Comments on: Vonage Will Release Apps For Smartphones

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:47:19 +0000

Solution to all mobile problem. Loose AT&T and replace the iphone which is designed with prehistoric PDA technology with a windows mobile phone where you can get over thousands of open source apps. simply download them on the computer and copy them to an SD card that can be moved between the computer and windows mobile phone. It’s a great feature to be able to easily take the memory and battery out of the phone, none of this internal proprietary stuff.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:16:50 +0000

How do we complain to Apple about this. I want a Vonage and a GV app!!!!!!!!

By: james muprhy

james muprhy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:23:09 +0000

actually vonage has been working on “mobile” since 2007 but they still don’t understand what mobile means. sticking an app on a smartphone? not how much value i see there. doug is right when he talks about vonage offering something really significant. Remember vonage hasn’t introduced any new products (not just another ATA!) in more than 3 years!

vonage should have been doing what truphone has done rather than playing around with wifi phones as they did 3 yrs ago.

maybe vonage will buy truphone?THAT would be News –it would give truphone access to a ready cuctomer base (2.6 m vonage customers), make them a platform company rather than a consumer business; and give vonage some real added value!

By: JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:03:40 +0000

Yup, I finally left Vonage after 6 years. Their zero interoperability with other SIP providers was one thing, but charging extra for using a softphone with your account is just ludicrous.

By: Alan D. Cardell

Alan D. Cardell — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:42:30 +0000

The mobil phone is a great start but when do we get desk top video phone that would be the ticke !!!
Alan The anticableman

By: Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments

Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:28:02 +0000

That is already possible. You can make phone calls via GV from your computer. Just look up http://www.gizmovoice.com! The Gizmo5 software can use GV as provider for outgoing calls. Works like charm, I checked it.

By: Alec

Alec — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:49:07 +0000

Perhaps slightly off topic here, as I have a request to GigaOm. As we trust your opinion, it would be super helpful if you consider also writing an article that compares standard VOIP services. In the past couple of years, there have been a number of VOIP services sprouting out (and some dying, too). There seems to be a dearth in trustworthy reviews of VOIP services, as many of the review boards out there are biased. While Vonage is still the big name out there, many, including, myself, hesitate to sign up since the company (VNG) is basically a penny stock and could go under. I jumped ship from Vonage when they were near bankruptcy a couple of years ago, and signed up for ATT CallVantage, a fantastic service, only to find out this year that they are closing that unit down by the end of 2009. The question is if VOIP (for small businesses and consumers) is here to stay, and which companies are the best bet to entrust your business phone and fax number to. Thanks for your consideration in writing an article on this topic.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:28:25 +0000

GV will have to allow calling from your computer before it stomps Vonage. Using my Vonage number from home, the office, and hotels is the biggest usage model for me. Only my boss calls me in my office and even then I’m not always in my office.

By: Tom Mitchell

Tom Mitchell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:19:17 +0000

I love my Vonage service, and it’s the best phone service for my home and business I’ve ever had. Highly recommended so long as you have good internet service. That said, my one of my only problems with Vonage is that for VoIP applications with your personal computer using your account, they typically charge an additional service fee. For example, using a USB softphone dongle or for their softphone software. So I suppose they might charge an additional fee for using a smartphone app too.

Stupid, but I can understand their need to find additional income anywhere they can in the current climate.

By: Top 4 Ways To Cut Your Business Budget With VoIP

Top 4 Ways To Cut Your Business Budget With VoIP — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:02:15 +0000

[...] Calling from your computer to a non-international phone number is also extremely affordable with services like Skype, which charges only $0.021/minute to numbers in the US. It’s only slightly higher for Europe or other countries. If you have an iPhone or Windows Mobile phone and a Wi-Fi connection, Skype will also let you place calls from your cellphone. Vonage is also working on an app for smartphones. [...]

By: Doug Mohney

Doug Mohney — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:52:17 +0000

This is old news. Vonage has been jawboning about rolling out a mobile app for its service for the PAST TWO EARNINGS CALLS.

You discover it, and it’s “new news” suddenly.

*sigh*

Nearly as bad as “Google Voice will stomp Vonage” comment above….

Tell me when Vonage rolls out SIP trunking or HD Voice and THAT would be news..

By: James

James — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:34:37 +0000

There seems to be a lot of focus on the IPhone apps but the rest of the phone world gets forgotten. Both Apple and the networks that they run on are focused on limiting “dial around” or “VoIP” solutions as well as anything else that eats into their voice revenues or that is perceived to use more bandwidth than surfing web pages. At this point in time, local access through the PSTN (using your bundled minutes) is the broad market solution. Our app, talki, does exactly this because even though the underlying SIP network is inherently compatible with a VoIP client (think IPhone, Nokia E Series etc.) it’s not an always on solution that works independently wherever you are. Consumers don’t care about the technology under the hood they just want a cheap, reliable, high quality voice connection.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:54:06 +0000

“integrating communication products so that consumers can easily link home phones, cell phones and computers.”

Sounds like a virtual PBX. Not good news for RingCentral and other smaller players. They are starting to get squeezed out. Only thing missing is e-fax (same thing for Google voice)

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:35:24 +0000

The way Apple lays down and allows AT&T to walk all over them, I doubt you will ever see a Vonage app on the iPhone! Google Voice apps being removed points the way to the mindset of control.

By: DEC

DEC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:29:28 +0000

Google Voice will stomp Vonage once it comes out of stealth…

By: Raul Moreno

Raul Moreno — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:27:32 +0000

I thought Vonage was bankrupt, but it’s nice to hear they’re not. Just wondering if Vonage is going to have the same problem as the Skype APP, that doesn’t let you make calls—-thank you AT&T! I agree with Peter…I don’t apple will approve more apps using VOIP.—again thanks AT&T.