Analyst: Comcast VoIP should price less, explain moreIn a previous post, I regaled Comcastfor its pricey VoIP service plans.I, like most of you,acquire a strong sense of validationwhen my arguments fall into line with those of others.January 18, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
SIP-based softphone club has a new memberOver at the VoIP Blog, Tom Keating has posted news of PhoneGaim, a new softphone client that he believes is targeting Skypeand other softphone products.PhoneGaim says that unlike many of its competitors, it is compliant with most popular IM services.January 18, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Is your network ready for VoIP? Here's a six-step checklistI'll only recommend a vendor-authored white paper if it has something of value. If the paper is basically struttin' peacock marcom in the guise of expertise, I won't waste your time.January 18, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Mag says AT&T CallVantage is best VoIP servicePC Magazine is out with a lengthy but informative review of six VoIP providers.I'll link you to the lead page for each critique.January 17, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
VoIP to Bush: leave us aloneOn the eve of President Bush's second-term, the VON (Voice Over Internet) Coalition has sent a letter to the President.The letter, which you can read here, contains six requests.January 17, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
VoIP enhanced 9-1-1? We're getting there, industry group saysA new paper by the VON (Voice On The Net) coalition and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) 9-1-1 Working Group describes the goals for, and the state of, VoIP E911 solutions.The paper outlines the six specific priorities of the Working Group.January 17, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Single and Skype? If you're lookin' for love, read onEntirely by accident, I've stumbled across Jyve. Jyve is an online community for Skype users.January 16, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Enterprise Software
The features that you insist VoIP must have: and the ones you don't care aboutOver at ZDNet Datapoint, colleague Chris Jablonski cites a Yankee Group reportthat says that "consumers expect VoIP to match the regular telephone experience."The section of the report Chris comments on has to do with the service features that VoIP "must have" to satisfy what Yankee calls "technologically advanced families.January 14, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Come join my VoIP online "focus group"Unlike carbon-world (as opposed to silicon world) focus groups, we are not meeting in real space. So no coffee, cookies, and nice $50 checks.January 14, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Another view on telco vs. pure-play VoIPTom's Hardware Guide is as authoritative a technocentric chronicler of telecommunications and computing devices I have seen in quite awhile.Today, they take a studied look at how the telco incumbents vs.January 14, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Yakety YakToday, Yak Communications has announced two VoIP packages. Collectively referred to as Yak WorldCity VoIP, these are two of the most attractively priced plans I've seen lately.January 14, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Another cable VoIP plays the self-fulfilling ROI pricing gameEdmonton, Alberta is known for the world's largest shopping mall, the NHL's Edmonton Oilers (remember hockey)? and now, the site of the Canadian cable television industry's first VoIP-based deployment.January 14, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Ohio, New York to VoIP users: we wanna tax you, sucker!!In the previouspost, I've broughtyou up to date on newly filed objections by New York and Ohio to FCC VoIP regulatory authority.When governments do something, there usually are political realities at play.January 13, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking
VoIP tax? those revenue-hungry states are at it againAdvancedIPpipeline reportsthat New York State's Public Service Commission and Ohio's Public Utilities Commission have separately indicated discomfort with the FCC's Vonage ruling. The November, 2004 ruling confers primary VoIP regulatory authority on the FCC, not on the states.January 13, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Government : US
Would you switch from your cell plan to Vonage Wi-Fi VoIP?Will VoIP-enabled handsets replace cell phones? Would you ditch your cell for a product such as the F-1000, UTStarcom's forthcoming 802.January 13, 2005 by Russell Shaw in Networking