Are VoIP Blogs Unoriginal?
My recent blog entry on the Skype ATA got a comment that is worth responding to in it’s own right:
So you’re referring to Andy who referred to James who referred to said piece? No offense, but it …
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Archive for: March 200520 March 2005 Are VoIP Blogs Unoriginal?My recent blog entry on the Skype ATA got a comment that is worth responding to in it’s own right: So you’re referring to Andy who referred to James who referred to said piece? No offense, but it … 19 March 2005 Funding the Universal Service FundThe Universal Service Fund (USF) was something cooked up by the US Government to make telecommunications affordable to everyone. This is a fine goal that I am all for. There are a couple of different problems with the USF today: … Qwest and Online Customer ServiceThe whole point of online customer service is: you can get what you want done whenever you want to do it. Unfortunately, with Qwest, that seems to be not possible. Qwest has a reasonable site where you can see … Skype on Linux, take 2After spending a day or so upgrading my Gentoo box to the new spiffy KDE 3.4, I decided to give Skype a try again. Lo, and behold, it worked. For good measure, I also upgraded Skype on Linux to the … 18 March 2005 Taking the DSL PlungeToday, my line qualification for DSL came in positive. Finally, it took Qwest forever to actually get it right. Shortly after the tech arrived to validate it, I could order DSL on qwest.com, but I opted to call in due … 16 March 2005 50 Million Cingular Customers?According to a couple of news stories, Cingular has over 50 million subscribers. Talk about raising the bar. That’s one hell of a mobile-to-mobile calling family. Meanwhile, Om points out that, mobile phone growth will slow. … 15 March 2005 Where’s the REAL Skype ATA?Andy referred to James Enck who referred to this little piece on the ActionTec Internet Phone Wizard. Not impressed. I basically already have the ability to use a cordless phone with a little device called the … 14 March 2005 A New Homefront?My wife and I had been talking about getting a new house for a while. We are outgrowing the existing house. If we have another kid, we will definitely be busting at the seams. Today, in fact, we cleared out … 12 March 2005 Am I an Expert?Someone called me an “expert” today when it came to VoIP. I don’t know if I’d go that far. Certainly, I know a few things and don’t mind sharing what I know. I know where to look and who to … 11 March 2005 Skype for Linux not quite there yetSince Skype decided to release the “beta” for their SkypeIn service, which gives you both an inbound PSTN number for your Skype account and voicemail (which is also available seperately), I figured it’d be a good time to give Skype … |