No Femto Cell Needed-Jeff Pulver

Jeff explains why he likes his new mobile phone, a Blackberry Curve and is hopeful around his N82 giving him the same benefits at home over WiFi and why he sees no need for a Femtocell. He’ll enjoy it. I have the same Blackberry Curve and mobil provider, T-Mobile, and I have the TMO HotSpot@HOME … Read more

It’s Not About Cheap..It’s About Being Better

The 2005 Level3 research showed me that consumers and business owners are not concerned about lower call pricing. So even with the price of calls dropping to almost zero and multiple options around to make “free calls” there’s more to VoIP than just that. And as the team at ifByPhone (and agency client) said in … Read more

Twitter Is Having Growing Pains

Just after Pat Phelan launched TwitterFone to rave reviews Twitter started to have growing pains, at no fault of Pat’s. Now Alec Saunders blasts the notification/microblog service calling it a “deadbeat dad.” OUCH

Verizon Makes You Think It’s 1984

I just read the latest post from Judi Sohn, who in another daypart is one of the folks at GigaOm’s Web Worker Daily as editor. This post about Verizon DSL reminded me of a conversation I had with PhoneFusion‘s co-founder Jonathan Hollander the other day about how he gets redirected to the Verizon FIOS search … Read more

WiFi Up, WiFi Down

Earthlink is bagging it in Philadelphia and wants to take their equipment home. Damn carpetbaggers. But, I recall saying at a past MuniWiFi event that given what I know about the politicians in my home town I’m not surprised at the deal that was done and the problems that are arising from it. If there’s … Read more

WiFi Up, WiFi Down

Earthlink is bagging it in Philadelphia and wants to take their equipment home. Damn carpetbaggers. But, I recall saying at a past MuniWiFi event that given what I know about the politicians in my home town I’m not surprised at the deal that was done and the problems that are arising from it. If there’s … Read more

VON Community Gets a Gathering Spot

Alec Saunders hits a high note today with a very neat idea for the now abandoned VON community with his post today. For starters the idea leverages the daily iotum Squawk Box Conference Call that has been up and running for a few months that is the best thing since the watercooler for a bunch … Read more

Lack of Vision Can Kill What’s Best

It seems the lack of vision, lack of willingness to cooperate by or from carriers is the common thread I’m finding in getting feedback from my post yesterday. Check out Jim Courtney’s round up and links to others who like the idea but present many a reason why not.