Comments on: Nokia N80i http://mrblog.org/2007/04/18/nokia-n80i/ Mr Blog. Very technical, or silly, sometimes absurd. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:19:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MrBlog http://mrblog.org/2007/04/18/nokia-n80i/comment-page-1/#comment-668 MrBlog Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:01:47 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=302#comment-668 Thanks Carl. Here's the problem with Truphone in my case. It's another number and yet another voicemail to check etc. I'm trying to consolidate and get rid of numbers and voicemail boxes to check. The last thing I want is yet another number for me that people have to keep track of and another voicemail to remember to check.<br /> <br /> By calling via the available PhoneGnome remote access methods (either GSM or VoIP), I don't have to expose my cell phone number and the calls can appear as though I'm making them from my PhoneGnome phone (the number of my desk phone). This gets me down to (almost) one number. People can still call my cell, but if I don't want to expose that numebr, I don't have to, and even if they do call it, and leave voicemail, I pick that voicemail up in the same place.<br /> <br /> Having all my voicemail available in the same place where I can retrieve it via email, web, or phone (including via web using the phone) is really a tremendously improved experience - my cell phone is so much more pleasurable and useful to me now. The fact that I also get an SMS with useful info so I can gauge the urgency before even retrieving voicemail helps too. These are simple things, but things that the carriers are not yet giving us (and by using PhoneGnome, I don't have to worry about using some kind of bundled/triple-play plan - I can use different carriers of my choice and still get this consolidation/convergence).<br /> <br /> The other thing about Truphone (another reason I haven't installed it) is that, if I understand correctly, if someone calls my Truphone number and I'm not in a Wi-fi hotspot, I could be charged for that call. That's a hassle and risk (and yet another billing relationship) I don't need, particularly since I'm under my bundled minutes each month (so I'm already paying for more than I'm actually using - I don't need to pay extra for a "cheaper" call).<br /> <br /> Given that I don't have anything to win in reducing calls within the US, I have less incentive. The idea of saving when traveling is nice, but I've had so much trouble finding and hooking up to hotspots when traveling outside the US (and they often are expensive), a solution like a Roam4free SIM seems to be a more practical solution, at least in my case. I'm sure others have different situations and it works great for them. Thanks Carl. Here’s the problem with Truphone in my case. It’s another number and yet another voicemail to check etc. I’m trying to consolidate and get rid of numbers and voicemail boxes to check. The last thing I want is yet another number for me that people have to keep track of and another voicemail to remember to check.

By calling via the available PhoneGnome remote access methods (either GSM or VoIP), I don’t have to expose my cell phone number and the calls can appear as though I’m making them from my PhoneGnome phone (the number of my desk phone). This gets me down to (almost) one number. People can still call my cell, but if I don’t want to expose that numebr, I don’t have to, and even if they do call it, and leave voicemail, I pick that voicemail up in the same place.

Having all my voicemail available in the same place where I can retrieve it via email, web, or phone (including via web using the phone) is really a tremendously improved experience – my cell phone is so much more pleasurable and useful to me now. The fact that I also get an SMS with useful info so I can gauge the urgency before even retrieving voicemail helps too. These are simple things, but things that the carriers are not yet giving us (and by using PhoneGnome, I don’t have to worry about using some kind of bundled/triple-play plan – I can use different carriers of my choice and still get this consolidation/convergence).

The other thing about Truphone (another reason I haven’t installed it) is that, if I understand correctly, if someone calls my Truphone number and I’m not in a Wi-fi hotspot, I could be charged for that call. That’s a hassle and risk (and yet another billing relationship) I don’t need, particularly since I’m under my bundled minutes each month (so I’m already paying for more than I’m actually using – I don’t need to pay extra for a "cheaper" call).

Given that I don’t have anything to win in reducing calls within the US, I have less incentive. The idea of saving when traveling is nice, but I’ve had so much trouble finding and hooking up to hotspots when traveling outside the US (and they often are expensive), a solution like a Roam4free SIM seems to be a more practical solution, at least in my case. I’m sure others have different situations and it works great for them.

]]> By: Carl Truphone http://mrblog.org/2007/04/18/nokia-n80i/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Carl Truphone Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:34:15 +0000 http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=302#comment-667 Hi. Did you try installing Truphone on the N80i? Hopefully we made it easy for you - you can just dial as normal<br /> <br /> There's a video showing how here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVrJeAhM4lA<br /> <br /> Thanks for the mention<br /> <br /> Regards<br /> <br /> Carl, Truphone Hi. Did you try installing Truphone on the N80i? Hopefully we made it easy for you – you can just dial as normal

There’s a video showing how here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVrJeAhM4lA

Thanks for the mention

Regards

Carl, Truphone

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