Why Free Only Goes So Far

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

GigaOm’s Anne Zelenka has a slaughtering post that rips Jaxtr from one end to the other and calls into question how they plan to make money.

Ouch!

Published on December 12th, 2007 under


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Free Worldwide Calling with Jaxtr

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comJaxtr has launched a new service that offers free, unlimited member-to-member calling worldwide called FreeConnect.
“Launching a free international calling service that works on any…

Published on December 26th, 2008 under ,

Free is Dead

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Om’s post about Jaxtr pretty much provides the kind of perspective I have on free services.
The crowd that wants free never pays. With free not being a business model any longer, and wit…

Published on December 17th, 2008 under

PIKA WARP Now Compatible with FreePBX

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comPIKA WARP the Appliance is now compatible with the Asterisk-based FreePBX Graphical User Interface. The WARP product began shipping in June.
“We are very pleased to have supported…

Published on November 19th, 2008 under , , ,

Free Calls From Your PC

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comThere is a new service for free international calls. Voipax has released a service called Freebuzzer.
The free international calls are made through a web browser. You aren’t required…

Published on November 8th, 2008 under , , ,

Now Blackberry Users Get Free WiFi Too With AT&T

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

Yesterday the news was about iPhone users getting free access to AT&T hotspots. Now today, I spotted that CrunchGear has a report about free BlackBerry access too for those with WiFi enabled…

Published on October 31st, 2008 under , , , , , ,

Free Calling from Ring Plus

Source: www.voip-news.com

-news.comLooking to save money on calling? Ring Plus has the ticket. The VoIP provider now offers free ad-supported calls. Yes, I did say free.
Just think, you could pay only for internet servic…

Published on October 28th, 2008 under , ,

3CX’s Free Softphone

Source: www.voip-news.com

3CX has unveiled a free VoIP softphone for businesses.
Yes, free.
“3CX VoIP Phone is great for businesses that wish to have an easy to deploy, business-level VoIP soft phone. Because it is…

Published on September 3rd, 2008 under , , ,

More Free Calls With Asterisk via Gizmo Project

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

I’ve been a fan of GizmoProject for a very long time, and while I’m using it less and less, and other apps more, I still never forget how much innovation resides inside their team.

Many peo…

Published on August 25th, 2008 under , , , , , , , ,

Free Trial from Junction Network

Source: www.voip-news.com

Junction Network is offering a free SIP trial to Response Point users. The trial, which is geared toward SMB owners, will give users a chance to experience the service before committing to it…

Published on July 10th, 2008 under , ,

Free WiFi In San Francisco, Taking Hold

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

What Earthlink couldn’t make work, Meraki is going to turn into reality.

Venture Beat reports that 100,000 people have logged on. This is a start…

Published on July 4th, 2008 under , , , , ,

Boingo For Free This Weekend

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

The Los Angeles Times caught wind of the Freedom Pass weekend from client Boingo that’s available over the July 4th Holiday.

How do you get it? Simple. Simply click here and go to the Boingo’s…

Published on July 4th, 2008 under

Nearly Free Overseas Skype Calls?

Source: www.voip-news.com

Overseas Skype calls for nearly free? Yep, it’s possible with a service called Talkster. VoIP News has the details.
In VoIP as elsewhere, small changes can have surprising consequences. Tak…

Published on June 26th, 2008 under , , ,

Friday Links: Bye to Free VoIP?

Source: www.voip-news.com

asyMobile is now offering Rebtel VoIP. Read about it on VoIP News of the UK.
VoIP Watch has news on CounterPath’s SIP-based conferencing . . . read it here.
And is free VoIP going the way…

Published on June 13th, 2008 under , , ,

Why I Hate Free WiFi

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

I’m a Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and I can’t use a lot of programs on my Mac to connect to cloud based services like my Gmail account using MailPlane (but I can get to the mail via the browser…

Published on June 11th, 2008 under , ,

Truphone Offers Free/Cheap Calls Away From Wi-Fi

Source: www.voip-news.com

Truphone subscribers are now being offered free or cheap VoIP calls over the cellular network when they are away from Wi-Fi hot spots. The mobile VoIP solution uses a unique set-up to save customers…

Published on May 27th, 2008 under , , , , , , ,

FreedomVOICE Claims More Direct Approach to Hosted VoIP

Source: www.voip-news.com

FreedomVOICE Systems says that they are different than the average VoIP provider. The maker of FreedomIQ VoIP Hosted PBX service claims that they have superior sound quality because they connect…

Published on May 22nd, 2008 under , , , , , , , , ,

AT&T 3G Media Net PrePaid + Truphone = Free Calls

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

As many of you know, I’ve become enamored with using my Skypephone over Hutchison3G in the UK via a pre-paid SIM and ultra cheap (5 pounds a month) data plans. I also use prepaid 3G from 3 or…

Published on May 19th, 2008 under , , , , , , , ,

Free Calls Out, But (Sometimes) The Receiving Party Pays

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

We’ve all heard the model of calls where in Europe and the UK the Calling Party Pays. Here in the USA when it comes to a cell phone to cell phone call, both parties pay per se, even in an unlimited…

Published on May 18th, 2008 under , , , ,

Read An Ad, Get Free WiFi on Your iPhone

Source: andyabramson.blogs.com

If you own and use an Apple iPhone there’s isn’t a Boingo Mobile client for it, but now can have free WiFi access on your iPhone in 28 airports which Boingo operates in, and get it for fr…

Published on May 3rd, 2008 under , , , , , ,

An Open Invitation to All AT&T Board Members Attending the AT&T Board of Directors Meeting for A Look See at U-verse, Starbucks, and Much More. Plus! A Free Milkshake at the Olmos Soda Fountain

Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

Memo to all the AT&T Board of Directors:
In advance of the AT&T annual meeting on Friday, April 25, ya’ll are invited to my house to check out a real life deployment of U-verse. …

Published on April 22nd, 2008 under , , , , ,
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