Comments on: Happy Birthday Jajah: 2 Million Users http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Federico Nano » Blog Archive » El verdadero Triple Play http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1827510 Federico Nano » Blog Archive » El verdadero Triple Play Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:52:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1827510 [...] sobran: la venta de Skype a Ebay en una cifra superior a 1.000 MM; la actual presencia de Jajah, camino a los tres millones de usuarios; con el  start-up israelí Fring, recibiendo 12 MM en una primera ronda de inversores; con Google [...] [...] sobran: la venta de Skype a Ebay en una cifra superior a 1.000 MM; la actual presencia de Jajah, camino a los tres millones de usuarios; con el  start-up israelí Fring, recibiendo 12 MM en una primera ronda de inversores; con Google [...]

]]> By: Just a random blog ! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1402295 Just a random blog ! Tue, 29 May 2007 22:37:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1402295 [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...] [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...]

]]> By: Jajah Announces Deutsche Telekom As Second Series C Investor · Kokorec http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1401095 Jajah Announces Deutsche Telekom As Second Series C Investor · Kokorec Tue, 29 May 2007 04:44:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1401095 [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...] [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...]

]]> By: Jajah Announces Deutsche Telekom As Second Series C Investor : Forecast-Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1401066 Jajah Announces Deutsche Telekom As Second Series C Investor : Forecast-Blog Tue, 29 May 2007 04:20:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1401066 [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...] [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...]

]]> By: Jajah Announces Deutsche Telekom As Second Series “C” Investor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1401038 Jajah Announces Deutsche Telekom As Second Series “C” Investor Tue, 29 May 2007 03:58:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1401038 [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...] [...] require customers to abandon the existing PSTN phone networks that telcos run. Although Jajah announced 2 million users in March, but Healy expects the company to reach 5 million by years end. Currently 40% of Jajah [...]

]]> By: vic http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1331583 vic Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:41:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1331583 Sounds good for Jajah. I look to see even more subscribers when the iPhone is released, although I don't know how it'll work considering iPhone isn't a true IP phone and Cingular will count the minutes... but that's besides the point. I guess the main reason for Jajah is to skip roaming charges? Funny how I started with one idea and ended up with questions. Congrats to jajah anyway. We need another VoIP service provider now that Vonage seems to be sinking fast. http://highspeed-internet-provider.com Sounds good for Jajah. I look to see even more subscribers when the iPhone is released, although I don’t know how it’ll work considering iPhone isn’t a true IP phone and Cingular will count the minutes… but that’s besides the point. I guess the main reason for Jajah is to skip roaming charges? Funny how I started with one idea and ended up with questions. Congrats to jajah anyway. We need another VoIP service provider now that Vonage seems to be sinking fast.

http://highspeed-internet-provider.com

]]> By: Frank Daley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1297632 Frank Daley Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:16:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1297632 I have been testing Jajah for the last three days and have found the call quality varies from good to abysmal. IF the abysmal quality call was one out a hundred, maybe I would continue using it. However the quality of most calls is either very poor, or abysmal. A pity because the concept is good. I have been testing Jajah for the last three days and have found the call quality varies from good to abysmal.

IF the abysmal quality call was one out a hundred, maybe I would continue using it. However the quality of most calls is either very poor, or abysmal.

A pity because the concept is good.

]]> By: PS http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1293001 PS Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:49:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1293001 I was a big fan of Jajah at first, but lately my enthusiasm has tapered off. - Sound quality on calls is intermittent to poor; currently most calls that I begin on Jajah (fewer and fewer), I must switch over to regular land line because of quality concerns - this is at the other party's request, which simply doesn't work for business calls. - And it's difficult to clear the phone line when you end a Jajah call. Sometimes I have to keep retrying my line for up to 5 minutes before I can get a dial tone - and that's after closing both Jajah and my browser. Scale is nice, and the service was good once. Let's hope they can get it back there. I was a big fan of Jajah at first, but lately my enthusiasm has tapered off.

- Sound quality on calls is intermittent to poor; currently most calls that I begin on Jajah (fewer and fewer), I must switch over to regular land line because of quality concerns - this is at the other party’s request, which simply doesn’t work for business calls.

- And it’s difficult to clear the phone line when you end a Jajah call. Sometimes I have to keep retrying my line for up to 5 minutes before I can get a dial tone - and that’s after closing both Jajah and my browser.

Scale is nice, and the service was good once. Let’s hope they can get it back there.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1291786 Patrick Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:49:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1291786 "chose the best data carriers for their call paths in real time" Eh? I've used them quite a bit between December and now (our office here in the UK is always trying to lower our phone bills), and their quality is HORRIBLE! It's worse than Skype, and I detest Skype. I do everything I can to avoid their service. “chose the best data carriers for their call paths in real time”

Eh? I’ve used them quite a bit between December and now (our office here in the UK is always trying to lower our phone bills), and their quality is HORRIBLE! It’s worse than Skype, and I detest Skype.

I do everything I can to avoid their service.

