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Adtran Netvanta 7100 Review - VoIP Solution For Small And Medium Businesses
Adtran Netvanta 7100 Review - Adtran Netvanta 7100 is a VoIP system designed for small and medium businesses that do not want to spend huge amounts of money into deploying VoIP and that do not have the skilled personnel required to support large complex systems. The low cost and all-in-a-box integration of many features and functionalities makes this complete system a serious contender on the SMB VoIP market - it is a very good system for small businesses.

Adtran Netvanta 7100 Review - VoIP Solution For Small And Medium Businesses
Adtran Netvanta 7100 Review - Adtran Netvanta 7100 is a VoIP system designed for small and medium businesses that do not want to spend huge amounts of money into deploying VoIP and that do not have the skilled personnel required to support large complex systems. The low cost and all-in-a-box integration of many features and functionalities makes this complete system a serious contender on the SMB VoIP market - it is a very good system for small businesses.

Advanced VoIP Bandwidth Stats With Free VoIP-Calculator
This is the most advanced VoIP calculator I have seen so far, so much so that it can freak normal users away... which is natural since it is primarily intended

Agito Powers Blackberry with VoIP
Blackberry is the most popular smartphone for enterprises. Yet, it has been lagging behind in terms of VoIP implementation. This is mainly due to a lack of

All VoIP Services Required To Offer 911/E911
IP telephony has for long now been tagged as not viable since 911/E911 is not always available with the service. In 2005, fixed (landline-replacement) service

Analog Telephone Adapters (ATA)
What is an ATA? Learn about Analog Telephone Adapters and their functions and features, and how they are used to make VoIP connections.

Anonymous Phone Numbers - Virtual Phone Numbers - Protect Your Phone Number And Identity
Annonymous Phone Numbers - Virtual Phone Numbers - Freaked to give out your real phone number? Here is a list of free and paid services that allow you to make and receive phone calls without giving out your real phone number. These services will give you a fake phone number that you could give here and there and even publish on the net, and never fear spamming again.

Anonymous Phone Numbers That Protect Your Identity
Sticking a phone number in your contact details is often a must. It might be for business, for social relationships, for listings (e.r. craigslist), or a simple

Apple's iChatAV - One Of The Most Sophisticated Video-Conferencing Clients
We saw earlier this week how Microsoft is trying hard to make a noisy entrance in the VoIP arena. Apple has already made that entry, but is still waiting for

Application for Using VoIP on the iPhone Through SIP
VoIP services for the iPhone are not rare, but for certain reasons, one might want to not be tied to one particular service provider, which is often the case

Applications for Using Skype on BlackBerry
There are so many VoIP applications and service for BlackBerry that you don't necessarily need Skype in order to save cost and enhance communication on your

Apps To Make Voice and Video Calls on the Samsung Galaxy Tab
Apps To Make Voice and Video Calls on the Samsung Galaxy Tab

Apps for SIP on Android
Here is a list of apps that allow you to use SIP on Android. They are clients that can be downloaded and installed from Google Play and configured with any free SIP service, for free VoIP calls.

Apps for SIP on Android Devices
Apps for SIP on Android Devices

Are All Free Calls Free For You?
Users have the tendency to believe that when calls are free, it means that they pay nothing for making the calls. Thanks to VoIP, this is true in many cases.

Are Headsets That Bad, Jajah?
Jajah wages war on headsets. They even have a movement and web site for it, and they want it grandiose - take a photo or a clip of you getting rid of your

Are Touch Screens Better For VoIP?
Touch screens are the new craze in telephony, be it mobile or fixed. We have seen it with Verizon's IP phone-hub, and with the new mobile handsets from the

Are You Prepared For IPv6?
The IPv6 acronym creates a freaking impression on most Internet users the first time they see or hear about it. It is finally not so frightening and should be

Are You a Mobile Worker?
By the end of this year, there will potentially be more than a billion people to say yes to this question. Put simply, a mobile worker is a person whose work

Auto Attendant - What is an Auto Attendant?
Auto Attendant - What is an auto attendant in a phone system? An auto-attendant is one of the features that comes in many VoIP packages, especially those intended for small or big businesses. Also called a digital receptionist, an auto-attendant is a voice menu that instructs a caller which button to press for which service, and directs them to the service once they make their choice by pressing a button.

