Ok… They didn’t say “we hate you” but they diit add a new crazy, stupid “convenience fee” to online payments. So even though they did say it… Actions speak louder than words.
Verizon Wireless: “We Hate You.”
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Tropo Pushes International Development
Tropo Go Global
Tropo, a voice application platform, announced yesterday availability of local numbers in more than 40 countries. Tropo previously had offered local numbers limited to the United States, but now launched the program internationally.
Need to test an app that makes calls? Those have been 100% free in development for calls to US numbers. We’re expanding that support internationally as well. In addition to the free calls to US mobiles and landlines that you’ve always had, our developer program now supports free calling to landlines in 17 other countries.
Although SMS may still be limited to US numbers, the availability of International local numbers to developers makes testing voice applications incredibly easy and affordable (as in free).
More information can be obtained directly from their release announcement.
Phone Power acquires VoIP.com
Phone Power, LLC acquired VoIP.com
VoIP.com and Phone Power, LLC have merged. According to Phone Power, the two companies became one on October 1st, 2010.
On Friday, Phone Power sent out an email to current VoIP.com affiliates stating: Continue reading
Google 86′s Google 411
G-g-g-g-g-g-google.
I love my Droid. That being said… my love for Google wanes like a loveless marriage from a white, suburban utopia. I’m comfortable with Google, but the love affair is over. Both of us want different things from our relationship.
I want Google to be a kinder, gentler corporation. The one that doesn’t scream M-M-M-Max Headroom and make me think that the next leader of Google, Inc. may indeed be named Darth Vader.
One of the products that I loved from Google was GooG411. Using it was simple. Continue reading
Spam wars
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spam n. \ˈspam\ unsolicited usually commercial e-mail sent to a large number of addresses
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Millions of dollars are spent every year by companies and individuals combating spam. Spam filters, email systems with integrated spam management, reviewing spam emails for real emails that got inappropriately flagged, storing spam, deleting spam, reporting spam, it all adds up.
‘Tis the Season to be Scammin’
This year marks the second decennial census since widespread use of the internet began in the 1990′s. The bulk of census activity takes place during the time when people are traditionally preparing taxes and vying for an infusion of cash from their tax return. The evil peoples of the interwebs will be out in force to take advantage of the under-informed.
Keep these simple rules in mind:
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VoicePulse Announces Regulatory Fee
VoicePulse, a VoIP Service Provider, announced today the addition of a new “regulatory” fee for it’s customers. In an email sent to account holders, VoicePulse advised that effective on the next billing cycle (in one example this was effective in less than 48 hours), users will be charged an additional fee to offset compliance and regulation costs assessed to the provider. This is the second new fee announced by the carrier this week.
As of this posting (3/10/2010), the provider has not posted these announcements on their website’s press releases, press, or newsletters page. And, although the email indicates the terms of service had been updated, the public version did not include the “regulatory fee” as of this posting.
The announcement follows: Continue reading
How to annoy customers and irritate users
Free has a price, and it’s usually subjecting ourselves to marketing based on the magic numbers games.
Here at VoipTechChat(.com!) we don’t (as of this writing, but things change…) have any paid advertising on the site, and have abandoned AdWords, since it’s giving away real estate and not getting a lot of value. While we are open to targeted advertising (if you have a phone to sell, we are available to pitch it!), we appreciate that generic revolving text ads aren’t super valuable to anyone.
Today I started noticing the heavy addition of leading ads in my YouTube videos and I realized a critical feature all ads should share, and very few do: Continue reading
New Scam, Back Again
Be careful out there
A older scam gains popularity — or at least that’s what recent reports indicate. Targeting American cellphones, the goal of the scam is to have you make an international call and rack up your phone bill. Here’s how it works:
- Your phone rings and becomes a missed call within 2 rings
- You call back the number, assuming it’s in the US
- Your phone bill imitates Cheech and Chong (aka becomes very high)
The recommendation is that you only call back numbers you either recognize or can identify by area code.
Here’s the FCC release: Continue reading
VoIP and the Residential Phone Bill
Residential VoIP - No Operators
Some say the media sensationalizes our economic woes for their personal gain. Others say the media accurately portrays the extreme financial burdens we find ourselves facing. And some people say, “Hey. I don’t care about anything, I always have and always will try to save money.” With today’s world becoming increasingly digital, VoIP (digital telephone) seems like a naturally good idea.
Clearly, we at VoIP Tech Chat advocate VoIP. We love it. We love it so much, we made a website called VoIP Tech Chat. And we actually now and then have chats and write articles on VoIP (ok, that last part was a little sarcastically since both Patrick and Fred seem to have been too busy to actually talk or write lately… but anyway…).
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