]]> By: pligg.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1291482 pligg.com Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:17:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1291482 <strong>Happy Birthday Jajah: 2 Million Users...</strong> A year after VOIP phone service Jajah launched their service, they’ve announced over 2 million registered users (Up from 1.2 announced in January) and officially announced Trevor Healy as the new CEO.... Happy Birthday Jajah: 2 Million Users…

A year after VOIP phone service Jajah launched their service, they’ve announced over 2 million registered users (Up from 1.2 announced in January) and officially announced Trevor Healy as the new CEO….

]]> By: Tresor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290316 Tresor Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:23:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290316 I agree with the fact that Jajah is a good service, especially since you can use it on fly (thanks to the mobile web site). But lately i start to notice a problem with the quality. Im in bangkok and I do a lot of calls to europe. And the quality is not as good as it used to be 2/3 months before. So jajah, congratulations, but dont forget to focus on quality in all parts of the world I agree with the fact that Jajah is a good service, especially since you can use it on fly (thanks to the mobile web site).
But lately i start to notice a problem with the quality.
Im in bangkok and I do a lot of calls to europe. And the quality is not as good as it used to be 2/3 months before.
So jajah, congratulations, but dont forget to focus on quality in all parts of the world

]]> By: Danny R http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290310 Danny R Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:20:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290310 Darwinist : It does sound familiar! The other annoying thing is that they have spam on their forums (private messaging and posts). I can't on getting messages to subscribe to some porn site. Darwinist : It does sound familiar!

The other annoying thing is that they have spam on their forums (private messaging and posts). I can’t on getting messages to subscribe to some porn site.

]]> By: Nathan Kaiser http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290218 Nathan Kaiser Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:46:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290218 I interviewed Roman Scharf of Jajah in Sept of last year. I was so impressed that I signed up for an account and have been using them since to call Europe and Asia. For anyone who needs to call internationally and wants to use their own cell phone or land line, I definitely suggest they give Jajah a try. http://www.npost.com/interview.jsp?intID=INT00163 I interviewed Roman Scharf of Jajah in Sept of last year. I was so impressed that I signed up for an account and have been using them since to call Europe and Asia. For anyone who needs to call internationally and wants to use their own cell phone or land line, I definitely suggest they give Jajah a try.

http://www.npost.com/interview.jsp?intID=INT00163

]]> By: Darwinist http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290179 Darwinist Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:30:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290179 Mark, right on. Here is Charles Darwin’s evolution and natural selection applied to VoIP (abbreviated version): Pre-historic period: Fixed line Telcos (Mama Bell and the siblings) - one provider choice in a house (democracy in action) - long distance costs you a fortune - customer service -> S...ks; Not-so-ancient times: Mobile carriers – can choose between bad and very bad - can not get a signal - still pay a fortune for a long distance even without signal – customer service -> still S...ks; Pre-Modern history: VoIP - Vonage – interesting….- fairy tale for IB kids “How to cut the tree that feeds you with an IPO jigsaw.” Modern times - Skype - appealing and quite convenient…-say good buy to those crazy long distance bills - quality? –> Work In Progress but it does work in progress… September 26, 2006 - TechCrunch: ” VOIP company Jajah just announced an EXCEPTIONAL new consumer service…” – Hmm… intriguing – WOW looks quite good – why not to register… - looks like I have a question, let me check the forum… - Oh MY GOD, so many p-offed customers in such a short time?? May be it’s just a bunch whiners, I’d better put a question to the customer service… 1 hour later – auto-reply a-la “Someone will get back to you shortly…” About 1 week or so later an ANSWER!… a-la “Go and read the information on our website…” Hmm… I am probably an idiot and did not phrase the question properly the first time (after thoroughly searching the site). Let me rephrase the question… 5 months later – still waiting for an answer… (Danny R, does it sound familiar?) March 27, 2007 – “Jajah announced 2 million registered users …” – “Oh, yeah, I remember registering with them… Sorry, someone is calling me on Gizmo and I have a customer on hold on the Skype line…” Sometime in 2077 – “Grandpa, tell me about your days as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley...” - “ Oh my darling, it was for quite a short period long time ago…” - “What happened grandpa?” - “ My dear, just keep these three words to yourself – Jajah, valuation, due diligence…” Mark, right on.

Here is Charles Darwin’s evolution and natural selection applied to VoIP (abbreviated version):

Pre-historic period: Fixed line Telcos (Mama Bell and the siblings) - one provider choice in a house (democracy in action) - long distance costs you a fortune - customer service -> S…ks;

Not-so-ancient times: Mobile carriers – can choose between bad and very bad - can not get a signal - still pay a fortune for a long distance even without signal – customer service -> still S…ks;

Pre-Modern history: VoIP - Vonage – interesting….- fairy tale for IB kids “How to cut the tree that feeds you with an IPO jigsaw.”

