Dean Bubley points to a story in the UK about mobile contract defaults and the likelihood of it becoming a bigger problem in 2009. I can draw a comparison to the VoIP industry as well. Here’s why. For the companies that provide a free ATA (Vonage, Packet8, Earthlink, etc.) in exchange for a contract commitment, … Read more
Last week I had the good fortune to be part of Nokia World as their guest for doing my part in their ongoing Blogger Relations Program which we launched for them back in 2005. Back then it was forward thinking, cutting edge and game changing, but now everyone has a blogger relations program (or claims … Read more
If you aren’t reading the tea leaves, then you’re likely missing the fact that AT&T really has a WiFi strategy. First they did the deal with Apple for the iPhone. The iPhone has WiFi and it also has 3G now. Second they overtook T-Mobile, winning the WiFi business away for the thousands of Starbucks locations, … Read more
I’ve been watching the video calling space for a while now, dating back to before getting involved with SightSpeed. As time has moved along video calling seems to keep being tried and tried. MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Skype ooVoo are in the same league as SightSpeed, but all don’t offer their quality, but each has … Read more
Yesterday Mike Butcher, TechCrunch UK broke the news about the new Truphone application that works on the Apple iPod Touch, giving the Touch users around the world the ability to call one another. It can be found in the Apple App Store. What I see as the big deal here is what else the geniuses … Read more
Earlier today I read what I call an ad disguised as a press release. The release was about a VoIP provider reducing prices under the guise of the small business bailout theme. What makes it not news is the price point isn’t anything special. Better pricing exists. When Macy’s lowers prices on mattresses and box … Read more
With the mobile operators leaning on Apple to not let VoIP calls be received easily on the iPhone, one has to wonder really if it’s the operators or Apple. Dean Bubley of Disruptive Wireless got me thinking today about that as he mused about the pending Dell UMPC with an embedded 3G data chip on … Read more
Om has a post about the expected explosion of Mobile Broadband. In the USA one expert I know said for AT&T to double capacity of their network “it will take a 7 billion dollar coat of paint.” That’s a lot of iPhones.
Hat tip to Ken Camp who caught wind of the news (via TechCrunch) that Fring is laying off 20 percent of their workforce. Ken also shares some viewpoints about Fring and its lack of reliability/stability. GigaOm has a roundup post with Om’s usual on target insight as well.
I’ve made 3G calls with SIP on my Nokia N and E series phones using both Truphone and Gizmo, but on my iPhone I’m hobbled just like everyone else who uses on (that’s not Jailbroken). Sure Fring works with SIP but its also WIFi. Right now it’s time for Steve Jobs to explore more deeply … Read more
