Archive for: February 2007

28 February 2007

AllFreeCalls.net Still Alive, Launches in UK

Filed under: telecom, voip - 28 Feb 2007

Despite the fact that they are still working through getting relaunched in the US–Pat says as soon as possible–they have launched their UK service offering, complete with a referral system to boot. Go, Pat!

NextAlarm Partners with VoIP Provider Vontronix

Filed under: voip - 28 Feb 2007

NextAlarm has some unique alarm services. And now, instead of having a seperate ATA with their service, you can now get their service bundled with a Vonage-like service Voice over IP service called Vontronix. One box, two services. …

27 February 2007

SightSpeed About to Go 6.0

Filed under: voip - 27 Feb 2007

Just got the word that SightSpeed will be offline from 4pm to midnight PST on Wednesday. Looks like that 6.0 release we’ve been all waiting for is finally upon us…

Costco Ends Liberal Return Policies for Electronics

Filed under: gadgets - 27 Feb 2007

As a Costco member who has taken advantage of their liberal return policies, but reasonably concerned people were abusing it, it’s nice to see they are tightening their return policies for electronics items to a still very reasonable …

End Users Aren’t The Customers

Filed under: voip - 27 Feb 2007

I have more to say on this, but I’ll keep it brief. A while ago now, Andy reminded me of what one of the problems with VoIP hardware is. I wrote about several of the reasons previously.

Specifically, it’s …

26 February 2007

Why Unlocked GSM Phones Are The Way To Go

Filed under: gadgets, mobile network operators, nokia, telecom - 26 Feb 2007

Bypassing the carriers and going SIM free, says All About Symbian. Sounds like a meme is starting…

New Tumblelog for PhoneBoy

Filed under: blogging, phoneboy - 26 Feb 2007

Thanks to the fine folks at tumblr, I am now running my very own Tumblelog over on phoneboy.info. It’s a place to throw up interesting stuff without having to think about it too much. Some days, I like …

Nokia Users: Update Your Time Zone Information!

Filed under: nokia - 26 Feb 2007

This whole “changing timezones” thing is on the top of my mind because I am helping with the messaging for some of Nokia’s products, specifically the ones under Network Security and Mobile Connectivity. With that in mind, I’m pleased …

What Are Carrier Customizations?

Filed under: mobile network operators, nokia, telecom - 26 Feb 2007

Darla Mack asked a question in response to my last post about what carrier customizations were.  I will do my best to explain and not get myself into troube in the process. This is based on my …

25 February 2007

What Am I Doin’ Hanging ‘Round?

Filed under: phoneboy - 25 Feb 2007

Sun 02.25.2007 15:38 02252007025
The Monkees. Now that’s some music I need to import. Meanwhile, my daughter is being a monkey…

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