Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 02:08 GMT
I've been a Vonage customer since June of 2004. While I'm happy with the service itself, I've noticed over the last couple of years "rate creep": I started paying about $28US per month when I went to the full-service plan. This past rate period, I paid just over $30.
If this payout to Verizon causes Vonage to increase their rates *again*, I'm going to take my service elsewhere.
Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 09:21 GMT
To suddenly realize you needed to do RnD on something you thought was a commodity like switches. Such is business in duopoly land Verizon and ATT I would gladly see them both choke on it but they seem to be in a very comfortable position.
Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 09:21 GMT
A world-wide patent overhaul is long overdue. Too many companies simply exist to litigate, safe in the knowledge that even if their claim is rather flaky, they will be probably be offered a settlement anyway... Win win situation.
I think I'm going to patent the binary system. Then you can ALL watch out :-)
Posted Tuesday 9th October 2007 21:06 GMT
Call me when they sue packet 8 or comcast voip . Both are large companies, that do no use the disputed patents .
Look at this way. In the US the cable companies have done every thing they to bar telcos from entering the market. You the telcos would love to sticK it to the cable companies for revenge, yet they have not gone after them cause the cable companies did develop their own technology .
I'm no fan of the telcos since my company does compete with them. But the fact is other viop providers do not use those patents. This will not be the death of VIOP
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