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On TelFree

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My cousin’s company, TelFree, has launched its iPhone app at the Apple Store. It deserves a lot of attention, from what they’ve been able to accomplish. I am concerned about their ability to make money, as I am with any technology that is subversive and suspiciously free. But that’s their problem to figure out, and in the meantime I am thrilled about what they’ve been able to produce. Here’s a video that explains what they […]

On mobile service providers being evil.

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Yesterday Farhad Manjoo from Slate wrote an article about the need for a “Cell Phone Bill Of Rights”. I think it’s great. Also comes on the heels of news about a Hedge Fund Manager’s Plan To Take on Verizon and AT&T. Here’s the question I have for everybody. Why is it that we can’t put together our collective wisdom to defeat these voice service providers? They’re just dumb pipes! How do they continue to have […]

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I had two work-related calls today. One was to Boston: AT&T dropped the call twice, crappy quality, and far from free. The other was to Shanghai: VoIP. Perfect quality. Free. More on this tomorrow.