Comments on: Telefonica’s Tu Go shows that, finally, a telco has figured out the value of the app http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/telefonicas-tu-go-app-shows-that-finally-a-telco-has-figured-out-the-value-of-the-app/ Sat, 18 May 2013 19:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Erik Afzelius http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/telefonicas-tu-go-app-shows-that-finally-a-telco-has-figured-out-the-value-of-the-app/#comment-1317844 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:02:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=615770#comment-1317844 http://www.tele2.se/mobilabonnemang/plus46.html was launched a year ago…

]]> By: David Meyer http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/telefonicas-tu-go-app-shows-that-finally-a-telco-has-figured-out-the-value-of-the-app/#comment-1317669 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:52:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=615770#comment-1317669 I am such a customer – and I work from home. Bring it on, I say.

]]> By: Jose Miguel Cansado http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/telefonicas-tu-go-app-shows-that-finally-a-telco-has-figured-out-the-value-of-the-app/#comment-1316975 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:19:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=615770#comment-1316975 Sometimes indoor 3G coverage is so bad that this app from Telefonica Digital could actually be a hit. For a telco it is far cheaper than deploying Femto cells.

]]> By: Dave Wright http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/telefonicas-tu-go-app-shows-that-finally-a-telco-has-figured-out-the-value-of-the-app/#comment-1316972 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:50:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=615770#comment-1316972 Nice article. I agree that this is breaking some new ground in the TelcoOTT space. What’s most intriguing to me is the ability to make/receive calls from/to your mobile # with a Wi-Fi only device (eg iPad or iPod Touch), and the implications for making/receiving calls while traveling internationally without exorbitant roaming charges.

To be fair, T-Mobile has offered their Wi-Fi Calling service (based on a UMA solution from Kineto Wireless) for a few years now. It’s not available as an app, but there were even a few feature phones that supported it. My mother has poor cellular coverage at her house, but has great T-Mobile voice service with Wi-Fi Calling.

]]> By: John Taylor http://gigaom.com/2013/03/01/telefonicas-tu-go-app-shows-that-finally-a-telco-has-figured-out-the-value-of-the-app/#comment-1316924 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:23:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=615770#comment-1316924 So as a customer I’m paying O2 to send texts and make calls over their network but actually my traffic is going over my internet connection that I’m paying someone else for. O2 give people a more reliable service at no cost to themselves and actually reduce the traffic on their network. Excellent.

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