Comments on: Suprising VoIP Penetration numbers for the UK http://mrblog.org/2006/11/27/suprising-voip-penetration-numbers-for-the-uk/ Mr Blog. Very technical, or silly, sometimes absurd. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andrew Long http://mrblog.org/2006/11/27/suprising-voip-penetration-numbers-for-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Andrew Long Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:16:23 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=250#comment-588 In the UK, IM is common amongst younger people but I would say its with mobile phones where communication is king both with calls and use of the text message. I imagine that Skype take-up is low amongst UK nationals because of the need to download software and then to find someone at the end to download it too. Ok there is Skypeout - but what is the point of buying credit when you will probably have cheap calls on your mobile anyway.<br /> <br /> Most of the people I talk to (I'm a UK national) dont seem to have to have heard of VOIP or Skype and probably feel that their communication needs are already covered off anyway. In the UK, IM is common amongst younger people but I would say its with mobile phones where communication is king both with calls and use of the text message. I imagine that Skype take-up is low amongst UK nationals because of the need to download software and then to find someone at the end to download it too. Ok there is Skypeout – but what is the point of buying credit when you will probably have cheap calls on your mobile anyway.

Most of the people I talk to (I’m a UK national) dont seem to have to have heard of VOIP or Skype and probably feel that their communication needs are already covered off anyway.

]]> By: MrBlog http://mrblog.org/2006/11/27/suprising-voip-penetration-numbers-for-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-587 MrBlog Sun, 03 Dec 2006 06:28:06 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=250#comment-587 "Moving to" and "planned to complete in 2008" are terms used to describe vaporware. The "digg" article has nothing to do with the penetration numbers to real customers for products and services available in the marketplace today. "Moving to" and "planned to complete in 2008" are terms used to describe vaporware. The "digg" article has nothing to do with the penetration numbers to real customers for products and services available in the marketplace today.

]]> By: Walker http://mrblog.org/2006/11/27/suprising-voip-penetration-numbers-for-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Walker Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:00:40 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=250#comment-586 It's not surprising at all! Take a look at this DIGG item:<br /> <br /> http://digg.com/tech_news/UK_Moving_to_Internet_Telephone_system It’s not surprising at all! Take a look at this DIGG item:

http://digg.com/tech_news/UK_Moving_to_Internet_Telephone_system

]]> By: Martin Geddes http://mrblog.org/2006/11/27/suprising-voip-penetration-numbers-for-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Martin Geddes Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:08:19 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=250#comment-585 Here's a clue where some of that demand might be coming from:<br /> <br /> 'One-third of Londoners born outside Britain'<br /> <br /> http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23374397-details/'One-third+of+Londoners+born+outside+Britain'/article.do<br /> <br /> New York on the left bank of the water, London on the right. Twin cities. Here’s a clue where some of that demand might be coming from:

‘One-third of Londoners born outside Britain’

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23374397-details/'One-third+of+Londoners+born+outside+Britain'/article.do

New York on the left bank of the water, London on the right. Twin cities.

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