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Chris Kranky
Bitch bitch bitch
Kranky, I’m supposed to be in a bad mood, right, call me a bitch if you like. I like cool new stuff, I’ll try anything, I’ll drop something if it doesn’t add any value though. Fix a real problem I’m having (or a real problem I’m not even aware I’m having) and I’ll be your […]
Chris Koehncke
GrandCentral: Revisited
My original posting on GrandCentral got a lot of comments with a number of folks thinking I hadn’t giving the service a chance. I’ll revisit it. It’s not that the concept of GrandCentral isn’t neat enough to me as a techno geek. The issue is and remains – it’s a series of features masquerading as [...]
Chris Koehncke
Too many plans
Time & distance. The two basic parameters upon which all telecom service pricing has been based is slowly becoming a dinosaur. Distance has clearly fallen off the map with the cost to call the UK the same as to call California. Time is next. I distinctly remember the wireline guys looking down their noses at […]
Chris Koehncke
No they’re not going to do that
Wandering around CTIA (now a couple weeks back), I ran into some of the cable guys. Director of Wireless Services. Talking about how they were going to do an MVNO and offer their cable subscribers wireless. It’s going to be great you know. Many wireless subscribers are on the cheapo plan and the sheer cost […]
Chris Koehncke
Nothing to lose
About 4 years ago, I switched my Verizon line to Vonage. Haven’t looked back despite some ups and down. Since that time, Verizon has sent me a flyer or a letter every couple of weeks, asking me to come back. This is known as a "win-back" campaign. Initially, the message was Verizon is a great […]
Chris Koehncke
Who needs redundancy?
FLASH! Telecom and the web are merging together. OK – so I’m the master of the obvious. But as these two world collide, I see a sharp contrast in thinking. Yesterday, Blackberry service was 100% disrupted. No word on why. My guess is a telecom guy was involved here somewhere. In meeting with IP guys […]
Chris Koehncke