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Packet8 CEO: in light of SunRocket's demise, we're hearing rumors of more VoIP market exits

Packet8 CEO: in light of SunRocket's demise, we're hearing rumors of more VoIP market exitsVOIP Companies SurvivabilityI don't know about other VOIP companies services and their financial soundness, but I can tell you that I have been using a VOIP service from a company called IGONET for over a year...

Tags: telephony, telecommunications, voip, packet8, sunrocket

Discussion threads 2007-09-14

Packet8 CEO: in light of SunRocket's demise, we're hearing rumors of more VoIP market exits

 As the CEO of the second-largest after Vonage "pure play" VoIP provider, Packet8's Bryan Martin is pretty much plugged in to the whole sector. At ITExpo I had an informal background conversation with Bryan. He feels that the SunRocket implosion cost all VoIP providers some credibility on...

Tags: voip, phone, packet8, sunrocket, voip company, price elasticity, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-13

Packet8 CEO: here's how our $199 a year and SunRocket's $199 a year are different

Packet8 CEO: here's how our $199 a year and SunRocket's $199 a year are differentPacket8 is stable, and so are ViaTalk and JoiPhoneI think that Packet8 will do just fine. They're backed by a hosting company and their business customers. But just so you know, there some other reliable VOIP...

Tags: voip, telecommunications, packet8, sunrocket

Discussion threads 2007-08-08

Packet8 CEO: here's how our $199 a year and SunRocket's $199 a year are different

FierceVoIPs Deborah McAdams posts a thorough grok of Packet8 owner 8x8's recent  quarterly conference call.  A good bit of the juicy tidbits pertain to the effect of SunRocket's closing on Packet8.The big factoid: latest numbers show Pakcet 8 has signed up 19,000 former SunRocket subs.That's not necessarily an entirely blessed...

Tags: 8x8, packet8, rnrnfiercevoips deborah mcadams, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-08-06

So why is SunRocket's site still up? Here's why

So why is SunRocket's site still up? Here's whySign-up screensI have no problem with the page itself still being available ... but the sign-up screen really should have been updated to reflect that due to whatever issues (fanancial, impending sale, some other) they wish to blame - no new customers...

Tags: sunrocket, packet8

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

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Man mistakenly assigned Vonage number now has to go thru PITA of requesting it back

Man mistakenly assigned Vonage number now has to go thru PITA of requesting it backpacket8 woesafter my own bad experience with packet8 i stumbled upon your blog and this post on the Vonage number blunder. in may case, packet8 charged me a disconnection fee of $59.99 for a number that...

Tags: blogging, voip, telecommunications, vonage holdings corp., pita

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Reader: AT&T tells me Time Warner Cable is blocking his VoIP

Reader: AT&T tells me Time Warner Cable is blocking his VoIPNot just TimeWarnerWhile I never had an issue with my old SunRocket account, the move to a new service has been less than pain-free. I am using VOIP.com now, which I chose based on price and features. I've...

Tags: telephony, internet service providers (isps), telecommunications, time warner inc., voip, at&t corp., teleblend

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Reader: Vonage assigned my Packet8 number, and I'm not even a Vonage customer

Reader: Vonage assigned my Packet8 number, and I'm not even a Vonage customerWonder who made the mistake?Although the tone of the article indicated Vonage was at fault, there are a lot of hands in the soup when porting numbers. Could have been a Packet8 mistake, a LEC mistake, a...

Tags: vonage holdings corp., packet8

Discussion threads 2008-03-01

Man mistakenly assigned Vonage number now has to go thru PITA of requesting it back

Yesterday I blogged about the case of reader dmuniz, who wrote to tell me that his Packet8 phone number was mistakenly assigned to Vonage- even though he is not, and never has been a Vonage customer. Just a few mins. ago I got...

Tags: vonage holdings corp., packet8, telecom & utilities, russell shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-29

Reader: Vonage assigned my Packet8 number, and I'm not even a Vonage customer

I've just received an email from "dmuniz," who is a reader of this blog. Are you ready for another Vonage horror story this Thursday afternoon? K, well, then, here's what he wrote: I don't subscribe to Vonage, I use...