Avaya's Dual Mobile - Walking Through Different Wireless Networks With One Same Call
You start a VoIP call on your mobile, connected through your office's Wi-Fi hotspot; you walk out of the office and down the street to the cafe without having

Awesome video calling - How Would You Rate Skype?
User reviews on Skype

Axvoice VoIP Service Provider Review
Axvoice VoIP Service Provider Review - Axvoice provides VoIP service to residents in the US and Canada and offers more or less the same stuff in the packages as other VoIP service providers. When asked about what would entice a user to choose the service, a representative said that what gives them the edge over the competition is the lower price, starting at $5 a month for 1.5 cents per call, and flexibility of service. The service has a number of features, free hardware and 911 service.

BYOD - Pros and Cons
BYOD - bring your own device - the pros and cons

BYOD - Your Device, Their Service
BYOD - Your Device, Their Service

BYOD at Work – The Pros and Cons
While BYOD is much appreciated by most, it comes with many drawbacks and has to be dealt with with particular caution. In this article, we look at how people in businesses are welcoming the idea, its pros and its cons.

Bababoo - New VoIP Service for the iPhone
I laugh each time some new VoIP service is launched. It's not only because I am happy that the wealth of things to enjoy on the free call market is increased,

Before You Choose an Internet Faxing Service
There are a number of factors you have to consider before signing up for an IP/Internet fax service. There are quite a number of these services out there, and

Best - How Would You Rate Skype?
What is your opinion of Skype? How do you use it? Read user reviews.

Best VoIP Innovation Of 2008
You know this is going to be subjective. I went through this year's main VoIP advents and tried to decide which one was the greatest. I had a hard time deciding

BlackBerry - What Is BlackBerry?
BlackBerry - Learn more about BlackBerry, the handheld device primarily designed for email, with many other functions.

BlackBerry SIP Software – VoIP Client for BlackBerry and Nokia Phones
fg microtec’s BlackBerry SIP Software - The VoIP client applications are designed for BlackBerry and Nokia business users who want to save money on VoIP calls and take maximum advantage of the fixed-mobile convergence. The application requires SIP configuration with an IP PBX or a Wi-Fi connection.

BlackBerry Services May Be Banned in India
India gives RIM (Research in Motion), the Canadian based BlackBerry company, up to August 31 to cooperate, failing which it could face a ban. What's the fuss?

Blackberry Curve 8900 Harnesses UMA For Better VoIP
You know that Blackberry Curve 8900 is the latest blackberry smartphone released by RIM; you also know why getting VoIP on the Blackberry can save lots of

Bobsled - New Voice Application for Facebook
There is a new VoIP service for the 500,000 Facebook users to communicate via chat and voice, launched by T-Mobile. Bobsled is an application that does not need

Book Review: Securing VoIP Networks
Our guide to net security, Tony, writes,

Bria - Enterprise Voice and Video Communications Tool
Bria - Enterprise Voice and Video Communications Tool

Bria - VoIP Client for Android and iPhone
Many among you, mostly professionals, have and use a VoIP service but are not satisfied with the VoIP softphone client installed on their machines, provided

Bria Review
Bria is one of the most enhanced VoIP softphone apps on the market, and Counterpath’s flagship product. Bria is aimed as a complete replacement for the hardware phone with all its features, and also as complete communication management tool for businesses and individuals alike. Bria is not free, but is fully loaded with features, which also make it a bulky application that is quite heavy on resources.

