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Wed 27/06/2007 16:12 27062007022 All business class rocks

Pal Luca calls Hictu his “anti-twitter” in an IM to me. Hictu is a video blogging service so check out what Luca has to say. In many ways this looks like a competitor to SightSpeed’s VLIP, but until I get some time (likely after the Vineyard Vows in July) I won’t get first hand experience … Read more

Wed 27/06/2007 07:21 27062007020 Today I stopped in a Manhattan T-Mobile store and saw their display. Note they are not displaying any handsets in association with the unit, and no one seemed to be able to answer questions about the product’s availability with regard to handsets. In reading the collateral, there were all kinds of … Read more

After about two years of being in the rumor mill T-Mobile rolled out their Hotspot @ Home service. What’s ironic is here they are in the USA pushing the concept of VoIP and dual mode using cable operators and telco’s DSL, FIOS or other networks for FREE, yet in the UK they are seeking to … Read more

Tom Keating has a very detailed review of Microsoft’s newest entry into Video Conferencing, called RoundTable (sorry, no pizza delivered). At $3,000 I’ll stick with SightSpeed until I can see a reason to make that kind of investment. Thank you.

I’m giving fair warning that I’ll be posting less the next few weeks. Why? Starting this Thursday I’ll be in Europe for my French Wedding, now dubbed The French Connection. Some of you who have followed this blog since its inception, may know that back in 2004 I met Dr. Helene Malabed on Sunday November … Read more

In a move that means a price increase that save heavy road warrior money, Boingo has introduced the global nomads best possible pricing plan. $39 a month all you can surf. As someone who has spent 60 Euros a week or more to be online in many hotels in Europe over the past year, this … Read more

SightSpeed has launched a local version in Australia this morning. The key here is local presence and local servers. Given where Australia is, and how the traffic initially will be county or regional specific, the installation of servers will provide the same high quality experience we have come to know and love here in the … Read more

I get asked by many people what are the services I should be using to better manage my personal and business life, related solely to telephone service. Friends and colleagues know that as the “early adopter” and alpha tester, not to mention agency to many early stage companies including Truphone, TalkPlus and GrandCentral as well … Read more