Our post on FreePhone2Phone’s unlimited international calling deal to over 55 countries (including India, China, Brazil, Argentina, USA, etc.) generated lot of excitement. The idea was very simple, FreePhone2Phone offered 5 minutes of free calls for listening to an ad (sometimes two). FreePhone2Phone has recently upped the ante by doubling the free call time to...

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If you are looking to start your own business, then the VoIP space is a great option to consider. The VoIP market is booming and expected to grow rapidly in the foreseeable future. More and more companies/individuals are taking advantage of booming VoIP market and starting VoIP business. This is your chance to profit from...

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I recently hit upon a post by Judy Shapiro, ex-AT&T head “Bell Head”, arguing why Google Voice does not fit into the Google’s core business and this diversification reminded her about the unrelated diversifications AT&T undertook in 1980s. I have very high regards for Judy, but could not quite agree with her point this time....

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Thanks to the internet disruption in my apartment complex, I have been cut off from the “online” world for the past 4 days. I was used to internet disruptions in India, but this is America and I could never expect such a long outage. This incidence just highlights how vulnerable VoIP communication could be (the...

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Fizzcall launched its per call VoIP offering recently, offering 25 pence per call to various countries. I was not too enthused about the offering and I went on to say that as an investor I would not be comfortable investing in the company. You can read the earlier post here. I posted the earlier article...

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Don’t we all hate counting minutes while calling? Fizzcall, a UK based VoIP service provider, seeks to put an end to this by charging per call instead of per minute or second. Fizzcall charges 25pence (approx 50 US cents) per call irrespective of wherever you call. Each call lasts 60 minutes and you are free...

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I have always been a big fan of Jaxtr. Earlier on they were ridiculed (read here and here) for not having a sound business model. But, I think they came back smartly with a seemingly good business model. I am, however, not happy with the way Jaxtr treated their old users. Before they launched the...

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