I almost missed this one. VoicePulse, one of the carriers with great quality of service, but not a lot of marketing clout has taken a page out of the AT&T vs. MCI era playbook and is offering CASH to get you to switch. If this was VONAGE making the offer I’d say the industry might … Read more
In what has to be good news for the WiFi chipset manufacturers who supply the chips to the cellphone companies, a report shows that four out of ten users of cellphones want WiFi ability built into their handsets.
The Associated Press has a series of stories about VoIP. In this one, the writer points out how crowded the VoIP market is getting, and that Vonage should be scared in a manner of speaking. He points to the cable companies who already own the pipe to the home as well as to SBC. I … Read more
An Associated Press story that moved in the Detroit News tells me that the Skype phenomena is gaining traction. It’s time for the carriers to start looking over their shoulder, take off those blinders, rose colored glasses and sober up. While all the initial concerns about Skype remain, you can’t stop a freight train to … Read more
A good way for me to end my day, was to read Martin Geddes on his views on Skype at high speed versus cell phones on trains. Oh how I recall using my old cell phones on the Metroliner between New York and Philly in the 80s…and how the connection would drop even without a … Read more
Mark Evans points out that SunRocket is trying to tell the world that while they know about VoIP, they don’t really get it. That’s called marketing and I really don’t think any of the companies are really doing that well. AT&T is only doing PR at this point, having scaled back on advertising due to … Read more
Ted at VoIPWeblog takes a well deserved swipe at Kim Komando of USA Today regarding her views on VoIP. But I also say, consider the source and the audience. People who need Kim Komando aren’t even ready for AOL, let alone real VoIP over say DSL….Real tech ready folks read Ted and other like us … Read more
James Enck has a few posts on the subject of Skype penetration and one’s rather interesting. I actually think some telco people may really have issues with what the numbers are showing, because the adoption rate is going to impact the carriers in a few ways. 1. There will be more broadband installed 2. Cellular … Read more
Let’s see. Skype uses the Global IP Sound Wideband Voice Codec which is why it sounds so good. Now, GIPS has released a VoiceMail engine. If I layer in say Popular Telephony’s Peerio platform which is serverless P2P and these two tools would that mean another Skype like service can be on the market? What … Read more
Bambi points out how much VoIP can cost the non-broadband user. Basically, if someone’s not already on broadband, VOIP pricing today offers little in the way of appeal. That’s why pricing will eventually be driven down to $9.95 for a line. VoIP will, IMHO, end up being priced the same as PSTN is today.
