Comments on: A visit to Truphone towers

By: TruLover

TruLover — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:02:19 +0000

I am not sure what people are talking about. I have truphone since several months and it is true. I could not live without it. Currently on my summer holidays. I forwarded all my T-Mobile calls prior to leaving to truphone (call divert). I am now in France and constantly in WiFi at the house we rented. Therefore ZERO roaming cost for the first time. EU cutting roaming cost at the end of August. YES, it is still 55pence a minute (sorry how much)))). And voicemail means 55pence times 2 = Pound 1,10 to receive it and then 55pence to listen to it. WELL I AM on truphone I could care less about what the EU does…. I am in a FREE MOBILE WORLD and nobody will get me off the service. Truphone has become my main mobile provider with a SIM backup when am not in WiFi from T-Mobile. But I can tell you I am making 90 percent of my calls on truphone…..

By: Steve Curtis

Steve Curtis — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:49:09 +0000

I’ve used Truphone – it works well when it works – I think the only weakness is the lack of WiFi availability on the move – and with the upcoming Femtocell craziness I think the mobile operators will striking hard so I guess they’ve got to get moving quick time..

By: mobile vision

mobile vision — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:30:54 +0000

Hai i iz mobile vision. i haz vision.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:03:58 +0000

Sorry yes I mean Spinvox. Can you give a view on how their system works…the rumour still holds….can your superb service break the real story?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:48:05 +0000

Too many people here called anon. Name and shame yourselves damnit :p

By: mobile vision

mobile vision — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:18:59 +0000

Anon, could you be confusing Truphone with Spinvox?

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:11:13 +0000

@Anon 3: I think you’re confusing this with Spinvox which is a different product and company.

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:07:19 +0000

@anon: The market price of a bale of hay appears to be ~Â£2 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320146472487) so may not be the best example of extravagance although the point may be valid re: the rent!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:06:55 +0000

@ Anon #3: Eh? A manual voip service? The mind boggles.. didn’t see anyone pulling cords and plugging them into sockets on an old style switchboard

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:58:25 +0000

Yes but what about the rumours that at core they are offering a manual system and that the software isn’t as clever as they are implying? Did you watch a message being processed?

By: mobile vision

mobile vision — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:18:25 +0000

I ain’t drinking the truphone cool-aid.

Someone will make cash out of it, I’ll guarantee that, but I seriously doubt they’ll be around in 3 years to care about their 8 year lease on the property.

you heard it here first

By: anon

anon — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:19:40 +0000

Yes I know the building well and indeed it is one of the most expensive views in London – and primarily used by hedge fund companies.

Is this a classic case of a startup with too much venture capital focusing on looking pretty (also sounds like their interior design budget was rather big too!!); whereas what they should focus on is telling us what it is they do…which if my memory serves me right is….erm…er…something to do with mobiles?

Although having said that, it will cetainly add some excitement if we start to see some madness again just like in 1999; companies spending more on putting bales of hay into their reception than they spend on actually trying to make a return for their investors. So yeah, bring it on, lets have some crazy old days again in the mobile world ‘cus it’s all just getting a little bit dull round this neck of the woods…