T-Mobile’s Bobsled temporarily suspends service in first week

It’s a sad day for Bobsled’s one-eyed chat bubble monster, as T-Mobile has just announced it’s temporarily shuttering the recently launched VoIP service. A statement released on Bobsled’s Facebook profile revealed it is “voluntarily and temporarily suspending service” of its week-old app to “ensure that the Bobsled experience is clearly differentiated and is not mistaken for a Facebook created property.” The news comes at a particularly inopportune moment, as Vivox just made its own announcement (embedded after the break) saying it will power the seemingly ill-fated app. No word yet on when the service will be back up and running, but this doesn’t bode well for T-Mo’s foray into the VoIP market. [Thanks, Elad] Continue reading T-Mobile’s Bobsled temporarily suspends service in first week T-Mobile’s Bobsled temporarily suspends service in first week originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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