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Ted Wallingford over at The VoIP Weblog is usually very conservative by nature, so I found it rather out of character when he totally ripped Packet8 for their lack of innovation.

Free in my mind is a myth. Om thinks voice will be free. I learned a long time ago that there is no such thing as a free lunch, something Om as a real journalist knows all too well and has to make sure everytime he takes a trip or is out to dinner a … Read more

Vonage continues to increase how much they per customer in their pursuit of growth. Now their adding a $100 rebate to the mix. So for  every new customer who takes advantage of the plan the cost to Vonage goes up by $100. What? Did really you think the retailers and hardware folks paid for that?

Business Week’s Olga Kharif is having a love affair over CallVantage…Gee, I’ve felt that way for more than a year…

We’re all being ripped off. Om. Me. Tom and a host of others. It’s called plagiarism. Read Om’s post first though, then read the comments. While I can’t go into Kinkos and copy a page in the newspaper about a friend’s daughter (who is also an agency client of mine) someone can easily lift and … Read more

VoIP Security will be a big issue in 2006 IMHO. Dan York and his sidekick Jonathan Zar, are taking a leadership position on the subject. If your not reading their blog or listening to their podcast, you’re missing out on early warning signs about what is happening with Security and just what is or could … Read more

In an absolutely riviting and attack dog like post yesterday Tom Keating rips Vonage from end to end on all things related to PR, Product Management, Product Development, Partner Relations and more. If he was alone then some might think he’s wrong. But he’s not. I’ve received the same reaction or inaction and it seems … Read more

James Enck who rides heard over the European Telcom world for Daiwa Securities has some laser like insight on the non-death of PSTN.

Martin’s issues a challenge to the VoIP companies to speed up progress and make things more 2.0 like.

This report from Taipei makes reference to the overwhelming demand from manufacturers that Skype is facing. Some cite slowdowns in receiving licenses since eBay took over Skype. That’s part of growing pains. It can also be a sales strategy, called SRO (standing room only.) That’s where you create the allusion of so much demand and … Read more