Pat Phelan’s AllFreeCalls has now launched in Ireland. Another call arbitrage service, AllFreeCalls.ie lets Irish residents make a local call, and then enter the number of the place they wish to call. It’s a two stage calling system, financed by termination revenues from the local telco.
Some time back, Pat and I chatted. Our two companies are an interesting contrast in the VoIP market. My own interest is in what the telephone can become in the future. Pat’s interest is in spreading inexpensive telephone service to every person, regardless of their means. The technology of VoIP is simultaneously a price disruptor, and a service enabler. It’s not everyday that that combination shows up in the market.
Good on you Pat, and congratulations on your launch!
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Now if only we could combine the two.
There's a product waiting to be developed.
Kind words
thanks
Just wanted to say great job with the blog, today is my first visit here and I've enjoyed reading your posts so far
Juan
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