iPad Thoughts
from David Pogue. It sounds like he got it right: it’s not an iPhone but more a “vessel”– I guess that means a portable platform– and really a “1.5 pound sack of potential.” On the subject of voice,...
View ArticleVoIP and iGadgets
Remember the iPhone? It’s like a smaller version of the iPad. Anyway, the tech press is all over the news that Apple unlocked VoIP calling within the iPhone SDK . The first app to take advantage is...
View ArticleSkype is Your Next Office Phone System
Will Skype be assumed into Avayatel? Or will it stand on its own in the Silver Lake portfolio and transform into an IPO butterfly? Bloomberg.com writers Edward Robinson and Joseph Galente think the...
View ArticleCTIA to FCC: We Allow VoIP, Chill on Net Neutrality
I was captivated by the CTIA’s comment filed recently in response to the FCC Notice of Inquiry (or NOI) on Wireless Competition. In this factoid filled ex parte presentation, the wireless industry’s...
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There is a provision in Apple’s agreement with AT&T that obligates Apple not to include functionality in any Apple phone that enables a customer to use AT&T’s cellular network service to...
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Do You Really Need Ubiquisys’ Portable Femtocell?
Ubiquisys, a startup backed by Google, lays claim to “the words’ first attocell—a personal femtocell.” Femtocells are small cellular base stations that connect to the Internet on one side, and...
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Good VoIP Choices from Ars Technica
Ars Technica, a favorite read of mine, answered a question yesterday from a reader seeking a VoIP solution for a remote office situation. In the “Ask Ars” column, Jon Stokes provides a few cloud-based...
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Test Your VoIP Connection with OnSIP
OnSIP, the virtual PBX service that we use, has a web page that allows you to test your VoIP connection. It simulates a voice conservation to OnSIP’s remotes, measuring packet loss and jitter or...
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BlackBerry Z10: The Great Communicator?
After getting a hold of a review version of the BlackBerry Z10 last week, I’ve been rapidly warming up to its charms. Once you get used to the Z10′s gesturing, and grok the fact that the Hub–the...
View ArticleTextMe: Free Commodities and Privacy
Once upon a time, I used to write about about something called Voice over IP or VoIP. They were magical initials at least in the formerly walled off world of telecom in the late 90s and early aughts....
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