Patrick and Fred Chat… sometimes about VoIP
Atlas heard about this venture and shrugged...(cause he had the whooooole world....)
I was introduced to a fun little “tool” today: Find the shortest route between two Wikipedia articles.
The first thing I tried was an analysis of the path from Death to VoIP, and I discovered Read the rest of this entry »
Dear Comcast,
Comcast...Cares?
I am leaving you this note on the fridge because I can’t bear to face you. I can’t bear seeing the look in your eyes when I tell you that it’s over. This off again, on again blamefest has come to an end. I was always there to support you financially, but you never reciprocated with the kind of love, the kind of consistency I needed in my life.
This isn’t easy for me. As I close this chapter in the book that is yet to be finished, I know I will look back on our times together with some hints of fondness. I am sure we will cross paths again, someday. I hope that we can smile, exchange greetings, show each other a base level of respect and courtesy.
I have taken the liberty of leaving all of your things at your office, so, aside from this note, this is goodbye.
Or is it…
I’ve said before that I’m a big (not a fat reference) fan of Michael Graves’ blog. Continuing his promotion of the wicked cool and useful†, Mr. Graves recently wrote about Schmooze Communications’ PBXact system.
It’s a GREAT read and I leave you with this: Magic Button. (read the article)
†Yes… Wicked cool and useful. If it doesn’t meet the criteria for both, it doesn’t make his blog.
I R Eatz U R Dataz!
I love my netbook. I love my netbook so much, I have two of them (okay, one is the wife’s). Surprisingly, I managed to survive months on nothing but my netbook doing fairly intensive SQL / VoIP / Web work. The hard drive is a little slow, but the overall performance is outstanding.
When I travel, I can use Skype to video chat with the built in webcam and get great quality (both ways) for both picture and sound. It’s like a giant smart phone. It reminds me of the $1000+ “video phones” that were supposed to be the future of talking on the phone… then people realized they really didn’t want to “get pretty” to use the phone. Now, for around $250 a unit, you can have that and so much more.
Last year, the Senate passed the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (S. 30 passed unanimously) and this year, the House moved forward on their own version. Of course, moving at the speed of government, the House passed the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010.
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 – Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person in the United States, in connection with any telecommunication service or VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service, to cause any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information (“spoofing”) with the intent to defraud or cause harm. Prohibits construing these provisions to prevent blocking caller identification or to authorize or prohibit law enforcement or U.S. intelligence agency activities.
Santa??
Wow… 2 podcasts in a single month??? Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.
As always, VoIP Tech Chat can be accessed from:
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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: Read the rest of this entry »
The VoIP Users Conference celebrates it’s 3rd anniversary on March 26th with a good ol’ fashioned sleep over. Ok, well it’s not really a sleep over, but it’s just as cool. That’s right, starting on March 26th, 2010 at 3am EST, get ready for the 24 Hour Live Voipathon Podcast and Phone In.
24 Hour Voipathon
Use the Internet to bring voices together
Voipathon is a simple idea: To unite people from as many parts of the world (and time zones) in a 24 hour long discussion about the Internet, voice over the Internet and how communities can and do use these tools.
We will talk about
- Content creators, their rights and how important they are to the Internet
- ways to connect your voices together (including free phone calls)
- ways to get around obstacles to voice connections put in place in some countries
- communities that use the Internet to make the world a better place
- keeping the Internet free of censorship by spreading understanding of the principles of freedom
- piracy, copyright, takedown notices etc
We will hear from
- People from all corners of the planet sharing their experiences
- Experienced telephony users who can help you make a connection, free
- Members of communities who are helping improve lives everywhere
Join us on March 26th, 2010
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Can you believe that we haven’t posted a true VoIP Tech Chat in over a year? Although many of you are thankful for the break, we have decided to invade your favorite audio player once more (with feeling) with the first of (what we hope) will be many podcasts for 2010. This week we discuss Verizon Wireless, Vonage, Customer Service, and well, just a good ol’ fashioned VoIP Tech Chat.
As always, VoIP Tech Chat can be accessed from:
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VoicePulse announced today in an email that Business and Wholesale accounts will be required to meet a minimum usage of $10/month. They also advised that their Terms of Service had been updated to reflect the change. The company targeting users utilizing the service as a backup provider encouraged account holders to contact a representative to discuss becoming the “Primary” provider.
The email follows: Read the rest of this entry »
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