We’re in an age of always being on. By that I mean, always connected. While cell phones have on and off switches, I don’t know how often people turn off the phone versus just not answering it when it rings. We are also living in a time where tecnologies like Find Me/Follow me exist, but … Read more
This looks like a trademark infringement case ready to happen. That aside, this also appears to be a SIP based phone service that uses the CounterPath X-Lite softphone. 2006 will be the year of the SoftPhone. Yahoo’s new Messenger-especially the enhanced new Mac version that is being built from the ground up, the PhoneGnome SoftGnome, … Read more
Aswath is a friend, is someone who I really feel is working way below his abilities. He’s one of the smartest telecom people I know and he blogs. No often, but when he does, he provides really solid technical insight. In an era where so much of how we decide is based on analysis, it’s … Read more
Joi Ito suffered through a long trip where he was disconnected, despite being on a flight and in an airport that were both supposed to provide WiFi. I don’t see how his Macintosh was the issue at Frankfurt’s airport. I was able to log on there but did have issues with VoIP. With the Boeing … Read more
It’s time for predictions. 1. Vonage–There will be some sort of exit, but not one that will be as loft as some might expect. Someone may buy them for their customer base and blend it into their own VoIP platform. 2. AOL Voice–AOL starts to make moves in the space. Already they have built a … Read more
I often tell clients that it’s not about “selling in,” it’s about “selling through” that matters in retail product marketing. Too often we hear about the “big announcement” from a company in the technology products space that tells us all that they landed a “retail partnership” with so and so. That’s why when I spotted … Read more
Ted Wallingford over at The VoIP Weblog is usually very conservative by nature, so I found it rather out of character when he totally ripped Packet8 for their lack of innovation.
Free in my mind is a myth. Om thinks voice will be free. I learned a long time ago that there is no such thing as a free lunch, something Om as a real journalist knows all too well and has to make sure everytime he takes a trip or is out to dinner a … Read more
Vonage continues to increase how much they per customer in their pursuit of growth. Now their adding a $100 rebate to the mix. So for every new customer who takes advantage of the plan the cost to Vonage goes up by $100. What? Did really you think the retailers and hardware folks paid for that?
If this is an accurate account of how T-Mobile is operating in the USA, it has to go down as one of the all time DUMB moves. Imagine telling a cell phone customer that they can’t buy a new phone because they don’t have a land line. Suggestion: Buy a Skype In or Gizmo In … Read more
