It was a sad fate for Amp’d. On the other hand, the future for Prexar Mobile looks brighter than ever. Here’s why; Prexar Mobile, a small mobile virtual network operator managed by a nationwide CLEC, says it has signed a deal to acquire Amp’d Mobile’s customers. Prexar is hoping this move will help its nationwide [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Voice category.
Why Skype is Better than Ooma
Ooma has a lot of buzz and hype around it, despite still being in private beta. But let’s look beyond the hype and compare Ooma with other telephony services. I’m specifically choosing Skype although there are other players to consider. This will give a good idea how Ooma stacks up against Skype and for who [...]
Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Law to put a few companies out of business
About a month ago, the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed S.704, the “Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007″, a bill that would outlaw causing “any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information” via “any telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service.” Essentially this bill makes it [...]
Concerns about Ooma
I haven’t tried Ooma yet, but it sure feels like the greatest thing since sliced bread, given all the hype and buzz surrounding it. And it’s just started private beta. You can find some of the greatest reviews at GigaOm, Crunch, Engadget, Mossberg, – some of the writing are pretty clear indications that Ooma reached [...]
Yahoo! 411 service
Google has it’s 411 Service. Microsoft recently bought Tellme, a speech-based Internet services provider to power Local Search. For those of us who’ve known Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft as the triumvirate of search, Yahoo is notably missing from the 411 camp. 411 is just another way to search for information, albeit an important one for [...]
What could GrandCentral do for Google?
News is flying around the blogosphere and tech news sites, after TechCrunch broke the news that Google is in talks to acquire or has already acquired GrandCentral, the “one number for life for all your phones” telephony company. The basic idea around GrandCentral is to give everyone one single number so that your business and [...]
DIRECTV and EchoStar join Clearwire for some Triple-Play
DIRECTV and EchoStar, two Satellite TV providers, are about to boost their firepower in their fight against the cable companies, who have been giving the Satellite TV providers a good beating with attractively-priced triple-play package of video, phone and high speed Internet . Today, Clearwire, an upstart WiMAX provider, made a cross-selling marketing agreement iwth [...]
Skype’s Wireless Strategy – Complaining
Skype is well known for its innovative technology and low cost strategy that has propelled it to be a VoIP darling. And I am a big fan of Skype. However, Skype has had difficulty in cracking the wireless (cellular) industry, so Skype has adopted a unique strategy – Complaining. Skype petitioned the FCC (the Federal [...]
Cheaper International calls with Skype To Go
Skype today announced a new feature called “Skype To Go” for Skype Pro customers. For those already spending a small fortune on International calls, this allows you to make international calls at local rates by dialing a local number. Now, you just have to pay the The SkypeOut rate of the country you are calling [...]
Gaboogie’s Dont-Call-Me-I’ll-Call-You Conferencing
Gaboogie is a conferencing service with a major twist. Instead of you dialing into a conference, the conference dials you! Talk about convenience. Now you dont even have to remember your conference calls, because with a mobile phone, the conference will find you at the right time. Not only that, if someone on a conference [...]
