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SoundWin: VoIP Hardware Not To Buy

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:52:00 +0000

There are many VoIP hardware vendors around. Some are better, some are worse. But there is one which I urge you not to buy. Ever. Under any circumstance. That is a chinese-made piece of buggy hardware called SoundWin, managed by some argentinean guy called Arie Pompas.

My advice: get anything else.

Boingo: Worst Service in the World

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:16:00 +0000

You may be tempted to sign up to Boingo, a wireless service provider. Please read before you do so.

First the good part: Boingo works in most airports in the US, as well as Starbucks and some other locations.

Now for the bad part: Cancelling the service is virtually impossible. You are better off trying a chargeback with the bank. There is no cancel button at the user panel. Also, you cannot cancel via email. They claim that it is for security reasons. I wonder where were those security reasons when I signed up. So, you have no choice but call customer service if you want to cancel, and that is where the fun starts. You will have to wait forever before you get to talk to an agent. I gave up way before that, and I ended up calling the bank instead.

Speaking about customer service, I had an awful experience in Europe. They claim that they have coverage in Spain's Barajas airport. You keep getting messages from the Boingo App saying "Login to Boingo here", only it does not connect (it says Whoops, We're unable to process your request. Contact Customer Service). I tried sending an email to customer support, and I got a canned reply... one week later! Maybe they thought I was the main character in the movie "The Terminal"

Then I moved to Paris, couldn't use it there either. London: same thing.

Bottom line: stay away.

Google Public Policy Blog: A broadband catapult for America

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:20:00 +0000

Google Public Policy Blog: A broadband catapult for America

Google said it: It is time to revamp the broadband infrastructure.

Launching Ring2Skype, a free replacement for SkypeIn

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:52:00 +0000

We have exciting news! We have just launched a new free service: Ring2Skype.com.

Ring2Skype allows people without a Skype account to call you on your Skype. Once you sign up (in just 1 simple step), you are assigned a phone number and a private extension. All calls to that extension ring at your Skype. Numbers are available in 31 countries (!!!) and over 100 different regions.

Why may you want to have a regular phone number ringing at your Skype? Well, you may want your internet-impaired grandmother (are there any left?) to call you without having a computer. Or, if you are an immigrant, you may want to have a phone number in your home country for your friends to call. You may also want people on the road to call you from their cellphones.

The service is 100% free and community-driven. The community will have the opportunity to define the service, record the voice prompts, and decide the countries to add numbers.

One way or another, the service launched this week, and it already has over 2000 users, so it definitely fills a need.

HostMyAgents - Call Center on Demand

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:44:00 +0000

Call centers are complex stuff. You need software, hardware, trunks, DIDs, operators, etc.

A new service called HostMyAgents provides you with an end-to-end solution for your call center needs, with no upfront investment. Just pay for what you use. Is is well worth it.

JetNumbers for Skype - Now Free! Tokens available

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

We are glad to announce that we just launched a free JetNumbers for Skype program. With this service you can receive incoming PSTN calls from 32 countries! The caller pays a local call, you pay nothing, zero, nada, zilch.

When you sign up you will be assigned a phone number and an extension. Calls to that extension will ring in you Skype. It is that simple.

Since we are overwhelmed by requests and we do not want the system to crash, we are offering the service only to holders of tokens. Below you will find a few, for our loyal blog readers. To sign up, go to our web page, www.jetnumbers.com and click on Free Skype. You will be asked for your skype id and a token.

Please mark the tokens that you used up. And if the tokens run out, don't despair, you can sign up and we'll assign new tokens as we build capacity.

If you have a popular blog and want to offer tokens to your readers, contact us. We are assigning tokens at this stage only to blogs with highest traffic.

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JetNumbers for Skype - Much more stable

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:49:00 +0000

We have been working hard to make JetNumbers for Skype more stable. We had been having issues with accounts redirected to voicemails, which caused the channels to hang. This has now been solved, and users are experiencing much higher connection rates (ASR).

Voice quality continues to be amazingly good.

Expect some shocking news soon, as soon as we feel confident that the platform can add tens of thousands of new users.

