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If Skype was disruptive to telcos, then Cubic Telecom is their nightmare (and good for you)

A few weeks prior to my scheduled departure for Dublin, Ireland where I ran the most recent Mashup Camp, I started handing out the phone numbers of my hotel and traveling companions to people who might want to reach me while I was over there. For cell phone usage,...

Tags: SIM Card, Web, Ireland, Phone, Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Wi-Fi, Service, Cubic Telecom, Phone Number, MaxRoam, Pat Phelan, Telecom & Utilities, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-11-27

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Rip off roaming: the MAXRoam response

Mobile 2.0 Europe has a strong sustainability element but the meme kinda falls apart when it comes to mobile roaming telephony costs. As anyone who travels outside their own country knows, roaming charges are at eye watering levels. Yet according to Tommy Ahlers, founder of Zyb and now...

Tags: Sustainability, Vodafone Group Plc., Telephony, Mobile, Mobile 2.0 Europe, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Update your Twitter feed by voice with Twitterfone

I first met Pat Phelan in Spain this year when he provided MAXroam SIM cards to us Nokia Nseries bloggers. They worked very well and I think he provides a valuable service to world travelers. I just received an email from Pat announcing the launch of Twitterfone. Twitterfone is a...

Tags: Phone, Voice, Twitter, Twitterfone, Verification Text Message, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Google wants to own your mobile: Not going to happen. Yet.

Last week, Robert Scoble wrote: So, every month that Microsoft and Yahoo will be stuck in some courtroom arguing out why this is a good deal means money in the bank for Google as they close mobile phone deal after mobile phone deal. Forget the courtoom thing for...

Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-02-06

The tech I'm taking/testing to Mashup Camp Dublin (MaxRoam seems cool)

I'm packing my bags right now for Mashup Camp Dublin, figuring out how to keep my load as light as possible. One thing is for sure -- I won't be needing my Motorola Q over there. It's a CDMA machine and Europe as most people know is on GSM....

Tags: SIM Card, Ireland, Phone, Wi-Fi, Service, GSM, Mashup, MaxROAM Web Site, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Wireless LANs, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-11-08

Cubic Telecom launches global phone

Among the TechCrunch 40 presentations today, Cubic Telecom was among the most interesting. The company unveiled a “global” phone that eliminates expensive, international roaming charges. "All global calls become local calls,” said company CEO and co-founder Pat Phelan, which is great if you travel widely or call family...

Tags: Phone, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-17