So, the other day my wife says to me, “did you hear that radio ad from AT&T that disses VoIP services?”
And I said, “nope, haven’t heard it yet.” Then, on the six+ hour drive home from northern lower Michigan where I was camping this weekend, I heard the ad. I believe it was on an FM station called “Joe FM”.
The ad was nothing short of dirty. It features actors playing the roles of “real people” who switched back to landline service from VoIP after discovering how “awful” it was.
The ad seemed squarely aimed at Vonage, saying that users who switch to Vonage won’t be able to use their alarm systems or answer the phone when the power goes out. Sure, these things are true. But don’t people already know this stuff? I have NEVER, and I mean NEVER, met anybody who bought into VoIP service without acknowledging that it doesn’t provide power, doesn’t work with FAX machines, and doesn’t work with all alarm systems.
And I keep coming back to this idea of innovation. Why doesn’t the American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (AT&T) get off their collective bottoms and turn AT&T CallVantage (the service they won’t acknowledge in their radio ad) into the REAL DEAL–why don’t they invest in one of the several broadband alarm companies? Why don’t they invest in fax-to-email services like e-Fax? Surely, they’d profit more than they will by continually dumping huge ad buys on well-produced-but-pathetic radio advertisements…
test blasts are fun…
I saw this really good post today….
test blasts are fun…
This is my test blast…
Visitor recommednations…
[... ]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[... ]…….
minecraft skins Thanks erstwhile much for distribution this online. I certainly treasured every bit of it….
Thanks erstwhile much for distribution this online. I certainly treasured every bit of it….
Het werk van Yesturdays voor morgen – een blik op sommige voorbeelden…
Werd getoond dit voorbeeld, via Megan McCormick linkedin en veronderstel het om te zijn zeer informatief en ook het punt…
Kelly…
I just saw this really awesome post today….
Yesturdays Arbeit für Morgen – ein Blick auf einige Beispiele…
Beachtet dieses Beispiel, über gezeigt Megan halign an Twitter und stellen Sie sich es vor um zu sein extrem informativ und auch der Punkt…
… [Trackback]…
[...] Informations on that Topic: macvoip.com/stn/2006/08/20/atts-voip-fud-radio-ads/ [...]…
AT…
Hi I like your article and it was so fabulous and I am definetly going to save it. I Have to say the Indepth analysis this article has is trully remarkable.Who goes that extra mile these days? Well Done Just one more tip you shouldinstall a Translator …
… [Trackback]…
[...] Read More here: macvoip.com/stn/2006/08/20/atts-voip-fud-radio-ads/ [...]…
AT…
Hello my friend! I want to say that this post is awesome, nice written and include approximately all important infos. I’d like to see more posts like this ….
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Related.. Trackback…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]…
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
[...]The information mentioned in the article are some of the best available [...]……
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]……
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Check this out…
[...] that is the end of this article. Here you’ll find some sites that we think you’ll appreciate, just click the links over[...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Websites you should visit…
[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Sites we Like……
[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]……
Check this out…
[...] that is the end of this article. Here you’ll find some sites that we think you’ll appreciate, just click the links over[...]……
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in the article are some of the best available [...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……