Aside from being a simple product review, this post is actually a tesimonial to the benefits of using a VoIP (voice over internet protocal) phone system. At first I was skeptical. After all, if I already have my computers networked through a single broadband line, how good could the phone quality be if I steal even [...]
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The popular online telephony system, Vonage, seem to be getting back to its feet. There is no question that Vonage provides unparalleled service to its clients but its financial statements has been suffering in recent years. However, the company is reversing this trend when it signed up for a deal for Covad, a DSL provider.
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After a good bit of hand-shaking and check-writing to close out last year, Vonage has managed to remain out of the press for the majority of 2008. Now, however, the firm is sneaking back out from its cocoon in order to announce a partnership with Covad Communications. In essence, it seems that Vonage [...]
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After a good bit of hand-shaking and check-writing to close out last year, Vonage has managed to remain out of the press for the majority of 2008. Now, however, the firm is sneaking back out from its cocoon in order to announce a partnership with Covad Communications. In essence, it seems that Vonage [...]
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After a good bit of hand-shaking and check-writing to close out last year, Vonage has managed to remain out of the press for the majority of 2008. Now, however, the firm is sneaking back out from its cocoon in order to announce a partnership with Covad Communications. In essence, it seems that Vonage [...]
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I’ve been out of town for the past few days on a business trip. That coupled with working on the Carnival of Personal Finance, I haven’t had a chance to complete/write more “normal” types of Gather Little by Little articles. The good news is I’m learning a great deal and I [...]
I was a faithful SunRocket Voip (R.I.P.) user and never had problems with Sunrocket; until they went out of business that is. After using Vonage this is my experience:I recently cancelled my service with Vonage after 4 months and 21 days. I cancelled my service because it consistently drop calls and I would have a missing dial tone at least twice a week. It became a regular practice to reboot the device, and/or call Tech Support and spend 30-45 minutes of my day trying to resolve the problem. (And trust me, you do NOT want to deal with the customer service department for this company. They barely speak English. It's almost like you're being secretly taped for a funny TV show...)I understood that the 'No Contract' advertised by Vonage was untrue, and that I would be charged $39.99 to
Free outgoing Fax service for Vonage usersI am not sure if Vonage users are aware of this free service available to them, at least i wasn't aware of this until I find out today that I can send free Fax from my PC using my Vonage login account from Vonage website. If you need to fax a document PDF, Microsoft word or excel or any other file from your PC to a real Fax number you can use Vonage outbound fax service. You can fax documents from your PC in 4 steps using Vonage site and using your online Vonage account.How to send free Fax using Vonage account:
Go to Vonage Fax site called v-fax
right hand side Enter your Vonage user name and password
1. Enter fax destination number
2. Browse the document file from your PC you want to fax
3. Click on preview to see the outgoing fax document.
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Vonage and AT&T have decided to settle their patent dispute that we reported here;VOIP IP Telephony: AT&T, Vonage Lawsuit Revisited. Please find small press release below.HOLMDEL, N.J., Dec 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Vonage and AT&T have entered into a definitive agreement to settle their patent dispute, the companies announced today. The companies had agreed in principle to a settlement on November 7.Both compnies did not provide any further information in their press releases.Tags: AT&T, Vonage, Patents, VoIP Patents, AT&T lawsuit
Vonage is facing some customer complaints over a multi-day outage this past weekend. But that's the least of its worries. On Friday telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks filed a lawsuit against Vonage in a U.S. District Court in Delaware claiming that it violated nearly a dozen patents.This past year has been a rough one for the voice over Internet protocol company. I have to say, the long-term outlook is getting bleaker for the firm as it faces a seemingly endless stream of lawsuits.At this point Vonage's lawyers should be experts with patent infringement lawsuits after the dealings with patent lawsuits filed by AT&T, Sprint-Nextel and Verizon. Those patent fights alone cost the broadband telephone company a grand total of $239 million, according to reports.It's been a sad tumble for Vonage after bursting onto the scene as one of the most promising VoIP firms out there. Oh, how quickly things have changed. 2007 has been particularly bad with the resignation of CEO