Broadband Speed Tester for Android
Since the broadband connection you use to make your VoIP calls or any other thing on your machine is one of the key factors that determine call quality, it pays

Broadvoice - Cheap For International Callers
Broadvoice is one of the top VoIP service providers in the US, and its service plans are specifically tailored for users who make a lot of international

Bug in Skype for Mac Can Pose Security Threat
Skype for Mac has a bug that could be wormable and dangerous. Attackers can take advantage of this bug and take control of the victim's machine remotely, by

Build Your Own Free Home Camera Surveillance
Build Your Own Free Home Camera Surveillance

But You Can Finally Use Skype on Your BlackBerry If...
Using Skype on BlackBerry

Buy ooma - Where to Buy ooma?
Buy ooma - You want to kill your monthly phone bill and want to try ooma. Where do you go to buy ooma?

CaaS (Communications as a Service) - SaaS for VoIP
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a key term in cloud computing. SaaS allows you to use software from the cloud with little or no acquisition cost, predictable

Calculating The Costs And ROI Of Your VoIP Investment
Investing on VoIP and deploying it in your business can be risky, although the technology actually works. The risk here certainly does not lie within the

Call Quality Issue - How Would You Rate Google Voice?
User Reviews: Google Voice. How do you like Google Voice? Users give their reviews and their opinions on what they like and dislike in Google Voice service.

Calling Back Home From The Campus
You no longer need to go to the phone booth with tons of coins or expensive phone cards to call back home from the university or high school campus. Use your

Calling Cards vs. VoIP Service
Calling Cards vs. VoIP Service. Both calling cards and VoIP offer cheap local and international calls. On the whole, VoIP is a better option, with all its elaborateness and sophistication and features and stuff, but there are situations in which a simple calling card is better. Anyhow, the providers behind the calling card service use VoIP itself to terminate the calls. So, when to opt for a calling card? Here are some hints.

Calling Cards vs. VoIP Service
Both VoIP and calling cards offer cheap local and international calls. On the whole, VoIP is a better option, with all its elaborateness and sophistication and

CallingAmerica.com - Free Calls to Any Phone in US and Canada
CallingAmerica.com - Free Calls to Any Phone in US and Canada

Can I Use Hardware From One VoIP Service With Another Provider
Can I Use Hardware From One VoIP Service With Another Provider? Generally, no. Learn why here.

Can I Use My Existing Phone Number With VoIP?
Use your existing landline phone number with VoIP. Phone Number Portability - You have used a phone number for years and many people recognize you or your company through it, and you don't want to abandon it for a new one. Switching to VoIP means changing company and also phone number. Can you still use your existing landline PSTN phone number with your new VoIP service? Read here about whether you can do it or not, and why.

Can I Use My Existing Phone Number With VoIP?
You have used a phone number for years and many people recognize you or your company through it, and you don't want to abandon it for a new one. Switching to

Caution In VoIP Adoption - A Hospital's Case Study
Baptist Health's story contains most of what one needs to know before deploying VoIP. In what I would call a case study, this hospital embarks on the TDM to

Chat With Old Friends - How Would You Rate Skype?
Skype is a great way for me to keep in touch with an old college roommate. It's incredibly easy to set up and use. The only downside is that very few people I know use it. It's really just not popular with most people I know.

Cheap Call Watch - Nymgo Counts in Thousandths of a Dollar
The cheapest phone call rate I have seen so far is being offered by Nymgo, and it's being offered for mobile phones. Calling to Hong Kong using Nymgo costs 3

Cheaper than Skype but Worse in Quality - How Would You Rate Google Voice?
Google Voice Reviewed by readers. Have your say on how good or bad Google Voice is as a phone service, and see what other Google Voice users have said on it.

Cheapest Phone Call Services of 2010
Cheapest Phone Call Services of 2010 - We are all looking for ways for making cheaper phone calls, and we are right because there are plenty of VoIP services out there that allow us to make cheaper and free local and international calls. So, which VoIP service is giving the cheapest calls in 2010? Here is my short list.

Choose the Right VoIP Provider
Once you have made the decision to switch to VoIP for the communication needs of your home or company, it is important to take your time to compare the

Choosing Among VoIP Service Providers
Once you have made the decision to switch to VoIP for the communication needs of your home or company, it is important to take your time to compare the different services you have at hand. Gather as much information as possible before making your decision.

