Comments on: Mobivox Series B comes up big! http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:46:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andrew http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-404099 Andrew Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:07:08 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-404099 Mobivox is most well done. I have been a big proponent of 'don't hand your Skype password to anyone' but that was more out of fear of a fly by night company being lax with it. Having played with the service today there is some really solid technology at work here, and very well thought out. With the exception of the 'importing you skype buddies' engine, which I realize is only as good as the names in there profile - as I have many many hundreds of contacts and it got some names, didn't other - and appears to have left me with a rather daunting task of renaming/grouping/mapping etc. This is pretty exciting and awesome that it is Canadian. Question for the Mobivox guys.. What about an API?? Is it on the roadmap? If so how soon. Mobivox is most well done. I have been a big proponent of ‘don’t hand your Skype password to anyone’ but that was more out of fear of a fly by night company being lax with it. Having played with the service today there is some really solid technology at work here, and very well thought out.

With the exception of the ‘importing you skype buddies’ engine, which I realize is only as good as the names in there profile - as I have many many hundreds of contacts and it got some names, didn’t other - and appears to have left me with a rather daunting task of renaming/grouping/mapping etc. This is pretty exciting and awesome that it is Canadian.

Question for the Mobivox guys.. What about an API?? Is it on the roadmap? If so how soon.

]]> By: anonymous http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403923 anonymous Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:30:34 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403923 Mobivox and Alec Thanks for your responses. Seems really cool! UC is a step away if the company wants to head in that direction. Mobivox and Alec

Thanks for your responses. Seems really cool!
UC is a step away if the company wants to head in that direction.

]]> By: Erik http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403912 Erik Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:25:38 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403912 Congrats to Mobivox, great work! Looks like it's shaping up to be a great year for Canadian Telephony! Congrats to Mobivox, great work! Looks like it’s shaping up to be a great year for Canadian Telephony!

]]> By: Mobivox http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403817 Mobivox Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:45:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403817 Alec - You are right that Mobivox can seamlessly and dynamically hand calls from any handset, fixed or mobile, regardless of carrier, handset model, etc.. Mobivox is about making it easy and cheap to call from any fixed or mobile phone. Many of us in the tech world use headsets all the time and spend tons of time in front of our computers but the average consumer prefers to deal with a good old handset. In fact, we find that many of our users now often pick up their phone to call people on Skype even when they are in front of their PC. That is why we have decided to make the "phone experience" our top priority. Alec - You are right that Mobivox can seamlessly and dynamically hand calls from any handset, fixed or mobile, regardless of carrier, handset model, etc.. Mobivox is about making it easy and cheap to call from any
fixed or mobile phone.
Many of us in the tech world use headsets all the time and spend tons of time in front of our computers but the average consumer prefers to deal with a good old handset. In fact, we find that many of our users now often pick up their phone to call people on Skype even when they are in front of their PC. That is why we have decided to make the “phone experience” our top priority.

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403706 Alec Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:51:29 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403706 Anonymous -- that's a good question. It can definitely call a person who is using Skype, and it can definitely hand off the call from your mobile handset to another handset, like a landline at your house. I've done both. I haven't tried handing it off to Skype. And I can't find documentation on how to do that online, so I am not sure if that particular scenario is possible. Anonymous — that’s a good question. It can definitely call a person who is using Skype, and it can definitely hand off the call from your mobile handset to another handset, like a landline at your house. I’ve done both. I haven’t tried handing it off to Skype. And I can’t find documentation on how to do that online, so I am not sure if that particular scenario is possible.

]]> By: nowhere http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403695 nowhere Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:45:11 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403695 Jaxtr is cooler and more powerful. Jaxtr is cooler and more powerful.

]]> By: anonymous http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403524 anonymous Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:23:45 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403524 Mobility? I.e., I initiate a call from my mobile phone and talk to my buddy who is on Skype in Netherlands. I reach home and want to continue on Skype I authenticate on Skype Is MobiVox smart enough to switch from Mobile Handset to Skype while maintaining call control? Mobility?

I.e., I initiate a call from my mobile phone and talk to my buddy who is on Skype in Netherlands.
I reach home and want to continue on Skype
I authenticate on Skype

Is MobiVox smart enough to switch from Mobile Handset to Skype while maintaining call control?

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403454 Alec Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:03:48 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403454 Ah... good questions. Presence is there as is VoIP. You can query VoxGirl, for instance, to see which of your Skype buddies is available. And you can also connect to people on Skype, SIP, or IAX. Ah… good questions.

Presence is there as is VoIP. You can query VoxGirl, for instance, to see which of your Skype buddies is available. And you can also connect to people on Skype, SIP, or IAX.

]]> By: anonymous http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403409 anonymous Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:28:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/10/10/mobivox-series-b-comes-up-big/#comment-403409 I dont see anything spectacular in this innovation. Where is presence? Where is unified communications? Where is True VoIP? back-hauling calls on VoIP backbones has existed for a decade as well. To me it seems like MobiVox is doing just that with a VoXGirl powered IVR. Maybe I am wrong ... I dont see anything spectacular in this innovation.

Where is presence?
Where is unified communications?
Where is True VoIP?

back-hauling calls on VoIP backbones has existed for a decade as well. To me it seems like MobiVox is doing just that with a VoXGirl powered IVR.

Maybe I am wrong …

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