It seems Vonage does not get a break. I wonder why these people go after cable companies that seem to be the leading VoIP provides, (Vonage comes third) or are they all complient? Vonage has gone through multiple law suits by leading telecom companies, 1, 2, 3.Rich Tehrani reports that the Vonage's latest patent fight is with Nortel, a company who says Vonage is infringing on twelve of its patents.Tags: VoIP, VoIP business, vonage, Nortel lawsuit, VoIP Patent
Bloomberg reports that Vonage lost the appeal against courts decision against it regarding the Patent case by Verizon. Well I hope Vonage does not end up like a burned rocket. Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Vonage Holdings Corp., the unprofitable Internet phone service provider, must pay $120 million to end a patent lawsuit won by Verizon Communications Inc. after a U.S. appeals court refused to reconsider the case. Vonage settled the infringement suit on Oct. 25 after Verizon won both a jury verdict and an appeal in the case. The accord left open the amount to be paid until the appeals court decided whether to grant Vonage's request for reconsideration. Legal costs have eaten into Vonage's cash flow and may increase its risk of bankruptcy. The Holmdel, New Jersey-based company said yesterday that it may not have enough money to pay $253.5 million in debt due as early as December 2008. Vonage, which generated cash of $22.5 million in the third q
Tentative $39 million settlement with AT&T means that the VoIP pioneer can get on with business.That makes it three down and none (that we know of) to go. Vonage's tentative settlement of AT&T's patent-infringement lawsuit takes care of its last oppressive legal problem, following similar settlements with Sprint Nextel and Verizon. Now, the company can get on with the business of providing cheap consumer broadband VoIP. The question is how good that business will be, especially since the settlements will set the VoIP pioneer back a significant sum.The agreement in principle, which Vonage described in its Q3 financial-results announcement, would require it to pay AT&T $39 million over five years. That's a lot less than the $80 million it will pay Sprint and the $80 million to $120 million it will pay Verizon. While the combined payouts will amount to some $200 million or more, they eliminate some major uncertainties about Vonage's future. It's a big change from the dark
27 October 2007Stepping on high-profile upstart counters accusations of obsolescence.AT&T just reported its revenue for Q3 of 2007: $30.1 billion. Vonage reported revenue of $206 million for Q2, the VoIP company's latest numbers. AT&T is suing Vonage for patent infringement, after Sprint Nextel and Verizon did the same thing. And while it might seem like an uneven match, every company has the right and even duty to protect itself and what belongs to it. Still, AT&T is hardly in danger of going bankrupt — or even losing a dollar or two in share price — as a result of losing customers to Vonage. So it makes you wonder what the giant telephone company is protecting itself from.The obvious explanation is that AT&T is worried about losing control of its intellectual property. If a business doesn't defend its property from even the most minor misuse, the theory goes, it might lose its right to defend it. It's not unlike protecting a trademark by pouncing on every insta
Sipera, the VoIP security firm that I saw first at BlackHat 2007 has warned VoIP firms before disclosing the vulnerabilities. There are multiple vulnerabilities, advisories and they are listed here.The tests focused specifically of residential and SMB VoIP service and equipment. I was surprised to find strong authentication, signaling security, and media encryption were lacking, looks like everybody is following Microsoft. Get it Out there first and then we fix it as troubles jump up.So what does these vulnerabilities do to users? spoofing, eavesdropping, and remote exploits are some of the possibilities.I will write later today about what you should be looking in VoIP Security.Following is the news release by Sipera;Richardson, TX, October 23, 2007 – Sipera VIPER™ Lab, operated by Sipera Systems, the leader in comprehensive VoIP/UC security solutions, today disclosed multiple threat advisories for users of VoIP services and equipment from Vonage, Globe7 and Grandstream. Among othe