Choosing Between an ATA or a Router for VoIP
Many people considering VoIP as a communication solution get confused about whether to use an ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter) or a router for deploying VoIP at home or their office. Let us see where to use what.

Choosing The Right DECT Phone
Need to buy a DECT cordless phone? Here is a list of things you need to consider before buying your DECT phone.

Choosing The Right DECT Phone
Choosing The Right DECT Phone

Choosing The Right Type Of Service Provider
Last week, I made a list of the different types of VoIP services users can consider, depending on their communication needs. I go deeper in the subject this

Choosing The Type Of VoIP Service
Choosing the type of VoIP - Before choosing and registering for a VoIP service, you need to decide what flavor of VoIP suits you most. Choosing the right type of VoIP is important in order to make optimal use of the technology, for greater benefits and lower costs.

Choosing VoIP Hardware Equipment
Choosing VoIP Hardware Equipment - For software-based VoIP, you only need a headset or speaker with microphone. For hardware based VoIP, you need to install and ATA to which you can attach your phone.

Choosing a Video Chat App
Video chat has become very common for communicators of all types, from individuals doing social networking to professionals finding in video conferencing a way to avoid expensive travels and save precious time on having meetings with people at different remote places. There are many things you need to be able to make a nice video chat session, and one of these is the app you use for the matter. Here are factors you need to consider before downloading and installing an app.

Choosing a VoIP Service Provider
Choosing a VoIP service - You will need a service to be able to place and receive VoIP calls. Of the wide array of VoIP service providers on the market, you will need to choose one.

Choosing an Internet Phone Service
Internet phone services allows you to make free and cheap calls. Here are factors you need to consider before choosing an Internet Phone Service.

Choosing an Internet Phone Service
Choosing an Internet Phone Service

Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching
Difference between circuit switching and packet switching. What are switching and routing, and what are packets? Learn how packet switching makes VoIP better.

Cisco Makes QoS Easy With AutoQoS
Put simply, QoS (Quality of Service) is the classification of types of data on a network, based on their importance and the preference they will be given.

Cisco and Nokia Converge VoIP and Cellular Technologies
The competition to integrate VoIP into cellular networks has been fierce between companies like Avaya and Cisco, which are two giants in VoIP hardware

Cisco's Unified IP Phones Carry Eavesdropping Threat
A security hole has been spotted in Cisco's Unified IP Phones, that can allow an attacker to eavesdrop a phone conversation. The attacker however has to get the

Clear Clears the Way to VoIP on WiMAX With New Modems
If you have been using WiMAX, which is one of the best networks you can have for VoIP, you have so far had to go through a computer for VoIP calls. You could

Click-to-Call Skype Button
Skype click-to-call buttons can be used to prompt viewers to call you from your web site or from your email message. These buttons are free and can be easily customized and embedded.

Click-to-call For Online Shopping
Unified Communications is the big thing happening in the world of network and communications, and at giant's steps. The step that's being taken now is the

Cloud Computing - What is Cloud Computing?
What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is a new concept that has become famous due to its strangeness and audacity. Put simply, cloud computing provides resources from remote sources that you would otherwise have on your own machine or premises. One important feature of cloud computing is that while you are accessing resources and services from remote locations, you have the impression that they are right in front of you, on your computer, or right in your office.

Cloud Computing Explained
Sprint has around 50 million subscribers in the US. While the first telecom provider AT&T partners with Apple and its iPhone in the battle for a place in the

Cloud Computing and VoIP
VoIP uses cloud computing a lot to allow individuals and companies to make free and cheap calls and to communicate fluidly. Companies that need to link all their communicating elements through VoIP may pay for hosted VoIP services (that require expensive adapters, server hardware and software) instead of investing on those.

Common Misconceptions About Skype
Skype is like the elephant for the four blind persons. Each one takes it to be what they felt it was. Some people think that Skype is just another IM service,

Connect All Your Home Phones To Your VoIP Service
Want to make use of your conventional phone sets while using VoIP service? Here is how to connect all your home (or office) phones to you VoIP service.

