Vonage Quality Called Into Question

The folks at Gaboogie know there VoIP. One of the issues they face is the call quality issue between all the different access providers. In doing their research they’ve found that Vonage isn’t really cutting the mustard in the quality department. That’s no surprise. Vonage uses the open “Public” internet and has never contended that … Read more

Gizmo Disrupts Calling Pricing Again

I just got the word from the folks at GizmoProject’s parent company, SipPhone that they have taken a page out of the books of Mint Telecom and others that let you establish a phone number in one location and have it ring in another. Okay. Not much new about that. But here’s the kicker. It’s … Read more

Skype Love Lost

No, I didn’t confuse Skype with Vonage. What happened is Mobile Diva and non-broadband blogger Darla Mack came to a realization after spending time with a bunch of Nokia Nseries devices most of which work with Gizmo Project. It seems she’s come to the same conclusion others have come to. With Gizmo Project and others … Read more

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

The investors in Fonality should be laughing all the way to the bank. This story about Nortel is a classic example of great reporting and lousy PR. Congrats to Tom Keating for making such a spectacle out of Nortel.

Regrets, Jeff

Dear Jeff, As much as I want to be in Stockholm for VON Europe, I just can’t be. You see, between all the work, other non-VoIP conferences and something called my WEDDING this summer, travel to Europe until end of June is clearly has put me on the sidelines. That said, the rest of the … Read more

Del Mar Marriott-Del Mar, CA (HBE)

I have to admit, the Del Mar Marriott is in my hood and at times has been one of the best examples of broadband in a hotel I’ve ever had. You see I dine regularly at their award winning restaurant, Arterra, and the broadband has been amazing enough to have a SightSpeed video call. But … Read more

Om on The Future BT

This is the kind of Om Malik post that I really love. It is all about British Telecom and their next generation of voice and data and highlights how working in an environment where change is embraced, not feared can be very healthy.

The Blue Snowball Mic and The Mac

I have to give credit to WiredPlanet (now the Rhapsody player from Real) founder Thomas Hale for finding this mic so Ken Rutkowski and I can have better sounding World Technology Roundup when we’re traveling the world over. It is called the Blue Snowball and it works great, complete with awesome noise and echo canceling. … Read more