Texas Attorney General sues Vonage over 911 issue–Keating Has An Opinion
Texas Attorney General sues Vonage over 911 issue. Tom Keating adds his two cents..
Om Calls Blocking VoIP a Major Issue..So Do I
Check out Om’s post about more blocking of Vonage. I expect others to provide more coverage on this and only wish Vonage would name names not just hint about who. I actually asked Vonage PR stud Mitchell “Mad Dog” Slepian about this at VON and he was supposed to get back to me. If you … Read more
Skype Out of UK Numbers?
Steve Kennedy reports that SkypeIn over in the UK is Out. Out of numbers that is. My guess is that Skype wanted to run out to create the AOL type of hype and standing room only approach in other markets. Once they announce more availability the hype will soar again. AOL used to do this … Read more
Do The VoIP Math
Russell Shaw does the math and shows how VoIP is cheaper than a cell phone only. I agree. Which is why I think the wireless companies need to be in the VoIP business and fast.
Texas To Sue Vonage
The state of Texas is about to sue Vonage. That’s according to a report in the Dallas Morning News. One has to look at similar 911 incidents with cell phones and likely will find president. While I’m very sensitive to the situation in Houston which occurred, this matter is a broader matter than that one instance, … Read more
The New ZyXel Phone
Engadget has a photo of what should be the new ZyXel WiFi phone. Based on what I saw at Spring VON it still won’t handle authentication on a pay for WiFi network like T-Mobile or Boigo easily.
Level 3 withdraws request for VoIP fee ruling
Level 3 has withdrawn their request for VoIP fee ruling. That means they likely felt they would lose. The last thing they need is to have the ruling go against them at this point in time as it would only accelerate the short sellers and drive down their stock price.
AT&T VoIP In Japan
AT&T is keeping its game going on a global level with VoIP as they have announced a customer win in Japan. As I keep saying, AT&T’s CallVantage is NOT simply a consumer customer play and their goal is farther reaching than Vonage or Packet8 which clearly are both starting in the home market and will … Read more
Cost Per Acquisition For Vonage. What Is It Really?
Recently Vonage founder Jeffrey Citron said something to the affect that “on average, between $150 and $200 per customer. It’s a highly volatile number” when asked about acquisition costs. Based on my calculations previously and that of others, we all fee that is way low. But how does Vonage track those costs? Is it total … Read more
Cringely on VoIP Blocking
In the I, Cringely Column Robert X Cringely who has a real name that I have always promised to keep private, explains some of the possible ways the ISP’s can block ports. I’ve been on the same side as Cringe on this issue and am super concerned he’s not only right, but that carriers are doing … Read more