Skype and BenQ Pocket PC

Skype keeps rolling into the cell phone marketplace with another deal. First was iMate, then Motorola. Now it’s with BenQ. The BenQ P50, is offering free Wi-Fi Skype calls, will be promoted and available from BenQ’s website and retail shops throughout Taiwan beginning in April

Telepocalypse by Martin Geddes: Skype segments

Telepocalypse by Martin Geddes: Skype segments Martin is talking Balkanization of mobile phone traffic. I see the MVNO called Skype Wireless coming. It doesn’t need to be run by SKYPE. All it needs to do is carry their branding. Heck, Earthlink already does it so why can’t SKYPE, YAHOO, MSN, AOL…cable companies, etc….and you wonder why … Read more

Aswath Weblog: Skype Math Anxiety

Aswath Weblog: Skype Math Anxiety  Aswath offers good analysis as always. All Skype has done for me is cut into my International calling bills. They are almost gone except for some folks who don’t use Skype. Skype has moved some of my IM traffic. There is no net savings or cost for IM. If I … Read more

Unbound Spiral: Skype The Mobile Operators Friend?

Unbound Spiral: Skype The Mobile Operators Friend? Another good assessment from Stuart about Skype. All Skype is doing is having their software embedded so a Skype call can end up on a cell phone’s handset and vice versa can be made. I don’t think it’s overly complicated and is much like the ability to have Instant … Read more

Unbound Spiral: Teleo Tallyho

Unbound Spiral: Teleo Tallyho Stuart reviews Teleo. From what I can see it’s just one more SIP based softphone company with lots of Apple ease of use to it. Stuart says he wants to dump Vonage. I’m in the other court. My Vonage and also my Webley/Communikate softphones have save my bacon more times than I … Read more

Om Malik on Broadband » Vonage is being blocked?

Om Malik on Broadband » Vonage is being blocked? Om has a report that starts with Paul Kapustka from Advanced IPPipeline about some carriers reportedly blocking Vonage VoIP traffic. I’ve always been concerned about Port Blocking, and in the case of SIP traffic via CallVantage, that would be port 69, while other carriers use different ports. … Read more