Unlocked Androids Now On Sale

It looks like developers can get their hands on an unlocked Google Android now. Sweet! I know this means VoIP companies will be the first in line, as will anyone who wants to develop applications for something that is next OS and reportedly for more than mobile phones.

To Me The Price is Right

Would I pay $4,000 to $10,000 to have my house made fiber connected? Heck yes. Having experienced in my Sacramento home just how good SureWest’s fiber to the premise service is (50 megs up and down for $200) there’s a portion of the buildout recovery in the monthly price. I already pay Cox Communications $119.xx … Read more

To Me The Price is Right

Would I pay $4,000 to $10,000 to have my house made fiber connected? Heck yes. Having experienced in my Sacramento home just how good SureWest’s fiber to the premise service is (50 megs up and down for $200) there’s a portion of the buildout recovery in the monthly price. I already pay Cox Communications $119.xx … Read more

Netbook Tips From One Who Knows

I’m a big fan of the new line of Netbooks. I carry one around as a backup to my MacBook Pro and find that in some cases it meets my needs when I’m on the go just fine, filling the gap between mobile smartphone and full size computer. James Kendrick has posted his tips to … Read more

AT&T Making it Easy to Get On WiFi

If you aren’t reading the tea leaves, then you’re likely missing the fact that AT&T really has a WiFi strategy. First they did the deal with Apple for the iPhone. The iPhone has WiFi and it also has 3G now. Second they overtook T-Mobile, winning the WiFi business away for the thousands of Starbucks locations, … Read more

Vishing and Asterisk

I’m happy to see pal John Todd, whom I know from his days with TalkPlus, has landed with the Digium folks. That’s a great match as John knows Asterisk very, very well and has always been viewed with high regard in the open source community. When I read about John in PC World it was … Read more

Vishing and Asterisk

I’m happy to see pal John Todd, whom I know from his days with TalkPlus, has landed with the Digium folks. That’s a great match as John knows Asterisk very, very well and has always been viewed with high regard in the open source community. When I read about John in PC World it was … Read more

Verizon Moving More Into VoIP

When you look at it on the surface, it may not look like much, but Verizon is making very serious plays in VoIP and doing it not only in market, but also out of market. This to me is part of a strategy about being a global phone powerhouse, not simply a USA based phone … Read more

Time For EcoSystem Support for Mobile VoIP

EQO hitting the skids isn’t really good news for the mobile VoIP industry. It shows that brute force carrier driven approaches drive companies out of business. Hopefully the carriers begin to adopt the Microsoft approach of keeping their ultimate friends alive. When Microsoft fueled Apple back in the 90’s it created a competitive friend. Now … Read more