Day 2 at the Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona. Connectivity at the show has been an absolute bear. My plan to use to Truphone with WiFi is a complete shambles at this point, as it is nearly impossible to get a WiFi connection at the show, never mind make a SIP connection over it. Luckily, MaxRoam's Pat Phelan came through in the crunch with one of his MaxRoam SIMs. This little beauty roams anywhere, and uses call back to ensure that you get the best rates. I was reachable yesterday afternoon with his help.
A couple of my fellow bloggers here at the show have also been using a local operators SIM which gives unlimited 3G data for 1.5 euros per day. I'll check into that as well.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker 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.