All you need to know about Broadband Telephone Services.

noreply@blogger.com (Webmasters) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:25:00 +0000

When all of your friends/realives reside out of state, do you often get that cold shiver on your back when you recieve your telephone bill? The solution you are looking for are broadband telephone services. These services allow the costumer to make long distance phone calls by using their high speed Internet connection. Among the many advantages this brings, the most considerable one would be that, comparing prices with a regular long distance call you save a great amount of money. This happens beacuse you do not get charged with taxes, fees and surcharges, or worse- be charged with distance calls you never made, a common issue telephone companies have to deal with.

Along with cheaper long distance rates, these phones are equipped with the best technology available. Here´s a quick insight into how these services work: whenever you make a long distance call your voice is turned into a digital signal instead of an analog one. That signal, of course, gets transformed back indo an analog signal so that you can have a “normal” conversation.

To make proper use of broadband telephone technology, it is recommended that you have a high speed connection to the Internet. DSL or Digital Susctiber Line or a cable connection would be ideal. Unfortunately, the service is not available for tose who use a dial-up connection. Neither is it for users with satellite or wireless broadband connections, as these are very unstable.
Regarding those helpful features you enjoy when using your landline phone, some of them are included as well. For example, Call Waiting, Caller ID, Voice Mail, 3-Way Calling, Call Forwarding and so on. A drawback to this service is that you cannot place a 911 call. Another disadvantage is that, in case of a power failure, a computer crash or any problem in your Internet connection you will not be able place calls. Nevertheless, if you hire a jetnumbers virtual phone number you wont need to have any internet connection at all, just your old fashion phone.

Voip features and advantages

noreply@blogger.com (Webmasters) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Today, VOIP phones are commonly used to make calls online. Making use of these phones and this system at a variety of offices is quite convenient. Besides being convenient, it offers incredible features such as call identification, call divert, and the contact books. All sort of types of communication methods and protocols are combined into these phones to make calls by using the Internet. VOIP transforms the usual talking in the audio signals and then gets changed into digital data.

By using VOIP phones you can contact anybody in any part of the World. And it is quite cheap as well. The VOIP providers are constantly communicating with the users to solve every problem (if any). They ensure a safe connection while talking and a great sound quality. The data and the tone are sent simultaneously with the VOIP phones. Free calls are also available.

Thanks to the advancement there is such a large number of VOIP phones that making a phone call is very easy. Another advantage is that they include some of the newest technology, clear audio when talking, and the possibility of extending a call for hours and not face any inconvenients. There are a lot of well-known firms for example, Philips and BT. There is a rough competition among service providers, and they are mainly used by corporate houses.

These phones have memory to save a great ammount of contacts. They give you the chance to identifiy each incoming call and to deicide whether you want to attend the call or not. You can transfer the call to another number if you are not at home, by using the "call divert" feature. By using “call waiting” you can make sure you will not miss any important calls while you are talking on the phone. Students also are benefited, as the “teleconferencing” feature allows them to contact univiersities/colleges around the World to, for example, disuss about different educational curriculums.

We are not wrong at all if we state that the VOIP uses the best technology available for distance communication. Internet is used to transmit the voice signals all over the World. Some of the features incluided have created a true revolution in the communication industry. Buisness companies are benefited with this techonolgy, their incomes and their power are growing. Individuals also see advantages in this system, as they pay much less for making calls from anywhere in the World.

The VOIP communication services only depend on the speed of the Internet. If we compare installation costs with standard phones, its cheaper as well. When purchasing a VOIP phone you should always look for those which provide voice mail, live chats and email. However if you are looking for a more economical VOIP communication system make sure to look around before acquiring one, as there are many copies that are being given away to attract clients. They offer many services such as three way calling or call conferences at competitive prices.

It is safe to asume that the VOIP solution have translated into important savings for big companies. Nevertheless, you must notice that prior to the acquisition of a VOIP system you should compare the prices available in the market.

The IT Directory

noreply@blogger.com (Joanna Blankleder) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:36:00 +0000

This is our reciprocal link!

