Broadvoice is working with the same partner as Vonage for WiFi handsets. Given the better quality and higher levels of customer service that Broadvoice offers, those wanting a WiFi phone may want to look in their direction. While Vonage has market share, Broadvoice as with VoicePulse and Net2Phone all offer this feature and more features … Read more
Google window-shops for VoIP meaning something will happen first in Google Labs. For Google, with their directory oriented search conjurs up all kinds of possibilities.
AOL VoIP I guess I’m getting jadded but the AOL announcements today really weren’t news. With Level3 leaking all over the place the last few months, and with Beta Testers spilling the beans, AOL’s entry was more a non-event than an event. I guess I expected more from them and fully expect that over the … Read more
Today the always reliable Yahoo Business Mail hosting went down. I couldn’t get email and likely some mail is stuck in the ether trying to get to me. The moral of this story is that it’s not just VoIP that has server issues. Even the mighty and reliable stumble from time to time.
Over on WiMaxWatch I have a post about CallVantage working over WiMax. Om has a post about CallVantage not working in Florida and elsewhere. Given VON is this week all the companies are under media microscopes.
I’ve been around the PR game for over 30 years. I’m only 45 and still get goosebumps when a hit happens. The story in BusinessWeek Online is a plum in my mind for Popular Telephony as it moves the company along and up the media food chain and more into the traditional business press. We … Read more
Net2Phone has formally introduced their WiFi service. I’ve been evaluating this for a few months off and on and have to say it works and the quality is on par with other carriers who offer the same think like VoicePulse and Broadvoice. The issue remains the phone. I think the initial phone is really first generation. … Read more
“Om, it’s not dot-VOIP yet“….so says Canadian Mark Evans in his blog today. Om thinks the dot.com/dot.bomb era is hitting VoIP, and while some startups may become casualties, there are also more established companies in the space from top to bottom who are shifting to VoIP for telephony and the related business. While there is … Read more
In ninth grade World History, our teacher, Royal Black, yup, that was his name, no jive, was the first person I recall ever using the phrase “history always repeats,” so I’m not surprised at Om’s post today about the growing pains effecting VoIP. When I got into the dot.com world outages were nothing uncommon. Heck, … Read more
The Voice over Net trade show to open Monday in San Jose and already the press coverage is starting.