CounterPath Launches NomadicPBX
CounterPath, a leading provider of fixed and mobile VoIP software, has launched a product that is first in its kind. It is called NomadicPBX, and as its name

DECT Phones
What is a DECT phone?

Data Calculators
Data Calculators

Data Calculators - Estimate Your Data Usage
Data calculators are here to help you estimate how much data you need for your mobile and broadband data plan.

Data Usage Monitor
You need to monitor how you use your bandwidth in your data plan. Here are ways you can do so if you are using Android, iPhone, iPad, Symbian (Nokia) and BlackBerry. There are numerous data usage monitor apps out there.

Data Usage Monitor Apps for Android
Apps for Monitoring Data Usage on Android Devices. Statistics for bandwidth consumed by each application and information on the percentage of bandwidth consumed for the month.

Data Usage Monitor Apps for Your iPhone and iPad
Here are ways in which you can monitor your 3G and Wi-Fi data usage on your iPhone, iPad and iPod. There are apps that you can download from the Apple App Store or use simpler ways. This finally allows you to better use your data plan and avoid costs above what you expected.

Denial Of Service Security Threats Found In Microsoft Communicator
I was expecting that much earlier, but late or not, it does come with Microsoft. The traditional follow-up will now be a patch, eventually followed by another

Device Based VoIP Services
Device Based VoIP services are good for people who don't want to get bothered with monthly bills. You buy a piece of hardware and you make free calls ever after.

Device-Based VoIP - Ridding Your VoIP of Monthly Bills
Device-Based VoIP - Here is a comparison between ooma, Phonegnome and MagicJack, the three main device-based VoIP services, those that rid you of monthly bills.

Dimdim, The Bright Web Meeting Tool
I find the name quite funny: two dims for what looks to be a bright tool. Dimdim is a web meeting and video conferencing tool that offers more than any other

Do I Have Enough Bandwidth For VoIP?
Here, we try to figure out whether your bandwidth is sufficient for your VoIP needs, and how you can know whether it is so. Bandwidth, or connection speed, is one of the main factors affecting VoIP call quality.

Do Softphones Make My Network or Machine More Vulnerable?
Softphones are very nice little programs that are allowing hundreds of millions people worldwide benefit from VoIP for free. They are also a very cheap way of

Do You Have Enough Bandwidth For VoIP?
One of the main factors that grant PSTN a small advantage over VoIP is voice quality, and one of the main factors that affect voice quality in VoIP is

Do You Have Enough Connection Speed For VoIP? Measure Your Bandwith!
This is one of the first questions one has to ask before switching to VoIP, since bandwidth is one of the most important prerequisites for a good VoIP

Does VoIP Affect My Phone's Battery Autonomy?
Compared to making a 'normal' GSM call on your mobile phone, do VoIP calls eat up your battery time more? Yes. GSM requires less battery energy than 3G or

Don't Miss Skype Calls
Don't Miss Skype Calls

Download Skype – How to Download Skype
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Easy And Cheap International Mobile Calls With Vopium
Easy And Cheap International Mobile Calls With Vopium

Easy And Cheap International Mobile Calls With Vopium
I have reviewed quite a number of VoIP services offering cheap international calls, but these services have the requisite of needing either an Internet

Ekiga Softphone
Ekiga Softphone Review

Ekiga Softphone Review
Ekiga is an open-source VoIP softphone app that includes the functionalities of a voice softphone, video conferencing tool and instant messaging tool. It is available for Windows and Linux, is completely free and is simple to use. Though it does not come with a ton of features, it offers user-friendliness and seamless SIP communication.

Embed VoIP Into Your Firefox Browser
While waiting for the tabbed version of Internet Explorer, I am currently using the Mozilla Firefox browser to surf the Internet, and I must say I like it. Why?