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Find out how voip could help you and your family

noreply@blogger.com (Webmasters) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:03:00 +0000

Nowadays VoIP doesnt sound weird for the people. In fact people around the world are looking towards this option of comunication. VOIP is the short form of Voice over Internet Protocol, which allows people to communicate on phone through internet. Phone bills are dramatically reduced thanks to this new technology, isn't weird that business all over the world are moving to voip and time is not farther when it will become first choice of the people. Gradually everybody is going to chose voip instead of old fashion telephone system.

World of communication has been totally changed beacause of VoIP technology. Large business wich need several long distance calls takes really good advantage of this technology but you and your family should know that voip isnt only large business deal also it has much benefit for those who want to use it personally and for family. If you dont have enough information about what to do here it is in brief, what and how VoIP provides:

* With VoIP you will be always close to your family. Just by paying your monthly internet fees you should be able to enjoy chats as longs as you want, VoIP is an internet services.

* If your children or friends are abroad because of study or busniess you can stay in touch with them, there's no need to be out of date with their routine. And if they don't have a computer but an old fashion telephone, there are several websites that sells virtual phone numbers and software-based voip solutions that delivers calls to normal phones.

* Distance learning. Voip features includes letting you talk with many people together. Conferences, meetings or any other situation wich needs a meeting.

* What people usually expect to have with analogic phone service at additional charges, are given as common with VoIP.

What you should think in order to enjoy VoIP and save money, check the points below.

* In order to get a high quality service you need to have a high speed internet conection. Normal connections will fail to achieve good quality communication.

* Second expense, you have to make to purchase a gateway or, if you want to use your current phone, adaptor; which makes link between internet and your phone.

* Last and common step, you know very well, is only to shop around. This will give you best VOIP service at reasonable price.

VOIP is a very modern telecommunication tool, which is brought the people very close to each other. You can talk to the person face to face (through video phones), who is thousands of miles far from you. So, it’s not bad idea to buy VOIP for using personally

Podcasting to your phone

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:06:00 +0000

We love podcasts. From TWIT to the Economist, we just can't have enough. While jogging, on the car, or just waiting for the doctor, podcasts turn these brain "idle cycles" into learning or entertainment. The only thing is that we never seem to have the right podcast on the ipod.

So, we developed a cute new way to listen to podcasts: from the phone. Just call a phone number, and you'll hear a menu of available podcasts. Choose the one you want, and that's it. Want to skip forward 30 seconds? Press "3". Want to skip back? Press "1". 6 and 4 will skip forward or backwards 2 minutes, and pressing 9 and 7 will skip 8 minutes.

We are offering podcasters free direct numbers. Please contact us if you want one for you.

JetNumbers for Skype now available

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Great news!!!! We now have virtual numbers available for Skype, in beta!

Need a "skypein" number in Spain? Or maybe in Argentina, Russia, Israel or any other of the 40+ countries covered by JetNumbers?

Only 1000 numbers will be activated for this beta. Hurry up and sign up!

Arfe you a top blogger or reviewer? Drop us a note and we'll give you a complimentary subscription for you to try.

Seasons Greetings!!

noreply@blogger.com (Kari) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:06:00 +0000

As a way to thank all of our clients and friends, we have launched a new Seasons Greetings Plan!

Take a look at it in our website, and start benefiting from this promotion! This plan will be available until January, 13th.

JetNumbers wishes all of its customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you at www.jetnumbers.com !

Get a free jetnumber

noreply@blogger.com (Andres Bz) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:52:00 +0000

Hi guys,
as you may have seen we have a limited time offer where we give away free jetnumbers.
In casu you have not seen it: http://www.jetnumbers.com/get-free-jetnumber&from=header

Anyway, the idea is to have this space to shre information on this promotion and have everyone ask whatever question you may have on this issue.

We want to share our service with everyone that wants to write about us.

Looking forward to hearing you comments.