Modern times - Skype - appealing and quite convenient…-say good buy to those crazy long distance bills - quality? –> Work In Progress but it does work in progress…

September 26, 2006 - TechCrunch: ” VOIP company Jajah just announced an EXCEPTIONAL new consumer service…” – Hmm… intriguing – WOW looks quite good – why not to register… - looks like I have a question, let me check the forum… - Oh MY GOD, so many p-offed customers in such a short time?? May be it’s just a bunch whiners, I’d better put a question to the customer service… 1 hour later – auto-reply a-la “Someone will get back to you shortly…” About 1 week or so later an ANSWER!… a-la “Go and read the information on our website…” Hmm… I am probably an idiot and did not phrase the question properly the first time (after thoroughly searching the site). Let me rephrase the question… 5 months later – still waiting for an answer…

(Danny R, does it sound familiar?)

March 27, 2007 – “Jajah announced 2 million registered users …” – “Oh, yeah, I remember registering with them… Sorry, someone is calling me on Gizmo and I have a customer on hold on the Skype line…”

Sometime in 2077 – “Grandpa, tell me about your days as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley…” - “ Oh my darling, it was for quite a short period long time ago…” - “What happened grandpa?” - “ My dear, just keep these three words to yourself – Jajah, valuation, due diligence…”

]]> By: mathew http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290032 mathew Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:26:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290032 Jajah? "Meesa got 2 million users!" Jajah?

“Meesa got 2 million users!”

]]> By: thomas http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290013 thomas Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:19:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290013 kudos to the austrian fellows kudos to the austrian fellows

]]> By: Steve Jagger - Ubertor http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290012 Steve Jagger - Ubertor Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:19:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1290012 Wow, congrats! Will check them out. Wow, congrats! Will check them out.

]]> By: Zaid http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289885 Zaid Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:38:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289885 They're giving 's 9cents to India and cite 34cents as the typical rate. Unfortunately for Jajah, most quality calls to India can be done for 7-8cents/min. And the price is coming down by each coming month. 34cents sounds like something from 2001. -Zaid They’re giving ’s 9cents to India and cite 34cents as the typical rate. Unfortunately for Jajah, most quality calls to India can be done for 7-8cents/min. And the price is coming down by each coming month. 34cents sounds like something from 2001.

-Zaid

]]> By: Danny R http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289881 Danny R Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:37:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289881 Jajah has gotten a lot of heat lately because of intermittent service and expensive call rates. They raised prices on a number of countries while "claiming" that rates just got cheaper. I was also not able to use it for over a month and the solution their Tech Support gave me was to change my internet provider. Jajah has gotten a lot of heat lately because of intermittent service and expensive call rates. They raised prices on a number of countries while “claiming” that rates just got cheaper.

I was also not able to use it for over a month and the solution their Tech Support gave me was to change my internet provider.

]]> By: recep http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289831 recep Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:16:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289831 l am using yahoo voice and l think its better! thanks for articl l am using yahoo voice and l think its better! thanks for articl

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289801 Mark Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:03:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289801 Well, first of all congratulations to Jajah, they have definitely been doing well. But this number sounds awfully high to me. For a bit of scale, you're saying that they have twice as many registered users as Digg?? Have they given any explanation of these figures, I'd be willing to bet money that these aren't direct jajah clients signing up via their website, but that they've somehow included figures for people who are eligable or pre-registered for the service via some of these partnerships, or some other twist on the numbers. 2 million registered users is just huge. I may well be wrong though - in which case, double congratulations are in order!! Well, first of all congratulations to Jajah, they have definitely been doing well. But this number sounds awfully high to me. For a bit of scale, you’re saying that they have twice as many registered users as Digg??

Have they given any explanation of these figures, I’d be willing to bet money that these aren’t direct jajah clients signing up via their website, but that they’ve somehow included figures for people who are eligable or pre-registered for the service via some of these partnerships, or some other twist on the numbers. 2 million registered users is just huge.

I may well be wrong though - in which case, double congratulations are in order!!

]]> By: Kewtr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289754 Kewtr Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:40:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289754 I actually haven't used this yet, I'm getting around 2c per minute to Thailand so it's tough to justify jumping through any hoops to maybe save a little. It's shocking how cheap it is, I remember when the lowest I could get was 50c and that was only after threatening to change carriers. Great times we live in. I actually haven’t used this yet, I’m getting around 2c per minute to Thailand so it’s tough to justify jumping through any hoops to maybe save a little. It’s shocking how cheap it is, I remember when the lowest I could get was 50c and that was only after threatening to change carriers.

Great times we live in.

]]> By: Christian DeVera http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289737 Christian DeVera Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:33:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289737 They are a lot better than Rebtel. Call around the world can be free, who will be the 1st to provide it? They are a lot better than Rebtel. Call around the world can be free, who will be the 1st to provide it?

]]> By: rack pallet http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289700 rack pallet Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:19:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289700 rates ''vary'' not very - This company is well on its way - Im suprised it hasn't been acquired for the customer base... but then again everything is not for sale -RB rates ”vary” not very

- This company is well on its way - Im suprised it hasn’t been acquired for the customer base… but then again everything is not for sale

-RB

]]> By: Dwayne http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289689 Dwayne Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:14:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/27/happy-birthday-jajah-2-million-users/#comment-1289689 These services are very good and offer the confidentiality features that are becoming more important in this day and age. These services are very good and offer the confidentiality features that are becoming more important in this day and age.

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