Updated Om has the news about AT&T “deciding” to open up their 3G networks to apps like Skype and client Truphone. That said, having made calls over 3G in Europe, I wouldn’t begin to jump up and down so fast. If you’re standing still or walking it will work, but my last attempt (at 220 … Read more
My dad was a career mailman, well actually, a lot more than that. He was a 30+ year employee of the US Postal Service and eventually retired as Superintendent of the Olney Post Office, in Philadelphia after career that spawned multiple stations and roles ranging from route examiner to nigh shift floor manager. They weren’t … Read more
Long time pal Carl Ford has let me know that he’ll be moderating a call on a very hot topic on Calliflower–Net Neutrality: Can Open be Governed this Tuesday, October 6 at 1230 EST. Participants include: Todd Daubert of Kelley Drye, Hank Hultquist of AT&T and Rick Whitt of Google. Given all the noise and … Read more
I do love GoGo’s inflight service, even if they are blocking VoIP. On my “up the state” commute, three times this week, I’ve actually used it only once first due to a lack of the in seat power ( it was a defective outlet) on my Virgin America flight on Thursday, and my error in … Read more
It’s October 1st and that means it’s time to look at the calendar. It’s hard to believe it has been for me a month since I’ve flown more than up and down the State of California (from LAX to SFO train to SMF, plane to SAN, back to SMF-Sacramento) and home again to SAN. While … Read more
Looks like Verizon has pulled the plug on the HUB, their VoIP product. Strike two for them, as they also pretty killed off Voice Wing too.
The New York Times has what we in the media world refer to as a positioning piece about both Sprint and Clearwire. It provides a nice overview on the state of the company and signals the financial community that the leadership is coming to Wall Street and other investment hotbeds that they will be heading … Read more
Florian Seroussi is saying Google Voice is a Missed Robbery Attempt along the information highway. I’ll call that “highway robbery” as his post today is very thought provoking but as a former sports guy, and being it’s football season, I’d say GoogleVoice really is all about splitting the seams and throwing a touchdown when the … Read more
One of the problems folks in the UK have is calling premium rate numbers. Well not any more. Check out the details about this application that works on both the iPhone and the Android. 0870 turns 08* numbers — such as 0870, 0845 and 0800 — which cost 35p per minute to call (on top … Read more
Earlier in the week I shared my views with some friends about why I felt Google Voice was being viewed as a threat by Apple-because it’s about the control of the data around the call, not the voice. Today the folks at Telco 2.0 shared a brief with me, that pretty much aligns with that … Read more
