Category Archives: VOIP

Yamaha PSG-01S – Skype speakerphone

Posted on 11/2/2009 by Jonathan Greene

I’ve literally just unboxed this at the office but so far the Yamaha is pretty nice. I made one quick Skype call and sound was quite clear on both ends … Looking forward to some more usage

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Could the Nokia Skype Deal Activate Mobile Video Calling?

Posted on 3/3/2009 by Jonathan Greene

While the the obvious intent of a Nokia Skype deal is about voice calling, it could definitely have a substantial impact on mobile video calling.  As noted in the just linked Techlivez post, the Skype deal will integrate Skype directly … Continue reading →

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Cablevision’s Optimum Voice Control Panel needs an update

Posted on 2/28/2009 by Jonathan Greene

I am taking a quick break from cleaning out my home voicemail box which became full somewhere north of 200 saved messages. We never dial-in since we get the messages as MP3 attachments on email which is quite handy – … Continue reading →

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Nokia and Skype – With an Open Phone it Won’t Matter

Posted on 2/27/2009 by Jonathan Greene

It was only a matter of time for carriers to make stink about the inclusion of Skype on the N97.  I had first read about the issue via Simon Judge and was surprised it had even take this long to … Continue reading →

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Don’t ever let anyone say you can’t reach Andy!

Posted on 12/21/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Andy Abramson just posted the most amazing list of his accounts, devices and methods for staying connected globally. Impressive does not even begin to cover it.

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Confused by the FiOS pending VOIP offer

Posted on 12/15/2008 by Jonathan Greene

In what seems like typical Verizon marketing, the soon to launch FiOS Digital Voice VOIP service will not be very price competitive, but rather play catch up to features already present in long standing consumer VOIP solutions … I’m wondering … Continue reading →

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iPhone or iPod Touch

Posted on 9/9/2008 by Jonathan Greene

The most interesting thing about today’s Apple announcements are that the iPod can do “voice” with the new headphones. Pricing is particularly interesting at the 16GB range where the iPhone and iPod Touch are identically positioned at $299. The focus … Continue reading →

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Want to make a VOIP call from 30,000 feet?

Posted on 8/22/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Andy Abramson figured out an awesome work around for the alleged VOIP lockout on the American Airlines Wifi service which launched this week. The best part is that it’s pretty damn simple and can be done by anyone once you … Continue reading →

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Cablevision prepping a Wireless cloud

Posted on 8/1/2008 by Jonathan Greene

While NYC won’t be getting a wireless network anytime soon, it looks like I’ll be able to tap into something in Westchester relatively soon. I’ve actually seen a few optimum (the Cablevision brand) hot spots pop up on my commute … Continue reading →

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Gizmo5 launches Backdoor Dialing

Posted on 1/23/2008 by Jonathan Greene

Thanks to a tip from Andy, I just learned about a very cool new Gizmo service! Approximately 11% of US telephones, including mobile numbers and land lines from carriers such as Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, etc., are connected via VoIP. Working … Continue reading →

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SightSpeed calls on SMB

Posted on 11/2/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I had a great conversation this week with SightSpeed CEO, Peter Csarty on the launch of their business conferencing product. Sightspeed is taking a very unique and aggresive stance in realtime business communications with this update. If you’ve worked in … Continue reading →

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Is your phone Born Free?

Posted on 10/22/2007 by Jonathan Greene

Walt Mossberg has a great piece (Free My Phone!) up on All Things D, which is a must read for anyone even remotely interested in the mobile industry. While he’s not saying anything that we (you gentle reader) have not … Continue reading →

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Avaya and Nokia rolling out FMC to Business

Posted on 10/3/2007 by Jonathan Greene

SMS Text News cover a piece on Nokia and Avaya’s FMC solution… Avaya and Nokia today announced the next phase of their strategic collaboration with a solution that provides users of Nokia Eseries business devices with one number access and … Continue reading →

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More details on the Truphone for Iphone

Posted on 9/28/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I was able to speak with Alistair Campbell, the CTO of Truphone earlier this week and am excited by what lies ahead for the iPhone as well as TruPhone in general. For starters, you should check the video out at … Continue reading →

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TruPhone to Launch VoIP for iPhone

Posted on 9/25/2007 by Jonathan Greene

Oliver Starr rocking some sweet news via Blognation!! To say the application isn’t yet ready for prime time would be a pretty major understatement as it currently requires the use of terminal on the iPhone to tell the iPhone to … Continue reading →

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Another day, another Ooma Update

Posted on 9/20/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I spoke with Dennis Peng yesterday from Ooma about the sound quality issues I’ve been having and we are pretty sure the issue is related to the connection to my D-Link DGL-4100 Router. Apparently some devices have been created a … Continue reading →

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PhoneGnome arrives … looking to pick a fight with Ooma!

Posted on 9/18/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I received a PhoneGnome (PGE2) yesterday and was able to unbox and set it up today. I’m still sorting through the options online, but my initial impressions are very good. As you can see in the video below, the box … Continue reading →

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Follow-up on Ooma

Posted on 9/18/2007 by Jonathan Greene

I called Ooma and discussed the issues I’d reported earlier and have since been issued a replacement Hub device. I’m amazed at the number of people interested in this topic (Home VOIP) and am thinking things have matured considerably since … Continue reading →

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Ooma Annoyances

Posted on 9/6/2007 by Jonathan Greene

We are a couple of weeks in with Ooma and there are a few rather annoying things I’d like to report. About 80 – 90% of the calls we receive and 10% of the calls we make have an audible … Continue reading →

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Ooma Day 1

Posted on 8/10/2007 by Jonathan Greene

So far so good with the Ooma today… Call quality seems clear and no one has commented that we sound any different which has happened on occasion with previous home VOIP services. Only one glitch which was when I accidentally … Continue reading →

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