Comments on: OoVoo 1.5 in the Wild. Hands-on with the Newest Version. http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: zman http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-12509 zman Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:55:43 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-12509 i love oovoo...it's a very good and popular program, i wish i could give whole my time chating with friends and family with oovoo... thanks i love oovoo…it’s a very good and popular program, i wish i could give whole my time chating with friends and family with oovoo…
thanks

]]> By: Dan http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-3082 Dan Wed, 07 May 2008 04:30:53 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-3082 A lawsuit will straighten this company out. When they get sued for millions and criminal charges brought up against then we'll see who's laughing. A lawsuit will straighten this company out. When they get sued for millions and criminal charges brought up against then we’ll see who’s laughing.

]]> By: Amy http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-2667 Amy Thu, 01 May 2008 02:46:49 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-2667 Yeah, I want to thank this company for allowing everyone to play prank calls. Not. Yeah, I want to thank this company for allowing everyone to play prank calls. Not.

]]> By: Fred http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-2371 Fred Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:17:04 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-2371 OoVoo is a joke, I have never had an unknown prankster or telemarketer call my personal cellphone. Low and behold, now I am getting phone calls from the Oovoo network (919) area code. If you arrived at my post after Googling this topic, believe every negative comment you have seen plastered all over the internet and tell your friends and family about this scam. Some moron is making money doing this crap and will feed you some corporate watered down crap (see above post), please don't buy into it. Somebody misdialed? Over and over and over again? What a sad joke. Why didn't the OoVoo company implement procedures to stop abuse? Cause they do not care! OoVoo is a joke, I have never had an unknown prankster or telemarketer call my personal cellphone. Low and behold, now I am getting phone calls from the Oovoo network (919) area code.

If you arrived at my post after Googling this topic, believe every negative comment you have seen plastered all over the internet and tell your friends and family about this scam. Some moron is making money doing this crap and will feed you some corporate watered down crap (see above post), please don’t buy into it.

Somebody misdialed? Over and over and over again? What a sad joke.

Why didn’t the OoVoo company implement procedures to stop abuse? Cause they do not care!

]]> By: Watcher http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-2077 Watcher Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:18:30 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-2077 I can't speak to any pranking that may be going on by using the OOVOO application. However, the software itself seems very good and perhaps a little "too easy" to use. I installed it last night and immediately started playing with the interface and customizing my settings. One of the first things I did was call my cell phone to see how well it really worked. Low and behold, the default phone number displayed is the same number everyone has been filing complaints about on various websites. This is simply the default phone number the OOVOO network send to the phone company at the point it ties its Internet based servers into local land line phone company switches. I think alot of what is percieved as pranking or hanghups is just new users trying out the software. Remeber someone trying out the software in Las Vegas at 9pm at night could misdial (just like a land or cell call) and end up calling someone two or three time zones later. If you don't set up your software correctly, you wont hear the person pick up the call and/or they can't hear you. Now, I found the software easy to set up, but you do need to initially take the time to do it before you start just "plunking" numbers into the onscreen key pad. Perhaps OOVOO should consider either providing a number for people to test their software out on ... or require some type of verified "real" phone number supplied by a subscriber to mis-dials and potentially abusive calling can be traced. Now before someone bursts into flames here, I agree that unwanted and ill timed phone calls are very intrusive. (Just wait until you start get Text Message Spam on your cell phone) Just keep in mind that alot of this could be simple human carelessness. Personally, all of my phone numbers are on the 'Do Not Call Registry' .. however that wont stop calls from Non-Profits and Political Campaigns because of a loop-hole, because they are "selling" and idea or different "kind" of service. No system is perfect. Just a few absent ramblings from the mid-west ... I can’t speak to any pranking that may be going on by using the OOVOO application. However, the software itself seems very good and perhaps a little “too easy” to use. I installed it last night and immediately started playing with the interface and customizing my settings. One of the first things I did was call my cell phone to see how well it really worked. Low and behold, the default phone number displayed is the same number everyone has been filing complaints about on various websites. This is simply the default phone number the OOVOO network send to the phone company at the point it ties its Internet based servers into local land line phone company switches.

I think alot of what is percieved as pranking or hanghups is just new users trying out the software. Remeber someone trying out the software in Las Vegas at 9pm at night could misdial (just like a land or cell call) and end up calling someone two or three time zones later. If you don’t set up your software correctly, you wont hear the person pick up the call and/or they can’t hear you. Now, I found the software easy to set up, but you do need to initially take the time to do it before you start just “plunking” numbers into the onscreen key pad.

Perhaps OOVOO should consider either providing a number for people to test their software out on … or require some type of verified “real” phone number supplied by a subscriber to mis-dials and potentially abusive calling can be traced.

