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Day Two of Wireless Freedom: After a slow start, the number portability picked up some momentum on Tuesday despite the glitches which are preventing people from switching. Nevertheless the carriers are about to get their heads served on a platter. Stores are seeing an increased foot traffic, and as I had said the sales people [...]

The first day of “wireless independence” clearly was more hype than action. On the first day of number portability, LetsTalk.com saw 20% of their customers (those people buying service plans) request that their numbers be ported LetsTalk also saw an almost 100% increase in traffic over previous Mondays. Despite the gush of publicity, it is [...]

bq. In an attempt to bring Interet Video-On-Demand (VOD) to the masses and help promote broadband. SBC Yahoo! DSL has teamed with Santa Monica, Calif. based Movielink to create a co-branded Web site of video downloads for DSL subscribers–new Movielink subscribers reports ehomeupgrade
From my perspective this is a dumb idea given the spotty and slow [...]

David Sifry, one of the first few to figure out how to harness the power of commoditization and use the Moore’s Claw to his advantage has launched Sputnik. His latest product is Sputnik Central Control 2.2 (the flavor) and the award-winning AP 120 WiFi Access Point.
bq. These products make it easy for Wireless ISPs, Hotspot [...]

There has been much debate about commoditization. Infact it is the buzz word these days. Here is my take on it in December 2003 story in Business 2.0 on the subject. I believe that, and many agree, that commoditization isn’t a curse. Infact for a new wave of entrepreneurs, it’s a blessing. Here’s how they’re [...]

A week ago, my Cheap Centrino Tricks post went online and a week later there is a big brouhaha around the topic. For instance, the Guardian is reporting that there is Intel is being investigated for misleading Mt. Everest advertisement. “The Independent Television Commission has already received 92 complaints. Most people complained that you wouldn’t [...]