January 12th, 2007
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Pretty Soon You Will Just Pick Up a Phone and Call Anywhere For Free For now, we will just have to settle for the most recent and one of the easiest ways to make a free call, AllFreeCalls.net . Fellow VoIP blogger and European telecommunications entrepreneur, Pat Phelan is behind this project that allows you to make free calls from the US to anywhere else in the world by simply dialing 712-858-8094 and at the prompt dial 011 and the number you wish to call. Even I Cant Pass Up A Deal Like This I know I have been often critical of those companies driving the cost of minutes to zero, but hey, it doesnt get much easier then this make a call, so what the heck, save yourself some money and the hassles other free call providers give you by checking out AllFreeCalls.net !
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CES is done.
AFT, and I don't mean the American Federation of Teachers.
After significant miles underfoot, the clamor, the clang, the commotion of 140,000 Type A souls, the hours waiting for convention shuttle buses, taxis- the FRIGGIN RACKET- man am I ready for downtime.
Over-stimmed. Decompression mandatory.
Some would fly to Kauai. Others would chill out with family. [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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Netgear SPH200D Cordless DECT Phone For Skype One of the hottest new products for Skype that came out of CES was the Netgear SPH200D. The Netgear SPH200D is Skype Certified SPH200D incorporates DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephony) technology which utilizes the 1.9GHz band enabling the included cordless phone to avoid interference from WiFi networks. The SPH200Ds dual-mode capability allows users to leverage Skype and the PSTN for calling. The dual-mode capability enables life-line capability Skype users, something that Skype lacks as a stand-alone service. Netgear SPH200D Features and Functionality The Cordless Phone Base Station incorporates an Ethernet (RJ-45) connector which plugs into the home network router and a PSTN (RJ11) connector which plugs into a traditional telephone wall jack. The SPH200D comes with one handset included and can support up to four cordless handsets per household, with additional handsets available for purchase separately. Manage your contact list and see whos available to talk to Use premium services like SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Voicemail (additional fees apply) Supports up to 4 handsets per household (additional handsets sold separately) DECT Cordlessideal for long range and clear voice quality Multiple Languages Supported Netgear SPH200D: First Impressions The Netgear SPH200D is not only sleek and stylish, but upon first tinkering, the phone was extremely easy to use. With a retail price tag of $199.99, the phone is reasonably priced for the flexability it offers. With DECT, PSTN, and IP connectivity, Netgear has successfully deliver a device that not only moves Skype away from the desktop, but replicates the traditional calling experience, and bolsters the Skype offering by provide life-line capability. Definitely two-thumbs up!
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Last night at one of those Consumer Electronics Show par-tays, I found myself downing Fiji Waters and chattin' with friend Phil Wolff. Phil runs Skype Journal.
All of a sudden, the conversation turned to those "Skype Me" buttons that eBay sellers can place next to some of their listings. You know, call me via Skype and [...]
Written by Russell Shaw on January 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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Vonage was at CES, happy-talking its new baby service bundle (as opposed to the powerful triple and quadruple play stuff)with EarthLink's muni Wi-Fi. And oh yes, seen at their booth the Frog Design router/access point combo- one designed by Vonage and FD rather than simply sent down the pipe by a Cisco/Linksys or Motorola- is pretty cool […]
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Kevin Restivo has emerged from the bowels of the Las Vegas Convention Centre with a sad tale about Wi-Fi connectivity during CES. Over to you Kevin, who promises to provide us with some insight into the cool gadgets and devices he saw at CES during our Talking Tech podcast tomorrow.
Dave Dobbin where are you?
The International Consumer Electronics Show (and Las Vegas for that matter) should have consulted the Toronto Hydro Telecom president before it built a Wi-Fi system in the media and analyst room at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.
It’s been difficult at the best of times to log on all week. The show organizers have compensated by installing extra Lenovo computers pre-loaded with (what else?) the new Vista operating system. It’s still not much of a solution for Mac users such as myself, who need access to the iChat messaging application and .mac service. The city overall needs reliable wireless Internet access.
A Microsoft product manager during a recent presentation at the Orleans Hotel (where I’m staying) basically had to stop his presentation of a new MSN service because he couldn’t log on.
To be fair, the city’s infrastructure has been stretched because of the 150,000 extra inhabitants this week. At the Sands and Venetian hotels, where part of CES is being held, access has been better.
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Written by Mark Evans on January 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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When the bandwagon starts rolling when do you decide to jump on? To be specific, when news such as Apple’s new iPhone or Cisco suing Apple for the use of iPhone name emerges does it make sense to blog on it when a post frenzy has already happened. In other words, how much additional value can anyone offer that hasn’t already been written? Some people such as Rick Segal and Dave Taylor have decided to wait a day or so to give themselves some time to think before offering their insights/thoughts as opposed to piling on the news.
Taylor, for example, made some excellent points about Microsoft’s controversial decision to give bloggers free laptops with the new Vista operating system several days after the news broke. After the hue and cry had settled down about whether giving away laptops was ethical, Taylor took a different approach by calculating the amount of money that Microsoft spent giving away the laptops (approx. $150,000) and why Microsoft decided to go that route rather than give away 7,500 copies of Vista for the same price.
The answer, according to Taylor, is “Microsoft Vista is in fact a bear to install and has prohibitive hardware requirements. That’s the only conclusion I can draw, because if it were a breeze to upgrade from WinXP to Windows Vista, with all your apps backwards compatible, all your data intact, and all your files untouched, you’d be happy to install Vista on your existing PC and enjoy the new OS.”
Maybe Taylor’s wait and write approach is the way to go. Of course, this means you risk missing out on being part of the news/conversation as it happens, but it also gives bloggers the opportunity to perhaps offer some much-needed insight rather than a quick reaction.
Note: I’m trying a different format for my posts by separating the paragraphs after a friend suggested the the wide text column was difficult to read. Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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Finally got to do some floor visits Tuesday over lunchtime and spent Wednesday afternoon visiting Skype hardware partner booths in the Sands Expo Center. Items that may become posts:
- Will the Skype-eBay integration become much more viral with an eBay tab in your Skype client?
- Will any Skype hardware vendors figure out how to get their Skype hardware into North American retail channels?
- How can you have a mobile platform (that includes Skype) that has Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer but no Windows Mobile 5 OS?
- How can you have phone numbers in several cities that all come back to your favorite mobile phone.
- What is the market positioning for (i) Dual Mode Internet phones and (ii) Desktop Internet phones? Target markets, demographics, key features, etc.
- What role Skype plays (and can play) in Windows Vista? (All BlogHaus participants had an opportunity to obtain a copy of the forthcoming Vista release.)
- What is the most popular mobile communications platform actually in use by CES attendees? How can you text message without paying for carrier data plans?
What I can say briefly is that Skype is permeating the offerings of many more vendors that I had anticipated. Off to another day visiting exhibits in the Las Vegas Convention Center and our more detailed reporting will start tomorrow when we are giving some weary legs a rest.
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