Vonage Settles the patent lawsuit with Verizon as well. May be this was inspired by the settlement Vonage did earlier with Sprint Nextel Company. I hope the can also address the AT&T lawsuit and move on to do real VoIP IP Telephony business.Following is the news release; HOLMDEL, N.J., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In June 2006, Verizon Services Corp. brought a lawsuit against Vonage Holdings Corp. to enforce several Verizon patents relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. In March 2007, a jury held that Vonage is infringing three valid Verizon patents. The jury awarded $58 million in damages. The trial judge subsequently issued an injunction which was stayed pending Vonage's appeal. In September 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the trial court's decisions on infringement, validity, and injunction as to two of the Verizon patents (the '574 and '711) and remanded as to the third patent (the '880). Vonage filed a petition for
Looks like Vonage does not have a place to hide these days. AT&T Inc. on Friday has filed a lawsuit against VOIP provider Vonage, seeking damages for alleged patent infringement. The case was filed in Western District of Wisconsin.Why Wisconsin? you may NOT ask but Russell Shaw at ZDNet thinks that there could be more to this;"Less consequential, but more head-scratching: why the filing in Western Wisconsin? Is this an attempt on AT&T’s part to seek a decision in a U.S. Court their lawyers perceive to be friendly toward patent holders?"AT&T alleged that Vonage wilfully infringed an AT&T patent related to telephone systems that allow people to make VOIP (voice-over-Internet Protocol) calls using standard telephone devices.I think it is big corporations not wanting to share what could be theirs. Or perhaps get them while they are down. On the other hand is it not the same allegation that Vonage just settled with Sprint Nextel?, more than 100 patents covering technology
By: Brian HawkinsMany reviews have shown that VoIP technology can be a very useful means of telephone communication. It allows you to communicate to others at low rates. However, many people are finding that purchasing prepaid phone calling services provide a very affordable means to utilize the VoIP services for long distance, without the hassle and risk of converting your main phone connection to these technologies. One quality prepaid phone card provider that offers cheap and low costs rates, that work from home and cell phones, that you can compare to Vonage coupons is Pingo. When it comes to Vonage coupons there are a few things to look out for. As people find ways to make money online they are drawn toward affiliate programs. Since Vonage coupons are a hot item these people start to promote Vonage coupons. This can be a very bad situation as these people are only looking for money, and cannot support your questions or other needs.. Whether you are interested in Vonage coupons or
12 October 2007Skype and Vonage illustrate what is wrong with user communications: They are "closed" and not standards-based. These strategies support business models that are not in line with 21st century wants and needs. They have to go!I've been a user of Skype and Vonage voice over IP (VoIP) services for a long time. I use Skype to talk with my editor at and to connect with a few friends back in England, while Vonage has reduced my regular phone bills enormously, particularly for international calls. These things are on the plus side.The minus side? With Vonage, it has been the aggravation factor: It is hard to get good quality, at least over DSL, without resorting to blind experimentation, and using it to support TiVo or a home alarm system is a pain. Even when everything appears to be working with Vonage, you get occasional weird sound-quality problems, and faxing is only moderately satisfactory (incomplete transmissions seem to account for about half of all faxes I send).Yet ag
Vonage has settled a patent dispute with Sprint Nextel Corp. by agreeing to pay Sprint about $80 million, the two companies announced Monday. This will allow ailing/failing VoIP company to remain in the IP Telephony world a little longer.According to Sprint-Nextel, as part of the agreement, Sprint will license Vonage its VoIP portfolio, which includes more than 100 patents covering methods and components to connect voice calls between a traditional telephone networks and an IP networks.The agreement announced Monday resolves the patent dispute,which Vonage had originally said it planned to appeal, Sprint said in a press release.The break down of the $80 Million, and the business agreement includes $35 million for past use of Sprint's licenses, $40 million for future licensing, and $5 million in prepayment for services from Sprint,Just this news brought thr beaten-down shares of Vonage Holdings Corp. to more than double in value Monday after the Internet phone company said it had settl
Sprint (S) agreed to settle a patent lawsuit against Vonage (VG) for $80 million, triggering a 75% jump in the Internet phone company's shares on Monday. The deal includes a $35 million payment for past use, $40 million for future use and a $5 million prepayment for services.
Under the agreement, Sprint will also license its technology, which helps connect phone calls between Internet and telecom networks, to Vonage.
