Tag: telepocalypse

FCC Needs To Listen

The FCC has competing goals of maximizing revenue from the auction (suggesting less regulation) and protecting the public (suggesting more rules to force competition). Having open access requirements like those suggested by Google will spur competition and grow an economy around this spectrum. It will also put commercial pressure on mobile operators and broadband companies to reduce the restrictions they have on current broadband and mobile services.

the astroturfers are cute.

Delaminate Telcos

Carriers are gigantic corporate welfare bums. They receive an enormous state subsidy in the form of a right of way that gets them into every household in America. Imagine if the location of every tunnel, pole, and line had to be contracted for and paid for separately — the carriers would go bust.

your cell phone bill is funding terrorism. why do you hate america? go cold turkey on the phone.

Phone Company Advice

For example, “unlimited” usually doesn’t mean unlimited, it just means undocumented. For Sprint, you will need to verify things such as “how many service calls per month can I make without having my service terminated?” For these ambiguous service commitments, you will need patience and diligence.

my advice would be to try the post-phone lifestyle

All aboard

We’re pleased to announce that we have acquired GrandCentral Communications, a company that provides services for managing your voice communications. GrandCentral is an innovative service that lets users integrate all of their existing phone numbers and voice mailboxes into one account, which can be accessed from the web. We think GrandCentral’s technology fits well into Google’s efforts to provide services that enhance the collaborative exchange of information between our users.

as customer-hostile industries like telcos and music are invaded by the software industry, features go up, prices reach zero, and customer satisfaction increases.

Hotspot@Home

To use the service just pop your T-Mobile SIM into the phone and connect to your WiFi network. If you’re using T-Mobile’s router, you have one button access to secure and encrypt the connection. That’s it. Once you have connected, your calls will be routed over WiFi and you’ll suddenly find your phone works in places of your home that it didn’t work before. Your talk time will still come out of your minutes plan however. But that’s not all. For an extra $9.99 a month (that’s an introductory rate but will be grandfathered in so you won’t see a rate increase over time) every call you make over WiFi (in the US) is now free.

timid. they are not cannibalizing themselves fast enough. guess someone else will do it for them.