Vonage might spam its own subscribers, with a voice

Several business journalists and analysts, like Om Malik, gave Vonage and its anticipated IPO a harsh time. Their doubt was caused by those clumsy figures. Today, a new element might sink the VoIP reputation a little bit more.

“In an effort to push its forthcoming IPO, Vonage has pioneered the field of VoIP spam,” posted the Silicon Valley Sleuth. Voicemails, delivered as audio files attached to email, entice subscribers to purchase stocks upcoming from the Vonage IPO. Of course, email contents are nothing but the transcript of the audio file, that the SVS provided on its blog.

Previously, Vonage warned that there are significant risks involved with investing in Vonage stock, according to VNUnet. The company founded by Jeffrey Citron does not plan to post profits in the near future, and warned that the quality of VoIP calls is worse than consumers are used to with landlines.

May 10, 2006 | By Nuno

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