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WebRTC
WebRTC is an API definition being drafted by the World Wide Web Consortium to enable browser-to-browser applications for voice calling, video chat, and P2P file sharing without plugins.
Worthless wireless numbers
I’ve always questioned the need to gather huge samples of data to try and figure out what the average consumer is or isn’t doing. In fact, most of us are pretty average (though we hate to admit it). So I often find my own data represents the norm of the world. T-Mobile allows you to […]
Chris KoehnckeGrandCentral: 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 KoehnckeToo 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 KoehnckeNo 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 KoehnckeNothing 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 KoehnckeWho 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 […]
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