Comments on: Skype Fails the Mom Test http://gigaom.com/2005/02/28/skype-fails-the-mom-test/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike http://gigaom.com/2005/02/28/skype-fails-the-mom-test/#comment-7688 Mike Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:15:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/02/28/skype-fails-the-mom-test/#comment-7688 Skype has a great sound quality, but if you have a broadband connection above 512 Kbps, there's no difference between SIP and SKYPE. SIP rules. I have bought one of that ATA SIP boxes recently and no one can tell I am using the web. Sound is superb, just like telephone. My box has QoS, so, the rate is stable and there's no interruption in the voice. And the best? is that I can use a regular phone and I DON'T NEED THE computer, so it passes the mom test! Skype is a toy you can use on your computer when you are outside and even so, think about buying a WIFI mobile SIP phone and you will not even need skype. Skype has a great sound quality, but if you have a broadband connection above 512 Kbps, there’s no difference between SIP and SKYPE. SIP rules. I have bought one of that ATA SIP boxes recently and no one can tell I am using the web. Sound is superb, just like telephone. My box has QoS, so, the rate is stable and there’s no interruption in the voice. And the best? is that I can use a regular phone and I DON’T NEED THE computer, so it passes the mom test!

Skype is a toy you can use on your computer when you are outside and even so, think about buying a WIFI mobile SIP phone and you will not even need skype.

]]> By: Ken Leebow http://gigaom.com/2005/02/28/skype-fails-the-mom-test/#comment-7686 Ken Leebow Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:38:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/02/28/skype-fails-the-mom-test/#comment-7686 Om,

Most technology does not pass the mom test.

I think Michael Levine stated it best:

“We rarely simplify things, no matter how hard we try. Gadgets are fun, and they may perform tasks we find beneficial, but they don’t actually simplify our lives: they make our lives more complex.�

Kindest regards,

Ken Leebow

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