We both have the new Vidtel Video … Read more