Rumor has it Cable TV MSO VoIP provider Singlepipe is in play. Reports are they have interest from at least one competitor, Momentum Telecom. A second rumor has it that Skype and Verizon Wireless have gotten chummy of late, and an announcement at next week’s Mobile World Congress is being planned. If you look at … Read more
David Corey is in love with the Mourvedre grape as much as any winemaker in the USA since Randall Graham made his famed “Old Telegram” back in the mid 80s. Since his debut with the 2002 vintage, David has been steadily making strides as one of the west coast’s finest young winemakers with his brand, … Read more
It seems that DataJack has lost their ability to link to the T-Mobile coverage map. That implies that T-MO has had a word with them about using their network, or I should say, likely NOT using their network. By clicking through to the DataJack coverage map one finds that they don’t have one. Coverage information … Read more
My guess is some ingenious VoIP type will figure out how to mashup making telephone calls using the new form of virtual currency called Kwedit. The story today in the New York Times about the new way to pay could be a key to many a carrier’s future user base.
Ever since the iPad announcement we have seen one company after another make noise that their application is now able to make calls over 3G. First was iCall. Then along came Fring and today we have 8 x 8 making their’s. What I have yet to see though are any real time reviews that this … Read more
Me Too, Me Also….sorry Cisco, you’re not me different. Cisco should just buy Skype or Truphone and stop being so far behind the curve. This iPhone app will be big and Cisco will be a major force to be reckoned with as usual. So, where does this leave Avaya?
Sometimes it isn’t what you say or how you say it, but what you don’t say that speaks volumes. Now this may not ring true, but on the surface it does seem to insiders to be either clear as a bell or simply a matter of not reaching out and touching the right people. In … Read more
In what looks to be a breaking of the ranks at Google, a job posting hints that the Silicon Valley ad serving giant turned hardware manufacturer, will be adding sorely needed phone support. While they’re at it, the Android and Nexus one teams need to get their acts in sync too. And as a consumer … Read more
Back in 1974 I learned what a fax machine was. I used both a Xerox and Graphic Sciences fax machines to send press releases to the sports desks in Philadelphia. In 1976 I bought my first one from Xerox and quickly learned that the paper was the expensive part of the equation. Well a lot … Read more
Hat tip to Phil Wolff about Skype suffering yet another outage on Sunday. This is clearly a growing pains issue. When I see over 21 million users on everyday there’s growth happening, and that’s a good thing. A few weeks back it was an outage tied to the App store where a tick box wasn’t … Read more