Now before someone bursts into flames here, I agree that unwanted and ill timed phone calls are very intrusive. (Just wait until you start get Text Message Spam on your cell phone) Just keep in mind that alot of this could be simple human carelessness. Personally, all of my phone numbers are on the ‘Do Not Call Registry’ .. however that wont stop calls from Non-Profits and Political Campaigns because of a loop-hole, because they are “selling” and idea or different “kind” of service. No system is perfect.

Just a few absent ramblings from the mid-west …

]]> By: revog http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-2039 revog Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:22:48 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-2039 Telling people to "prank away" is irresponsible and wrong. Getting calls at 3am and every 1/2 hour is NOT a prank. Not being able to contact someone and having to look at police reports to show people THIS IS NOT A prank is wrong. Phone number belongs to oovoo.com software. Prank calls can be recorded and made with the free minutes of software. You can complain to Philip Robertson at OOVOO.com at 917-498-4711 who is their PR person. Only when people complain and demand it be fixed, can we stop this. Telling people to “prank away” is irresponsible and wrong. Getting calls at 3am and every 1/2 hour is NOT a prank. Not being able to contact someone and having to look at police reports to show people THIS IS NOT A prank is wrong.

Phone number belongs to oovoo.com software. Prank calls can be recorded and made with the free minutes of software.

You can complain to Philip Robertson at OOVOO.com at 917-498-4711 who is their PR person.

Only when people complain and demand it be fixed, can we stop this.

]]> By: Candace http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-1670 Candace Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:17:54 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-1670 This service is being very badly abused. Please view the links below. ETA: oovoo.com Feedback Page: http://www.oovoo.com//about/feedback.aspx I emailed them to advise them of the abuse of this service, and that the Raleigh Police had been notified. I googled "Verizon" followed by the phone number, and got four results. The first result was THIS THREAD! [eg petfotheday.com] http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/9197416730 From that link: "ZAD-Man is right THIS IS THE DEFAULT NUMBER FOR A VIDEO CHAT SOFTWARE CALLED OOVOO.COM" There is a bit of info here...aside from a troll in three comments, it seems a place to report the number: http://whocalled.us/lookup/9197416730 This service is being very badly abused. Please view the links below.

ETA: oovoo.com Feedback Page: http://www.oovoo.com//about/feedback.aspx I emailed them to advise them of the abuse of this service, and that the Raleigh Police had been notified.

I googled “Verizon” followed by the phone number, and got four results.

The first result was THIS THREAD! [eg petfotheday.com]

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/9197416730

From that link:

“ZAD-Man is right

THIS IS THE DEFAULT NUMBER FOR A VIDEO CHAT SOFTWARE CALLED OOVOO.COM”

There is a bit of info here…aside from a troll in three comments, it seems a place to report the number: http://whocalled.us/lookup/9197416730

]]> By: bite me http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-1101 bite me Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:23:43 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-1101 Hey Katie, Maybe you should let us know your work and home numbers so you can get offensive calls at all hours of the day and night. yeah... spread the word... Hey Katie, Maybe you should let us know your work and home numbers so you can get offensive calls at all hours of the day and night.
yeah… spread the word…

]]> By: jon http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-441 jon Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:06:36 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-441 like people need any encouragement to prank. http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-919-741-6730 google "919-741-6730" like people need any encouragement to prank.

http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-919-741-6730

google “919-741-6730″

]]> By: katie http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version/comment-page-1#comment-156 katie Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:35:46 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/oovoo-15-in-the-wild-hands-on-with-the-newest-version#comment-156 Great Review I work on behalf of ooVoo and wanted to spread the word that it is hosting 'My ooVoo Day' this Sunday as a chance for the online community to video chat with influential bloggers like Joseph Jaffe, iJustine, and Chris Brogan. The event also has a sentiment behind it. It is supporting the Frozen Pea Fund on behalf of friend and blogger Susan Reynolds, a cancer survivor. If your Sunday is free, consider the opportunity to not only discover ooVoo but also get comfortable with others as they check out free chat service too. http://myoovooday.smnr.us/ http://www.myoovooday.com/ Great Review

I work on behalf of ooVoo and wanted to spread the word that it is hosting ‘My ooVoo Day’ this Sunday as a chance for the online community to video chat with influential bloggers like Joseph Jaffe, iJustine, and Chris Brogan. The event also has a sentiment behind it. It is supporting the Frozen Pea Fund on behalf of friend and blogger Susan Reynolds, a cancer survivor. If your Sunday is free, consider the opportunity to not only discover ooVoo but also get comfortable with others as they check out free chat service too.

http://myoovooday.smnr.us/
http://www.myoovooday.com/

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