Best
Andres

Las discograficas vs Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:55:00 +0000

Las discograficas vienen luchando duramente contra la pirateria, en lo que parece una lucha perdida. El argumento (por demas razonable) de las empresas es que protegen los derechos de autor. El tema es que los autores e interpretes no parecen estar de acuerdo. Yo varias veces escuche autores invitando a la audiencia a bajar sus canciones en MP3. Creo que el primero en impulsar esto fue Eminem, pero como es un rebelde de nacimiento nunca le dieron mucha bola. Esta semana dos autores decidieron que no necesitan discograficas. El primero fue Nine Inch Nails, el segundo Madonna. Todo parece indicar que el castillo se derrumba.

Las discograficas cumplen un rol importante, sin duda. El tema es que la distribución (legal) de un disco es muy cara.

Pero algo mas de fondo tiene que ver con los propios derechos de autor. La sociedad decidió darles a los autores un derecho exclusivo sobre su obra, como manera de incentivar la creación. Me permito dudar que sea el incentivo económico el que genera la creación de música. Tendriamos menos (o peor) musica si no hubieran derechos de autor? Yo creo que no. Obviamente nadie me va a dar mucha bolilla con esto. Mientras tanto, el P2P sigue avanzando.

The objective: Five Nines

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:24:00 +0000

I have been in telecom for quite some years now. Five nines is the holy grail: 99.999% availability. It is much easier to achieve for a phone company than on the net. Proof of it: Las month, Google had 99.999% in only one country: Brazil. The rest were all 99.990%-99.998%.

The meaning of five nines is three minutes of downtime a month. Difficult? Yes, but still a goal we should all aim for.

Szigg.net

noreply@blogger.com (Kari) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:37:00 +0000

Here is our reciprocal linking information for this interesting Web directory:

URL: http://www.szigg.net/
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A $260 notebook available now

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:41:00 +0000

There has been a great fuss about the OLPC project by Negroponte et al: a $100 notebook computer. The computer turned out to cost $160 and only for governments. But now Asus, a board manufacturer came up with a $260 notebook. Preorders are available now. Looks cool!

Google will be showcasing JetNumbers

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:30:00 +0000

We are proud that Google has interviewed us for a showcase profile. Google has been especially interested in the way we are tracking "conversions" in our campaigns.

As I have said more than once, search advertising is different from traditional advertising. You need to take a very analytical view, otherwise your money goes down the drain. An the most important metric is cost-per-conversion, in other words, how much is it costing you to acquire each client.

So far, so good. The tough question is how to do it in the site. Conversions happen deeply inside the site (after visiting 4-5 pages usually), and it is not that trivial to tie the two. We have devoted a large effort to this, and it has given us a great tool.

If you want some help with this, go ahead and contact us, we'll be glad to help.

Internet Marketing Presentation (in Spanish)

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:30:00 +0000

Last week I had the honor of being invited to present at ORT University. The subject of the presentation was Internet Marketing. Here are the slides of the presentation, for anyone who is interested.

Blending an iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:27:00 +0000

People buy iPhones for all kinds of reasons: as a cool gadget, to synchronize with a Mac, to navigate the web. But the guys at www.willitblend.com bought one for another reason: to find out whether it will blend in one of their blenders. It did. Awful thing to see, but nice marketing...

Check out this site

noreply@blogger.com (Kari) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:14:00 +0000

Apple TV Wiki is an online community for Apple TV owners, users, and buyers. Apple TV Wiki community members share tips, information, reviews, AppleTV hacks, and more.

We have added our link in their site and now, we are linking to them!

Enjoy!

Apple and the Art of Innovation

noreply@blogger.com (Sergio Fogel) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:45:00 +0000

The Economist has a very interesting article about the lessons from Apple. It claims that there are 4 lessons from Apple for innovative business:

Avoid the NIH (not-invented-here) syndrome. Bring ideas from outside, embrace them.
Pay more attention to user's needs than technology
Dare to challenge the conventional wisdom. No analyst predicted the huge success of the iPod, or for that matter, the Nintendo Wii, or even Google
Learn from your failures

Worth reading

My First Post!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Susana) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:36:00 +0000

HI!!!!

My name is Susa and it´s been two weeks since I became part of JetNumbers.

Just posting to say hello!