Mr Blog » phonegnome http://mrblog.org Mr Blog. Very technical, or silly, sometimes absurd. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= PhoneGnome participatory marketing challenge http://mrblog.org/2009/12/03/phonegnome-participatory-marketing-challenge/ http://mrblog.org/2009/12/03/phonegnome-participatory-marketing-challenge/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:03:21 +0000 MrBlog http://mrblog.org/?p=1035 It’s been over 4 years since PhoneGnome’s initial release.  It has evolved a great deal over that time and I’ve learned a lot.

Over on the PhoneGnome blog, we look at where it is, and where to go from here:

http://www.phonegnome.com/blog/2009/12/02/phonegnome-participatory-marketing-challenge/

PhoneGnome Benefits / Decision Tree

]]> http://mrblog.org/2009/12/03/phonegnome-participatory-marketing-challenge/feed/ 0 Amen to Michael Robertson in note to Skype http://mrblog.org/2008/09/19/amen-to-michael-robertson-in-note-to-skype/ http://mrblog.org/2008/09/19/amen-to-michael-robertson-in-note-to-skype/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:40:37 +0000 MrBlog http://mrblog.org/?p=454 Andy refers us to a letter Michael Robertson (CEO of Gizmo) sent to Chris Libertelli at Skype.  In part, it says:

[in regards to Skype demanding that wireless companies open their networks], Skype’s actions do not mirror their words to the commission which diminishes credibility for Skype to demand openness.

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It appears that when it is convenient for Skype’s business objectives Skype waves the flag of openness, at the same time conveniently ignoring competitors requests for openness.

Here, here.  You can read the entire letter over at Andy’s site.

]]> http://mrblog.org/2008/09/19/amen-to-michael-robertson-in-note-to-skype/feed/ 0 PhoneGnome for iPhone and stats released http://mrblog.org/2008/02/01/phonegnome-for-iphone-and-stats-released/ http://mrblog.org/2008/02/01/phonegnome-for-iphone-and-stats-released/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:35:20 +0000 MrBlog http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=376 PhoneGnome launched iPhoneGnome, for using PhoneGnome on your Apple iPhone. The dialer leverages technology from friend Marcelo Rodriguez’s RingFree project, another very cool free service that also lets you use PhoneGnome on your iPhone.

PhoneGnome also put out some interesting stats on real-world usage by PhoneGnome users, showing a steady increase in on-net (pure IP to IP) calls. While two-thirds of minutes are still destined for a PSTN user, only a quarter of those are using the traditional carrier (the rest being delivered via VOIP services). Almost one-third of minutes are terminating to an IP end-point. Whether that means a 33% decrease in revenue for the telephony industry or whether it means people are just calling more, is not clear.

]]> http://mrblog.org/2008/02/01/phonegnome-for-iphone-and-stats-released/feed/ 0 The Gnome is out of the bag http://mrblog.org/2005/07/17/the-gnome-is-out-of-the-bag/ http://mrblog.org/2005/07/17/the-gnome-is-out-of-the-bag/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:45:07 +0000 MrBlog http://mrblog.televolution.net/?p=202 Although the formal press release launching the company doesn’t come out until Tuesday July 19, I’ve been scooped!

So the PhoneGnome project is now a public affair. It is an upgrade vs. switch approach to VoIP that tries to combine the best of Vonage-like VoIP (inexpensive calling to any phone using normal phone numbers and real telephones), Skype-like VoIP (totally FREE calls), and traditional telephony (reliablity, 911, local calling benefits, and compatibility with TiVo, Satellite dishes, home alarm systems, etc.).

At the very least, let’s see if we can shake some things up!

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