UPDATED–I don’t know what it is with the folks at CNET, but it seems their thoroughness is somewhat lacking these days. The most recent CNET account about VoIP leaves lots of holes and really fails to tell the facts correctly. First, all PVRs are not Tivo’s and thus some, like Reply have broadband access to … Read more
An unconfirmed report, but one from a reliable source has informed Andy Abramson’s VoIPWatch that Adelphia Cable is blocking port 69 making VoIP service impossible to use. If the cable companies start this, they will walk smack dab into both legal and FCC actions.
I’ve been hearing rumblings of the Washington Post doing a comparative story on VoIP, taking into account the three major players that have emerged. Vonage, Packet8 and AT&T’s Call Vantage. In reading the story that ran today, I have to say it is one of the most fair and honest reviews on VoIP seen to … Read more
Washington Post Telecom reporter Christopher Stern has a very comprehensive story on VoIP adoption, zeroing in on the biggest factor that people are switching. Cost savings. If you see who’s quoted in the first line, you’ll understand why I’m so happy. (Registration required)
I had a long conversation with Huw Rees, the VP of Marketing and Sales for Packet8 yesterday and found our call, that was going from PSTN to my Packet8 phone to be clear and consistant, and better than Vonage in call quality, as I’m using the same cordless phone that I previously connected to the … Read more
Vonage hired a PR firm about three months ago to get them in the news. It’s working. Jeffrey Citron is profiled in Fortune Small Business based on a link I found on Jeff Pulver’s blog. The closing paragraph says what I’ve said to a few reporters from the Associate Press, PC World and the Washington … Read more
About 100 beta trail users in Menlo Park, CA are experimenting with high speed Internet connection in Menlo Park, CA and AT&T is trailing VoBPL (Broadband over Power Lines). The speeds are supposed to be faster than the fastest DSL line, and if the service works, it pretty much means that broadband to the home, … Read more
A report out of the UK claims many of the tier two ISP’s staff have a hard time understanding VoIP and really can’t explain it. While BT will not have this problem, this is opportunity for the VoIP players to do a few things. First off they can use this data a reason to begin … Read more
The box arrived yesterday, with both the telephone adapter, easy to follow instructions and also the Videophone, which due to time constraints, and only knowing one person with a VideoPhone, will not get experimented with until over the weekend. I wish there was a way to generate a URL for the video feed that way, … Read more
Speakeasy.net is reportedly getting ready to roll out VoIP, and its not from their partner in DSL, Covad. Instead the reports out of their headquarters are that they plan to use a Level3 supplied solution.