Tags: phone, vonage holdings corp., packet8, telecom & utilities, telecommunications, russell shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-28

Compare Top Hosted VoIP Phone Systems From Vendors like Aptela, Packet8 and Covad

Research the leading hosted PBX systems from major vendors and compare the features and services that are important to you. A new phone system is a critical element of your business. You can't afford to make a mistake but you also know that you need to have...

Tags: covad communications group inc., phone, packet8, pbx, voip phone, phone system, voip-news, telephony, voip, networking, telecommunications

White papers 2008-02-12

How much for a video-friendly Internet?

How much for a video-friendly Internet?What about static addresses?ISP's charge extra for static IP addresses. That made sense in the days of dial-up, but it is a total rip-off in the world of "always on" Internet. We are all second-class contents consumers without static addresses.Only if you sign up for...

Tags: corporate communications, dsl, telecom & utilities, voip, network technology, broadband internet, tv & home theater, verizon communications inc., internet, fios tv, video, phone

Discussion threads 2008-01-19

PC World gets it wrong: as Vonage goes, so not necessarily goes VoIP

It disappoints, but does not amaze me, how journalists on deadline sometimes cite rough patches being experienced by Vonage or Skype and then make a giant leap to conclude that VoIP is hosed. Take for instance the almost-always-clued-in Dan Tynan of PC World. ...

Tags: vonage holdings corp., pc world, dan, telephony, voip, telecommunications, networking, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-18

IMHO: many if not most retail salespeople are clueless about VoIP

I regularly visit lots of consumer electronics retailers, computer-centric and office supply monoliths. Toy stores for adults of course me being an adult is debatable Although I am already set up with many VoIP accounts and gear, I like to walk up to the salespeople in the...

Tags: telephony, voip, telecommunications, networking, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-10-26

Foreseen: Forsee out at Sprint. But will they learn from these mistakes under his watch?

As I posted last week- and with plenty of reasons offered- SprintNextel's feckless CEO Gary Forsee- was finally encountering some real thin ice. Only it didn't take that long before he slipped through said ice. He's out as of today. Why?...

Tags: sprint communications, wimax, voip, telephony, telecommunications, wi-fi, wireless, networking, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-10-08

Prof: footnote in eBay Patent case COULD give Vonage a break in theirs

Prof: footnote in eBay Patent case COULD give Vonage a break in theirsSad stuffPity that this debacle is giving the entire VoIP segment a black eye because there are great companies out there that focused on the technology and not the “sizzle”. Hey, I liked the Vonage commercials as...

Tags: telephony, vonage holdings corp., prof, ebay inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-06

It's about time dept.: Sprint CEO draws investor heat

Now, finally, a dissident SprintNextel shareholder with quite a bit of clout is expressing some very public discontent about how the company is being run. Very public, as in an interview with two Wall Street Journal reporters posted today. "We...

Tags: wall street journal, sprint communications, investor, corporate governance, product marketing, customer relationship management (crm), strategy, business operations, corporate law, marketing, enterprise software, software, management, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-10-04

Just in: Vonage gets a break in Verizon patent suit: monetary award vacated

Just in: Vonage gets a break in Verizon patent suit: monetary award vacatedSad stuffI lived through the wild west days of trying to get lower cost telecom services with competitive local exchange companies and was burned badly. Now I feel like this is a déjà vu – as I have...

Tags: telephony, telecom & utilities, telecommunications, vonage holdings corp., verizon communications inc.

Discussion threads 2007-09-26

In light of Patent woes, Vonage could be acquired by Sprint after all

Opinions are starting to gather about what yesterday's court decision holding Vonage as infringer in six SprintNextel patents means. Noting Vonage stock's all-time low closing price of $1.30 a share yesterday, Om thinks it is only a matter of time before Vonage disappears,...

Tags: vonage holdings corp., sprint communications, richard, telephony, b2b, voip, telecommunications, networking, e-business/e-commerce, internet, russell shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-26

Free U.S. calling-enabling ooma devices are now publicly available

Free U.S. calling-enabling ooma devices are now publicly availableit's not cheap if they go out of business or cancl itMany companies have tried to offer"lifetime" plans for this or that service.Only to either repudiate their offeringsr go out of business.One of the most notorious is Akimbo, whichcoincidentally was backed by...

Tags: akimbo, free u.s.

Discussion threads 2007-09-18