Doubts dispelled

The beauty of having the electronics exhibits in a large tent rather than a building is that the satellite TV and communications systems are still able to receive the signals, enabling us to demonstrate live product. This has been a fantastic benefit as we've been providing live Internet access and Voice over IP telephone service in our booth via the TracPhone V7. And with an unlimited VoIP airtime account, it's no problem to hand a cordless phone to someone who doubts the quality of the V7's voice service with the invitation "Go ahead. Call someone. Tell them we said hi." Every time, the visitor makes the call, chats for a bit, and hands back the phone with a pleased expression and usually the comment, "Wow, that's better than I would have expected." Speaking as someone who has tried it here at the show, I can vouch for the quality, which is far superior than my cell phone service at the moment.

Project manager Brian Arthur looks on as a customer makes a call using the TracPhone V7's VoiP service

"Now, kids, pay attention to your mother and do your homework." Rick Driscoll calls home under the guise of "product quality testing"