Yesterday I got wind of a Google Voice announcement. Om captured the details as have others. Here’s where I see the value here: 1) Take an unlocked Android out of the USA, use a local SIM, pay their low rates. 2) Point the GV number to a Truphone number and make calls at USA rates … Read more
Over the past week I’ve been shifting between T-Mobile (on my Nokia E71) as well as both Three and Vodafone for mobile data. For ease of use Three and T-Mobile on mobile handsets are simple and easy to deal with, and offer easy to follow pay as you go options for as little as a … Read more
It’s great to see pal Martin Geddes nominated by Global Telecoms magazine as one of the bright minds in telecom, but we all knew that already.
Om’s post about Amazon Wireless made me realize that what the USA lacks is Carphone Warehouse, the chain that you see everywhere in the UK and with a sister chain called The Phone House all over Europe. In the USA, the Carphone Warehouse model will come through via Best Buy, in their Best Buy Mobile … Read more
I think I’ve known Doug longer than those in VoIP, recalling his days from SkyCache. Now that Doug is writing on his own, and unencumbered from the shackles and chains of others he’s never been more on. Take his tale about the shabby and no excuse for bad service he got from Verizon that required … Read more
This week Alec wrote about two clients and his insight on both is on target. If Alec wasn’t a full time entrepreneur running iotum and keeping Calliflower on track his blogging would put him on par with the top writers online and he’d have both a day and night job that was one in the … Read more
I decided to conduct an experiment of sorts last night. Well, call it early this morning. I loaded up my unlocked Novatel Wireless 3G/HSPA ready MiFi and popped in a shot of Voda. As in VoadFone. You see, Voda has been advertising that their network is 7.2 megs capable on the DL (Download) and 2 … Read more
For those Linux folks out there who have always wanted to know about which softphones work on the Penguin platforms, VoIPGuides has published a rather complete listing of the range of offerings. Ideally this will appeal to the users of Linux eeePC users who want to have more than Skype on their tote-a-longs. Add a … Read more
While there may be some who think Fixed Mobile Convergence is dead, clearly someone in Belgium doesn’t. TechCrunch Robin Wauters reports on Cherry, a new company that is promising to deliver Fixed Mobile Convergence, meaning GSM and WiFi, with Voice Call Continuity at the base of it. Now, some points that need to be added: … Read more
Alec Saunders was fortunate to receive a new Nokia N97 while participating in a project we’re involved with for Nokia last week in San Francisco. His review pits the Nokia N97 against the new Apple iPhone GS and clearly shows why for multimedia, the real purpose of the N9x devices, since the N90 was first … Read more
