...just send donations to the next-gen technology company that will inherit ISDN's faithful. Yesterday well-known production house ProComm Voice Talent delivered a message to its member talent that it was transitioning away from reliance on ISDN (by the end of March, next year). The full text of...
It hurt. But I did it. Part of the reason was because I wasn't getting enough use out of it to justify the cost. But the rest of the reason has to do with my saving face. After all, I ballyhoo'd the death of ISDN on the pages of this blog for years. It was time to put up or shut up. Digital...
How long is it prudent to hang on to ISDN?...I mean...at a personal level?We all know the TelCos are pretty much fed-up with losing money on the infrastructure that goes into keeping this dinosaur alive...at least in the hinterlands...as in: anywhere else besides NYC and LA. Those phone companies...
Years ago, I helped a voice actor moving to Las Vegas get his ISDN installed through some contacts I'd already researched/established at CenturyLink. He, in turn, helped me with some marketing. His name is Garrett Michaels, and I'm proud to call him a friend.Activation/installation rates for...
The cooler heads were right.....back then.Years ago, when I began blogging of the impending death of ISDN, there were plenty of people around to tell me the end of that technology was still far away.They were right, and I was right. It WAS the beginning of the end several years ago. But any...
[...and by "SIP"...I'm not referring to alcoholic beverages] See?...this is what I love about writing a blog AND being in such a helpful community of freelance voice-actors! Read on: Back in July of last year, I wrote another in a long line of articles that generally contribute the the notion...
John Bisset of Telos Alliance was at the table next to mine at Faffcon 7's "meet the sponsors" event. I didn't have a lot of time to talk to him other than to mention that I owned an XStream codec...then we were both off to talk to people visiting our displays. He seemed like an affable,...