Comments on: Why VoIP Hardware Is Boring

By: john

john — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:00:19 +0000

say whatever you’d like about VOIP. All i know is that it helps any business gain revenue! In the long run making profit and making it easier for everyone should be all that matters. High speed internet is in full competition and it is going well for http://t1-connection.com to succeed.

By: PhoneBoy

PhoneBoy — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:14:02 +0000

For all the things that have improved, battery life has not grown at nearly the same rate as everything else has. Believe me, every gadget maker would love to see substantially more battery life in their gadgets. First company to make a quantum leap in this area will make a mint.

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:08:47 +0000

you’re right to a point. VoIP technology hasn’t had any new advances, but with all the corporate partnerships starting up with the network and phone manufacturing companies, i’m sure there will be an infrastructure soon, along with longer battery life on products. At least you’d think those issues would be solved with billions of dollars involved. But i guess that would make sense, right?

http://nationwideLD.com

By: End Users Aren’t The Customers

End Users Aren’t The Customers — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:17:39 +0000

[...] A while ago now, Andy reminded me of what one of the problems with VoIP hardware is. I wrote about several of the reasons [...]

By: Surfing the Luminiferous Ether » Blog Archive » My ideal 802.11 phone

Surfing the Luminiferous Ether » Blog Archive » My ideal 802.11 phone — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:17:40 +0000

[...] is an idea that’s been percolating for a while, but Dameon’s recent rant about how VoIP hardware is boring has triggered two [...]

By: H. Weaver

H. Weaver — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:21:13 +0000

Woops Url is http://www.simplesimon.com

AND, I forgot to mention, whats really cool about this phone, is the programmer’s SDK, that give you more control over than phone, in any way you like. I can see a “Hacking The ZiPhone” happening in the near future…

By: H. Weaver

H. Weaver — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:17:07 +0000

You should check out the ZiPhone II from Simple Simon, there has been a lot of buzz about it lately, and I personally own one of these USB Telephones. It does voip and land lines, and also works with about every voice and video application out there. Their OneManBand software and ZiPhone II bundle has native SIP, Asterisk, and Skype connectivity built in, with special functions for Asterisk and Skype.

By: RealityTV : Hunt for the Next Killer App « Gokul Blog — A conversation on VoIP, IMS, Cisco and Just about Anything

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:59:13 +0000

[...] why am I writing this now? Phoneboy’s post on why VoIP harware was boring and Aswath’s response on the same stimulated me to write this. [...]

By: David Fish

David Fish — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:06:20 +0000

There is one VoIP HW company who manufactures innovative VoIP equipment – Camrivox. As a representative of this Cambridge (UK) based company I have obvious bias, however, our ATA and IP Phone is proof that there is at least one Manufacturer who strives to deliver innovation and I think we are succeeding.

Camrivox overcomes your assertion that “They all suck to configure on some level, both as an end user and as a service provider trying to remotely provision.” We spent a long time overcoming that problem and Service Providers around the world who use our equipment are slowly coming to realize that remote provisioning need not be a major headache.

Another innovation is the way Camrivox devices incorporate Computer Telephony Integration as a central theme. Our ATA and Phone simply integrate with Outlook and Salesforce.com (call pop ups, call logging, Address book, click to dial etc). We are also the first and only Manufacturer to support Google Talk. Furthermore, these products are all low priced single user and SME devices, not part of some expensive premised based pbx solution.

Are these things sexy or boring? That is for the purchaser to ultimately decide, but what is for sure is we enjoy overcoming obstacles and thrive on developing innovative product to make things easier and adds value. You won’t find any suppressed yawning going on at the Camrivox Labs, that’s for sure!

By: Aswath Weblog

Aswath Weblog — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:03:44 +0000

VoIP Hardware Need Note Be Boring…

A couple of days back Phoneboy bemoaned the fact that he does not excited with VoIP hardware because there has not been much innovation taking place. He also told us that the last cool thing he saw was SPA-3000. Apparently……

By: VoIP Watch

VoIP Watch — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Last weekend I wrote a thought piece on the lack of innovation in not only VOIP but in companies and placed the root of the problem at being how marketing is so misunderstood by so many who make new products, services and companies possible. So, when I read Dameon’s thoughtful post

By: The PhoneBoy Blog

The PhoneBoy Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

, Nokia needs to make a better go at it in the US market by offering more opportunities for direct selling (either thru flagship stores or other retail outlets). VoIP Hardware fails to deliver on the promise of VoIP: This is Aswath’s response tomy ranton how, by and large, VoIP hardware sucks. He’s right. I’d even go so far as to say VoIP software also sucks to a certain degree. The one thing Skype does right that the other guys don’t do is firewall traversal, which even works through a web