"It allows us to put this litigation behind us and continue to focus on our core business by removing the uncertainty of
Vonage announced yesterday that the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit partially remanded a March 8th jury verdict where the US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia said that Vonage infringed on three Verizon patents. Per Vonage’s recent press release, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded the infringement verdict on the 880 patent and affirmed the verdict on the 574 and 711 patents. Further, the Court of Appeals vacated the entire award of $58 million in damages and the 5.5% royalty. The Court of Appeals remanded the case to the U.S. District Court and directed that the court retry those aspects of the original case.” “We thank the appellate court for its thoughtful consideration of the merits of our case,” said Vonage’s Chief Legal Officer, Sharon O’Leary. “We are pleased with the decision to vacate the 880 patent and the damages. However, Vonage remains confident that it has not infringed on the 880 patent — a position we will conti
Shares in Internet phone service Vonage fell below $1 yesterday amid mounting concerns the company will be run out of business by patent problems with rivals Verizon and Sprint. Vonage was hit with its second major legal setback in two days when a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that Vonage's technology infringed two Verizon patents. The decision bars Vonage from using the patents in its core technology for making Web phone calls and leaves the company on the hook for millions of dollars in damages. The original court ruling ordered Vonage to pay Verizon $58 million in damages and 5.5 percent of future royalties, but an appeals court, which rejected a third patent infringement claim by Verizon, ruled those numbers need to be re-evaluated. In a statement following the ruling, Vonage Chief Legal Officer Sharon O'Leary said it's "business as usual" for the company, and claimed that Vonage already has figured out how to work around the patents. But Blair Levin, a telecom
Vonage’s share dipped to 93-cents, its lowest value since the company went public in May 2006. Vonage has been charged with the violations of three Verizon Communications Corp. patents in building its Internet phone system. The lawsuit awarded Verizon with $58-million (U.S.) in damages, plus 5.5-percent royalties on future Vonage revenues.
Reminder this was just two days after Vonage was ordered to pay Sprint Nextel $69.5-million in damages, after a jury found that Vonage willfully infringed on six Sprint telecommunications patents.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit directed the trial court to reconsider the verdict on one of the three patents, and it vacated the damages and royalty awards. They were vacated because the lower court did not specify which portion of the damages were corresponding to which patent. The appeals court found that the district court improperly created the third patent - wireless access to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service.
As of n
Whew, what a night we had with Pablo. The boy has had the worst cough. It’s just relentless. He’s been coughing for over a week now, and yesterday, it seemed like he was doing better. He really didn’t cough much all day. Around dinnertime, though, he started to cough, and then he couldn’t STOP. He coughed violently for almost two straight hours, literally without stopping for more than a few seconds. He coughed until he vomited three different times. And we tried everything to get him to stop - we gave him water, we gave him juice, we gave him a saline neb treatment. We gave him cough medicine. We rubbed Vicks on him. We gave him albuterol in his nebulizer. It all seemed to make him WORSE!
Paul and I decided that one of us should take him to the ER, since he couldn’t seem to get his coughing or his breathing under control. I called Kaiser and they transferred me to a nurse at Children’s Hospital. She listened to him over the phone and said we should
Vonage (VG) has long been a running joke on Jim Cramer's Mad Money ever since its massive IPO mishap in May of 2006, causing many irate customers who had been let in on the deal to file a shareholder's lawsuit against the company. Quoting a Vonage commercial, "People Do Stupid Things." Since the IPO, Jim Cramer kept his viewers out of "Vonage the Dog" and after a sickening slide of more than 50%, he adopted an onscreen version of Vonage the Dog, complete with Vonage collar. On March 23, 2007, Cramer declared Vonage (VG) the worst stock he had ever seen. A well timed short could have netted the patient investor more than a 75% gain. Yahoo Finance now reports short interest as percent of float at 7.90%.
Woof!
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Have you looked at your phone bill lately? More importantly, can you decipher you phone bill? Drop it today. Vonage is where it's at, baby! The future of phone service is here for you now with all new VoIP services. I love the ability to communicate directly over my Internet connection. Call me a noob, but I think it's darned cool.Their site explains all about the great features, bargains happening now, solid reviews of the service and a forum full of helpful people to pay it forward to. Right now they are offering a free month of Vonage, so best to make your move now.Stop paying outragious phone bills for mediocre service. Switch to Vonage.
