All Posts Tagged With: "VoIP"
eBay Buys Skype For Up To $4.1bn
I guess I spoke too sooneBay have just bought Skype for $1.3bn in cash and $1.3bn in shares. If targets are met eBay will pay a further $1.5bn in 2008 or 2009 giving a total price of$4.1bn.I really can’t wait to see what eBay plan to do with Skype as I’m sure they have more [...]
12Sep2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
eBay Holding Investor Call Tomorrow - To Announce Skype Deal?
Apparently eBay have scheduled an unusua investor call at 5am pacific time which I think is 1pm GMT, which may be to announce a deal with Skype.Figures of £3-4 billion are being suggested. This will be one of the craziest deals ever if it goes ahead. I just can’t see the fit between [...]
12Sep2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
Google Voice/IM Service Using Jabber To Launch Soon?
It seems that there may be some truth to the rumours that Google is looking into building a IM/VoIP client. The domain talk.google.com is live and directs to www.google.com/talk/ which gives a 404 error.I’m expecting a service using Jabber similar to AOL’s allowing Google’s messenger to communicate with all the other big services - [...]
23Aug2005 | Everton | 4 comments | Continued
Skype Reduce Skypeout Costs
Skype have reduced the costs of its SkypeOut service. The new global rate to most countries is now 1.7 Euro cents to most major countries.
Skype are trying to spin this as a birthday giveaway but I think it is more likely because Skype are trying to make SkypeOut more attractive as the take-up rate [...]
29Jul2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
Vodafone Germany to Block Skype
In what has to be one of the most predictable developments, Vodafone Germany have announced that from 2007 they will be blocking VoIP calls. It won’t be long before other operators follow I think.
I think the operators are making a big mistake here and trying to ban VoIP is a bad business plan. [...]
Skype vs. Gizmo?
I have to admit that I haven’t tried using Gizmo but if it does avoid Skype’s bandwidth consumption then I’ll be a fan. Gizmo is a new Skype-like VoIP client from Michael Robertson, of SipPhone, MP3.com and Linspire fame.
Gizmo is SIP compatible which is a big advantage over Skype which means Gizmo users can [...]
Finally Got Vonage Working
After 3 attempts with Vonage they finally sent through the adaptor. I was really disappointed as when I realised the adaptor I realised that I already had one connected which came in the box so I thought grrr how stupid are they?
Then I read a thread on the Vonage forum and I realised that maybe [...]
Still Having Problems With Vonage
I still can’t receive calls because my DSL adaptor hasn’t arrived yet. I’ve chased them twice this week and each time they have no record of my call.
I’m finding this more and more with online companies. I think they underestimate that people still need ‘real’ support and rely too much on online faqs, [...]
Vonage Update: I’m Having A Lot Of Problems
I'm not having the best experience setting up my Vonage service. At the moment I can make calls but I can't receive calls.
My vonage kit arrived in the post yesterday. I was surprised to open it and find a router rather than the simple switch I was expecting that would just plug into my [...]
Signed Up For Vonage
Well, I’ve taken the plunge and signed up for Vonage.  I was hesitant about paying the £10 per month fixed charge as I tend to use my mobile phone more than my fixed line, but once I saw the international rates I was sold.
I know that Skype may provide better international rates, but I’ve [...]
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