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Boingo and Vonage make a deal...
(old news - 06:34PM Monday Oct 18 2004)
tags: wireless · VoIP
VoIP provider Vonage and hotspot company Boingo today announced a collaboration in which Vonage softphone users will be able to make wireless calls when in range of Boingo network hotspots. "Our next step is to work with the manufacturers to integrate our device software into Wi-Fi-ready phones", says Boingo's Sky Dayton. Last week SBC announced that by 2006 they plan to allow their wireless customers to roam between the Cingular network and the SBC Wi-Fi network; today they announced DSL subscribers could access those hotspots for $2 a month.

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wifi4milez
In Need Of Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series

join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
edit:
October 18th, @06:38PM

hmmm

How does that in any way differ from what you can do now? I am referring to being able to use a softphone from a hotspot.
permalink · 2004-10-18 18:37:02 · Reply to this

aztecnology
The Autumn wind is a Raider

join:2003-02-12
Murrieta, CA

Re: hmmm

Co-Branded bundle...
permalink · 2004-10-18 18:49:54 · Reply to this

warriors
It's A Great Time Out

join:2001-06-05
Alviso, CA		 instead of using cell phone, we will be using an actual wireless voip phone?
permalink · 2004-10-18 18:58:58 · Reply to this
SCCutler

join:2001-02-22
Dallas, TX
·MegaPath

 It varies in that, if I understand the point of the announcement correctly, your Vonage account will be sufficient for you to connect to any Boingo-affiliated hotspot. Interesting question I have: will that also allow use for email or surfing (one presumes not).
permalink · 2004-10-18 19:04:49 · Reply to this

vkr
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Terra		 Just a test post.:)
permalink · 2004-10-18 19:15:10 · Reply to this

Dr Demento
I Vant Blud

join:2002-01-02
Denville, NJ

Re: hmmm

VOIP companies are becoming more like oppressive telcos for which they were created to be distanced from. ;)
permalink · 2004-10-18 21:25:44 · Reply to this

rchandra
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clubs:
said by wifi4milez See Profile:
How does that in any way differ from what you can do now? I am referring to being able to use a softphone from a hotspot.
said by the news item:

...plan to allow their wireless customers to roam between the Cingular network and the SBC Wi-Fi network;...
...to which I think they're referring to going from a cell or PCS network to the WiFi and maybe back to the cell/PCS net, possibly during a call. The idea is to get your minutes off the (expensive) cell net and onto another (less expensive) net.
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permalink · 2004-10-19 01:18:54 · Print · Reply to this

pnh102
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD

Better Phone Design

You'd think that one of these companies would come out with this type of phone design!
permalink · 2004-10-18 21:35:35 · Reply to this

Pz_

join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
clubs:

Re: Better Phone Design

Ewww, I don't want to put the side of my face on the bottom of my shoe. Who knows what I could have stepped in.
permalink · 2004-10-19 05:37:09 · Reply to this

SequimPC
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join:2004-02-11
Sequim, WA
·wavebroadband

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October 18th, @10:02PM

Wireless phonebooth

Hmm, a shoe phone?? How about a portable wireless phonebooth to take those personal calls?
permalink · 2004-10-18 21:52:12 · Reply to this

Kompressor
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join:2002-02-12
Huntington Beach, CA

Re: Wireless phonebooth

That looks like a 'Cone Of Silence' to me.
permalink · 2004-10-20 04:20:34 · Reply to this
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