Chart courtesy of stockchartsFinally a good trading session for Vonage stock. VG shares were up today more than 10% closing at 3.38$ after company announced results for the first quarter. Revenue for the first quarter 2007 grew to a record $196 million, a 64% increase from $120 million in the first quarter 2006, driven by strong customer line growth over the course of the year and higher average revenue per line. The daily technical is showing some improvement by the indicators MACD and RSI, with stock having a good performance since the latest sell off on April, however stock needs to break the top of this descending triangle to give more strength and confident to Bulls. This news could be a tone for VG to go up. Keep an eye on VG.Disclaimer : Trading stocks involves risk, this information should not be viewed as trading recommendations.The charts provided here are not meant for investment purposes and only serve as technical examples.That's All. Have a nice evening !!!AC
If so, this is for you. And if you're wondering what in the world is Vonage, its a broadband phone company offering local and long distance phone service.There is a Vonage forum and information thats available for the latest reviews, and news. The Vonage VoIP Forum is a lively community and the updates are pretty current. We look forward to having you as a new member, so register today.
“Executives at Vonage breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday after the Washington, D.C. U.S. Court of Appeals granted the company a permanent stay of injunction related to its legal fight with Verizon. The appellate court had granted Vonage a temporary stay until a hearing in which Vonage and Verizon could argue the merits related to a permanent stay could be held.
Vonage had lost a jury trial in which it was determined that the company had violated patents held by Verizon. That verdict led to a US$58 million dollar judgment against Vonage. The trial judge later issued an injunction against Vonage that, if upheld, would have forced Vonage not to sign up any new customers to its VoIP service.”
What is not said above is that Vonage has a bit more time to work on a workaround, the same one they said they did not have just days ago. In theory if they can succeed then Vonage could continue to be in business. Although they would much rather win their patent appeal so they wo
(Archived in: Online Usability Technology in Plain English)I have been for some time reporting that I don't believe Vonage will be able to survive the pressures related to all of its legal woes and money problems. Time to move on and look for an alternative, because even a lawyer for this VoIP provider seems to indicate the company will have trouble surviving (see SlashDot post and return to this post).Others will certainly step in to fill the service gap for VOiP, cable companies have provided some of the pressure on Vonage along with traditional phone companies with their "me-too" services.Following are two articles that reference other options, while we wait to see what happens when the smoke clears with the courts.These are reviews of free, low-cost, or Skype-like services: Ten Alernatives to Skype, and 10-Skype-Alternatives. Gizmo is not great, and I have yet to test Jah Jah and GoogleTalk for lack of a peer-to-peer connection.Strategies for Making Money When You Want from Where
At the same time that embattled VoIP provider Vonage attempts to reorganize and cut costs during the company’s darkest hour, rumors are beginning to fly that an acquisition may be imminent, and at the top of the list of potential buyers is none other than Sprint-Nextel. Read on…
Via: Engadget.com
Wikipedia states it as a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vonage. Verizon filed a lawsuit against Vonage saying it has infringed some of its patents especially the Voip service (which from what I believe is Vonages’ main line of business).
The chronological events can be found here..
Whats your call on it? I found it surprising.
Also since that a judge has barred Vonage from taking in more customers while it is appealing on this case.
April 24 - Verdict. I’ll let you know as soon as I find out (well it will also be on the news)
Vonage offers two phones - the WifiPhone and the broadband phone.
The Wifi phone is a bit pricey although it has a lot of perks such as being compatible with your wireless router or any Wifi hot spots, its basically like a cellphone but it’s your internet phone. Pretty nifty! It changed the idea of communication too. Imagine, you get to use your Vonage just by connecting to any internet hotspot. Not bad chica.
The broadband phone however is also very easy to use. You just plug in the power supply, plug in your phone, connect it to your broadband line (as stated on Vonage website).
The broadband phone is reliable too, cheaper than the Wifi phone. These phone however carry all the necessary things such as Voicemail, Call waiting,
Call forwarding, 3-Way Calling, and you can even keep your phone number.
