Dear readers, wondering what the interest might be in a regular, hour-long podcast that features call-in questions of myself and a guest? With 23 podcasts under my belt, I've been considering other ways in which delivering audio could answer the needs of you, dear readers (and listeners). One idea I've considered is a call-in show, in which various tools would be used to allow questions to be left (via voicemail) before the show and live questions "on the air." The show would feature myself and likely a guest with specific knowledge of some area of wireless data that we'd ask questions to focus on.
I've also been thinking of putting together roundtables, in which several people could participate in a discussion of a given topic, such as municipal funding and ownership of Wi-Fi networks, or the future of mobile WiMax as a viable U.S. alternative to cellular data networks.
Feedback? Post comments below or feel free to email me directly.
Assuming I can take control of my SIP setup, using voxalot.com and xlite softphone, is there a way to call a SIP number with questions? Such a communications arrangement would enable me to place a free phone call, and for you to set your end up to record the call-in?! That way, you could have a running topic, and create a podcast. One goal I have, is to enable such a set-up on my end, as an alternative to a blogging post, for those that want to call in, leave their thought, and receive a call back.
[Editor's note: I'll have to figure out how that might work. I have an FWD (free world dial-up) SIP number which interoperates with a number of systems, as well as Skype for PSTN inbound calls and Skype calls.--gf]