Archive for: January 2007

31 January 2007

AllCallsFree.net Adds 9 Countries and A Roam4Free Use

Filed under: mobile network operators, telecom - 31 Jan 2007

Pat Phelan, one cool dude, launched his Roam4Free service and added several more countries to the allcallsfree.net service. I don’t call any of those places, but I like it when obscure loopholes in US telecom law can be …

Slow Blogging and a Smathering of Stuff

Filed under: gadgets, inbox-liquidation, nokia, politics, voip - 31 Jan 2007

As you may have noticed, I’ve slowed down a bit on blogging. Writing hasn’t exactly been flowing freely from my fingertips the past week or so. Not that there isn’t anything going on out there, just nothing I find terribly …

30 January 2007

First Impressions on Nokia E61

Filed under: nokia - 30 Jan 2007

Yes, I’ve seen the phone before up-close and personal. Now I have one of my own. Finally.

One thing I noticed about it immediately was the Record button, which I constantly hit on accident, was a bit more recessed, thus making …

29 January 2007

Hints for Successful Conference Calls

Filed under: voip, workplace - 29 Jan 2007

As someone who participates and has run more than his share of conference calls, I’ve become all too familiar with most of these 27 hints at Web Worker Daily on my own.  I would add a couple hints …

28 January 2007

Fring–Skype Calling and Chat on Nokia Phones

Filed under: nokia, telecom, voip - 28 Jan 2007

Fring! First app I’ve seen that gives me Skype functionality on my mobile phone without requiring me to run something on my Mac/PC. Chat and VoIP calling are both supported. Oh yeah, it supports Google Talk as well. Did …

Nokia E61 versus Nokia E62

Filed under: mobile network operators, nokia - 28 Jan 2007

While I’ve had a few people’s Nokia E61 in my hands, Monday, if all goes well, I finally get one of my very own. Oh sure, I’ve had a Nokia E62, which is substantially the same phone, but different. Here …

27 January 2007

Nokia CA-70 Cable

Filed under: gadgets, nokia - 27 Jan 2007

I picked up one of these cables recently. It is a combination USB data cable and charger for Nokia phones. The charger is old standard adapter, which means, at least as pictured, the charger doesn’t work with the newer Nseries …

26 January 2007

Nokia N93 Camera Has Issues

Filed under: nokia - 26 Jan 2007

I took a picture of my son’s basketball team recently with my Nokia N93. While it looks okay “small,” blow it up. Click on the photo. Look at how pixelated and “noisy” it is.

25 January 2007

Roam4Free Opens an Affilliate Program

Filed under: mobile network operators, telecom, travel - 25 Jan 2007

Pat Phelan posts on his blog that they’ve opened up an affiliate program for their Roam4Free mobile phone service. 25% of sales. Not bad, if you ask me!

The basic idea behind Roam4Free is it makes it possible to …

VoSKY Integrates Skype into the PBX

Filed under: voip - 25 Jan 2007

I don’t usually go for pasting press releases, but gotta do it every once in a while. Analysis follows the release:

VoSKY Exchange Adds Internet-Calling Connectivity for Remote Business Users,
Enabling Access to Skype

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