Un tribunal federal de apelaciones de EEUU bloqueó el viernes la decisión de un juez de prohibir a Vonage, la empresa telefónica por Internet, el contrato con nuevos clientes como castigo por violar patentes de su rival Verizon. Vonage obtuvo un indulto de emergencia sobre la decisión del juez de distrito Claude Hilton, que le impedía contratar nuevos clientes a partir del 12 de abril. El nuevo fallo permite a Vonage la realización de nuevos contratos hasta que un tribunal de apelaciones decida sobre su solicitud para hacer permanente la medida. Verizon presentó la demanda inicial contra Vonage ante un tribunal del Estado de Virginia en 2006. En la misma acusaba a su rival de violar cinco de sus patentes sobre telefonía por Internet. El fallo inicial del juez Hilton consideró culpable a Vonage de violar tres patentes y ordenó el pago de 58 millones dólares de multa y el 5,5% de sus ganancias en regalías a Verizon si continuaba utilizando esa tecnología. Verizon había so
Vonage won a temporary reprieve from an appeals court on Friday, hours after a lower court barred it from adding new customers while it appeals a finding it infringed Verizon Communications Inc....
A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing Vonage from signing up any new customers. Vonage was found guilty of patent infringements earlier this month. The patents belong to Verizon. While the judge didn’t grant Verizon’s request which is a permanent injunction, Vonage states that with them unable to add new customers is just as bad. Click the link to BetaNews for more information on the Judgment against Vonage. I don’t know much about Vonage or the case, but I’d hate to see Vonage go out of business as they seem like a decent VOIP service for the home.
Update: According to Gigaom, Vonage has been granted a temporary stay from the U.S Court of Appeals and they will be able to continue signing up new customers.
A federal judge on Friday ordered Vonage not to accept any new customers while it continues to infringe on Verizon Communications patents covering some aspects of Internet phone calls. In at least a temporary setback for the leading voice over Internet Protocol provider and its some 2.2 million subscribers, U.S. District Judge Claude [...]
If you remember the last update (posted here) Vonage lost a landmark lawsuit claiming that they infringed on a number of Verizon patents. Well now things just got worse for the VOIP provider.
A US District Court judge has barred Vonage from obtaining new customers as a result of the previous settlement. Existing customers will still be able to use the VOIP service but you won’t see commercials for Vonage service anytime soon. This is the first step in what could be a few for Verizon to have Vonage completely shut down due to the patent infringements.
You can read more here.
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Chart courtesy of stockchartsShares of Vonage fell more than 25% closing at 3$ after a federal judge ordered Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet-phone company, to stop using patented technology owned by Verizon. Vonage went public at $17/share and has been going down since. The Stock only found one way in stock market " Down ". I don't know what can I say looking at this chart, oversold but stock still falling.Chart courtesy of stockchartsShares of Nike was up 0.45 to 109.05 a day after its quarterly results that beat forecasts but its guidance was seen as disappointing. The technical chart looks Bullish with both 20,50 dma 200 dma going up and MACD on top of 0, RSI in a Bullish area too.Chart courtesy of stockchartsJDS Uniphase makes a range of fiber-optic components, modules, subsystems and optical test and measurement systems. Its products are deployed in optical networks for the telecom and cable industries, generally to increase speed and traffic-handling capacity versus convent
Judge Claude Hilton issued a permanent injunction against Vonage with the purpose of disallowing their customers to make calls to standard phone lines. The argument is that Vonage is infringing on patents held by Verizon.
This could have permanent and serious consequences for VoIP, since nearly every VoIP service uses the technology that Verizon claims as their own (ie: VoIP to POTS).
IMO, this whole thing seems baseless. Other companies were using the technology in question before Verizon patented it, and the whole case was just decided by which side had more money to throw at it. It’s just yet another case of a rich corporation crushing innovation in order to retain their relevance in an evolving market.
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News came in today that Verizon has won the patent lawsuit against VOIP giant Vonage. A United States District judge barred Vonage from using technology protected by three of Verizon's patents. Vonage of course plans on appealing, but news of the appeal did not keep Vonage's stocks from bottoming out. Stay tuned to see how Vonage comes out of this suit in the weeks to come.
