Man Cited For Cell Use on Aircraft
I saw this today on CNN. The story is here. A man refused to turn off his cellular phone while on a Southwest Airlines flight, and as a result was cited. It's about time I say! I fly a lot,…
How To Add a Cellular Trunk to Your VoIP System
Part 1 of this article is now online right here. This part describes the reasons for adding a cellular trunk, potential benefits, and walks through selecting the gateway device. Part 2 is in progress and will describe the setup and…
U.S. Hotel Broadband Sucks
Holy C%&^@. Does the broadband in this hotel ever suck!!!! Seriously, I'd be better off with a 56k modem and trying to dialup my Covad access. This week I'm staying in Austin TX at the Candlewood Suites, which is an…
The GSM Gateway: Part 1 Online Soon
The first part of the article about GSM the gateway is off to the publisher at www.smallnetbuilder.com. The first part covers my motivation for adding a cellular trunk. It also describes the differences between ITSPs addressing the broad residential voice-over-broadband…
Now That The HD Disk War Is Over….
It certainly appears that HD-DVD lost. But it also appears that Blu-Ray did not win. Yes, this was a classic lose-lose situation. For all it’s back room dealing Sony may blow this in the end.
Blu-Ray sales peaked for a few weeks in January but have since slumped. Consumers just may not see value in the price of the players or the media. Ars Technica has the details.
Wait, the price of Blu-Ray players has actually been on the rise since Toshiba conceded the battle! Even I, who still has a first generation Toshiba HD-XA1 HD-DVD player, won’t be buying a Blu-Ray player any time soon. They’re just too expensive.
Spectralink 8002 SIP Wifi Handset
The rumor has been confirmed true, I'll be writing a review of the new Polycom Spectralink 8002 SIP WIFI handset. It arrived Wednesday. I'll be installing new WMM capable wifi APs in order to facilitate this review. The review itself…