“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a trend I’m seeing more and more around Internet based business efforts. Last week it was Yahoo and MSN joining together to defend against the moves of Google and eBay/Skype. Now I see Nokia making moves in the WiMax space, the next sector for the wireless … Read more
MarketWatch’s Bambi Francisco, who has the brains and the experience to elicit anything from most geeks in the Bay Area has done some homework on the Skype/eBay deal. Overall I agree with her, especially on the potential surrounding the Linksys-Skype product which I hope to try one of these days.
VoIP Magazine’s Robert Poe has a perspective on AT&T’s decision to use the heartbeat method to insure 911 service is in place to protect it’s customers.
A report on ZD Net tells all about a trojan horse that is using Skype to infect Windows PC’s.
First it was Softbank which created Yahoo BB. Then SBC started a branded SBC-Yahoo DSL. Then BT, followed by Verizon. Now Bell South has signed on to be the next DSL on ramp for Yahoo’s content and web based services.
A read through this thread over on Broadband Reports reveals some unhappy customers with Broadvoice’s Unlimited plan. It seems someone talking 4000 minutes or so a month internationally is getting the boot, being told to pay up. I fully expect to see the end of unlimited calling that involves PSTN or Circuit switched termination and … Read more
Jeff’s very eloquent post about the FCC’s far reaching CALEA moves got me thinking. While I agree with most of what Jeff and others have said, a part of me, the realist, and a Public Safety Commissioner in my town, understands some of the rationale behind it. But all that as food to fuel debate … Read more
Last week Helene, my fiancée told me the Vonage Linksy PAP-2 telephone adapter had gone on the fritz. It just stopped working, so she brought it to our Del Mar house and I did the usual call to support, provided all the details including model number, serial number, etc. The call, which was a VoIP … Read more
It seems Rich has been talking to someone who doesn’t know better. Most merger negotiations carry with them an intended high degree of confidentiality, especially if one of the companies is publicly traded. In revealing the fact that he’s hearing from an associate of an investment banker involved in the negotiations Rich has put this … Read more
Pal and CEO of client iotum Alec Saunders has not one, but two outstanding reviews about PhoneGnome. Now that I’ve purchased some new cordless phones to hook up to mine I know my usage will increase a lot. I’ve been using the PhoneGnome with Junction Networks as my ITSP, but recently the PhoneGnome folks signed … Read more