News came in today that Verizon has won the patent lawsuit against VOIP giant Vonage. A United States District judge barred Vonage from using technology protected by three of Verizon's patents. Vonage of course plans on appealing, but news of the appeal did not keep Vonage's stocks from bottoming out. Stay tuned to see how Vonage comes out of this suit in the weeks to come.
(Archived in: Online Usability Related Miscellany Social Design)VOiP is a great concept and the technology will only improve. I used to be a Vonage subscriber, and generally liked the service except for occasional quality glitches, and the fact that if your Internet service is down then you do not have telephone service. Customer service was lacking as well with long hold times (12-18 months ago). The pricing of the service plan still made it a good value.So, I am not a Vonage basher per se, but do want to keep abreast of the current market with updates to the company's pending legal woes. What follows is an excerpt from a news report today. To read the full story go to this online article by Jim Duffy. This is on the heels of the lost suit to Verizon."In October 2005, Sprint Nextel filed a suit against Vonage and two other VOIP providers claiming the companies violated seven patents on technology for processing and delivering packetized voice and data, including VOIP. Its suit
Vonage the VOIP provider was dealt a hefty blow today by Verizon for Patent infringement and was told to pay out $58 million dollars (USD) as well additional profits from the infringed upon technology. From Phonescoop
A federal jury ruled in favor of Verizon Communications in a patent lawsuit against Vonage Holdings. Vonage must pay the telecom giant $58 million in damages plus royalties for
Yesterday I wondered aloud if there's a chance that VG could eventually go to ZERO. This morning Buckingham is thinking VG has the potential to go to $1. The firm believes that Sprint (S) will file a similar to the one VG lost to Verizon (VZ). BUCK had previously had a $4 target on Vonage shares.
(Archived in: Online Usability Related Miscellany Social Design)Will VOiP survive? Of course. Will Vonage survive? Probably not. Anyone that has ever been involved in a lawsuit knows that the party with the most money usually wins, and Vonage just lost a big one to Verizon. Check out yesterday's news and return to this page.Vonage has been plagued with lawsuits (everything from patent infringement to investor relation problems with their IPO). If Vonage is not getting sued, it seems they are suing someone else. Vonage sued AT&T over the name CallVantage in 2004. Pretty sure AT&T won that one since they are still using the name.Voice 2.0, or anything "2.0" is a great concept. The reason these concepts have not already emerged and thrived, is the same reason we do not have hydrogen powered vehicles and flying cars. Certainly the technology already exists, and has for some time. There is no doubt that telephony, computer, and television technologies continues to converge.The problem
Flash from the WSJ... "Federal jury rules that Internet-phone company Vonage infringed on Verizon's patents." At some point this year it will be bye bye to Vonage. Reuters reports VG will have to pay Verizon (VZ) royalties along with a $58 mln fine.
The Vonage web site is light and bright and clearly sets out the products and deals on offer, that's important for me when talking about phones and Voip. Vonage has been in the market for exactly four years - it says so on the site - offering VoIP information on its site, as well as news on telecoms developments. I found it hard to understand the principles behind VoIP Internet phones, so
Vonage (VG-NYSE) has released earnings and revenues this morning. Quarterly revenue more than doubled to $161 Million. Non-GAAP adjusted loss from operations was -$53 million in the quarter, down 12% from the prior quarter and down 18% from the year-ago quarter. Net loss for the quarter was $62 million, or $0.40 per share, an improvement of 16% from a net loss of $74 million, or $1.16 per share, in the prior quarter and from $66 million last year.
It added 204,591 net subscriber lines in the third quarter, which is almost 1 million adds in the last 12 months. Vonage finished the quarter with 2,057,844 lines in service, an increase of 11% sequentially and 94% above the year-ago level. Total subscriber lines were 2,057,844 at September 30, 2006, versus 1,853,253 at June 30, 2006 and 1,061,786 at September 30, 2005.
Average monthly telephony services revenue per line for the quarter was flat sequentially at $26.33 and up $1.49 from the third quarter 2005. On a year-over-year basis, po
