Comments on: AT&T: We Don't Hate Skype, Just Our Partners Pushing It

By: What to Expect From the New Net Neutrality Rules

What to Expect From the New Net Neutrality Rules — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:07:51 +0000

[...] AT&T and Apple blocking Skype on the iPhone [...]

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[...] will sell to Windows Mobile users with only Wi-Fi calling available; the action may also head off a confrontation carriers faced when the VoIP application began selling to iPhone users through Apple’s App Store. In that [...]

By: Josh Lipton

Josh Lipton — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:28:38 +0000

Let’s be real here, the issue here is that Skype in its consumer and business varieties represents a clear and present threat to all of the major carriers both domestic and global.

They may lose the battle ultimately but they clearly will not go down without a fight.

Ironically, other VOIPish services are available for devices on all of these networks but they have yet to be shut down. BlackBerry has an intriguing SIP solution and Skype and other aren’t far behind in that regard either.

My organization is working hard in the background with potential partners like Skype (TruPhone & Sparkphone come to mind as well) who can solve the international dialing issue on mobile. GlobalSIM is intriguing as well insomuch as they can address the outrageous roaming costs incurred as well.

Ultimately Skype’s real challenge will come when carriers recognize the threat and instead of trying to murder it, attempt to mirror it. Imagine if for instance ATT Mobility were to deploy a global mobile to mobile plan that allows unlimited calling whenever on a GSM network across the world. That could put a company like Skype on the real defense rather than the position they are in now, a fast growing threat to the establishment.

By: vinnie mirchandani

vinnie mirchandani — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:25:46 +0000

Using that logic because ATT offer its Navigator(at $ 10 a month) service no one should allow competitive Google or Garmiin to write location apps for their devices? since it offers VoiceDial (for $ 5 a month), no one should allow speed dial apps for their devices?

no “competitive services that run on our network”? hmmm…

By: Terho Kasurinen

Terho Kasurinen — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:33:16 +0000

In Finland, where mobile phone networks were first created, home to Nokia and the inventor of SMS… the networks have always been neutral as to what devices are used on them and how the devices are used, within goverment regulations. You always bought your whichever phone and chose your SIM card and services from whichever operator.

The whole situation of such a monopoly as ATT’s is alien. And it sucks. I can’t gather how on earth freedom-loving Americans have ever let themselves to be subjected to such an evil scheme. Still, even here you can’t get your iPhone to do voice over 3G. Good that the chats work, though.

By: Branimir

Branimir — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:59:50 +0000

Facebook Group: AT&T CUSTOMERS against Dumbing Down the iPhone
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62063056044

By: TimB

TimB — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:04:38 +0000

I haven’t followed this closely, but wouldn’t such a change (video) constitute a material change in terms — allowing customers to take their subsidized iPhones and walk away from an AT&T contract? (not that they would have many other options)

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:50:15 +0000

Now that the concept of mobility and wireless internet has caught on, the carriers don’t want to provide the services they have sold us on. Heck yeah, we want your $50 a month, but no, we don’t want to provide the service you pay us for, because it’s too expensive. If it’s really that difficult to provide enough bandwidth to stream video, why do the carriers try to sell it to us as an additional service? Simply put, the wireless carriers are lousy companies who spent far too much time and money trying to sell services and hook customers, then fall flat on their faces in every aspect of providing that service. Personally, I can’t wait for voip to replace the carriers, and I simply pay for a WiMax connection.

By: Parkite

Parkite — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:59:02 +0000

ATT is the worst……..