AT&T & OpenPeak At CTIA
At CTIA this week AT&T announced the availability of OpenPeak's OpenTablet 7 on their network. Engadget has a nice long video interview with OpenPeak's CEO, looking over a lot of the product line.
Review: Polycom VVX-1500 Business Media Phone
Originally published September 24, 2009 at Small Net Builder
A little over a year ago, I was offered the daunting task of reviewing the Polycom Soundpoint IP550 & IP650 desk phones. It was a considerable challenge being tasked with the review of these top-of-the-line products from a company that is considered by many to be a market-leader in enterprise VoIP.
Well, that review was easy compared to my current task of evaluating one of their newest offerings; the VVX-1500 Business Media Phones. I almost wish that I hadn’t agreed to undertake the project, because these devices have a wealth of features. But here I am, having had the phones for a couple of months. So I thought I’d best make good on my promise to describe these beasties in some detail.
Comcast Digital Voice: HomePoint in HDVoice?
A couple of weeks ago we received a promotional mailer from Comcast about their new Digital Voice service with the optional HomePoint. If I might quote Robert Plant, “Ooooooh, it makes me wonder.” Is Comcast doing anything with respect to HDVoice?
I had forgotten about HomePoint, the cordless phone that Comcast was promoting as a premium voice option. Doug Mohney pointed out it’s soft launch back in October 2009, when not too much was known about the hardware or the service.
Review: The Polycom SoundStation IP5000 Conference Phone
This week Polycom is introducing the SoundStation IP5000 conference phone at VoiceCon East in Orlando. The SoundStation IP5000 is the latest in a long line of SoundStation models that go back to the very core products upon which the company was founded. Unlike most of their prior offerings the SoundStation IP5000 is a SIP conference phone specifically targeting smaller conference rooms & executive offices. This also makes it suitable for the home office user.
To say the least, I was eager to try the little SoundStation IP5000 from the moment it was offered. When a class leading company like Polycom creates a new product specifically for the SOHO market it makes me take notice. Will they get it right, and deliver the kind of device upon which their reputation was built…yet designed and priced to match the sensibilities of the SOHO/SMB user?
SIP Trunks don’t exist. There’s no such thing.
Digium's Tristan Barnum, Director of Product Marketing for Switchvox, has a nice piece over at IT Business Edge called , "Five Things You Didn't Know About VoIP" I especially like item #5 on her list, "SIP Trunks don’t exist. There’s…
Video How-To: Calling the VUC Using PhonerLite on Windows
thomasat1 post a nice YouTube screencast how-to on using PhonerLite for Windows to call the VoIP Users Conference. This video clip highlights a couple of interesting things. First, PhonerLite is a nice, reliable, freeware soft phone that's wideband (G.722) capable.…