Embedding Skype Into Email Clients
Most of the phone calls I make are not dialed; I just select the contacts from the contact list on my phones. But when you receive someone's number or Skype

Empathy - VoIP Instant Messenger for Linux
Empathy IM Review

Empathy IM Review
Empathy IM is an open-source instant messenger app for Linux. It comes as default VoIP IM app with many Linux distributions. It is basic by has what it takes to make voice and video communication great. Also, it is multi-procotol, in that it allows you to manager different accounts like Facebook, Yahoo, Google Talk, and some others, at the same time on the same interface. Empathy IM Review

Europeans Use VoIP More Than Americans
No wonder why Skype is from Europe! Surprisingly enough, Europe is well in front of the US in adoption of VoIP services. More Europeans are switching to VoIP

Every Third VoIP User Needs Tech Support
Nearly a third of VoIP users have at least once needed to call for tech support. This is what reveals PC Mag's Trustworthy Tech survey, conducted online. Vonage

EyeBeam - Full-Fledged VoIP Softphone App
EyeBeam review

EyeBeam Review
EyeBeam is a full-fledged SIP-based softphone VoIP app that allows you to have a sophisticated voice and video communication experience whether you are an individual user or part of a business. It is more of a multimedia communicator than a simple VoIP app. EyeBeam is not attached to any VoIP service, meaning that you need to have a service to tie to it. This also means that you are free to use any VoIP service that supports SIP. It is a great tool for advanced users and VoIP administrators.

FCC's New Rule Enforces E911
The FCC ruled this week making it compulsory on VoIP service providers to offer E911 call capabilities to their customers. The capabilities have however not

Facebook Messenger - Free Voice Calls for Mac and iOS Users
This new app is called Facebook Messenger and it allows you to talk to your Facebook friends for free on Facebook. Something like this was lacking, and this

Facebook VoIP - How Best Can You Use Voice on Facebook?
Facebook VoIP - Many of you like to talk on facebook, that is communicate using voice. How to do that? Share your views on how best you can talk on Facebook. Should there be Voice over IP, or simply sharing phone and IM contacts?

Factors Affecting VoIP Voice Quality
Voice quality has been one of the darkest spots on VoIP's reputation sheet, and much has been done to improve the quality of VoIP calls. There are a number of

Fair Usage Policy - The Limit of Unlimited Offers
Fair Usage Policy - A Fair Usage Policy is a set of rules that impose a limit on the amount of units (minutes, seconds, kilobytes etc.) used by users of a service. This is normally imposed on those services that are termed ‘unlimited’ which would initially mean that the user can use as many/much of the offered service as they want.

Faking Area Code Is Another VoIP Scam Trick
Small stories like what happened in Japan lately gives us ideas of ways in which VoIP could be used to carry out scam attacks and subsequently help us update

Family Talk With Skype - How Would You Rate Skype?
We use Skype occasionally for letting the grandparents or aunts/uncles talk with our young kids. I don't think we'd ever use it for anything else. The only drawback is, we quit leaving it on because people would

Fax Lines With Your VoIP Providers
Some of the residential/business VoIP service providers provide, among their features, a fax line that can be used to send and receive fax through their VoIP

Fax Modem - How To Send Fax Using a Fax Modem
If you have a fax modem, you can use it to send and receive fax messages without having a fax machine. The fax modem works on your phone line for faxing. Here is how you can use your fax modem to send and receive fax on Windows.

Faxing over IP - IP Faxing - Send Cheap and Free Fax Messages
Learn how to send fax messages over IP networks and over a VoIP line. That allows you to save money on faxing, and benefit from other features. IP Faxing, also called Faxing over IP or FoIP, can allow you to send fax messages for very cheap and even for free, both locally and internationally.

Faxing over IP - IP Faxing - Sending Cheap or Free Fax over the Internet and IP Networks
Learn how to send fax messages over IP networks and over a VoIP line. That allows you to save money on faxing, and benefit from other features. IP Faxing, also called Faxing over IP or FoIP, can allow you to send fax messages for very cheap and even for free, both locally and internationally.

Femtocell Definition
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Finding the VoIP Field Too Competitive, Jangl Gives Up
Jangl is on sale. The Internet and VoIP company started some three years ago, first offering anonymous virtual numbers and then offering free calls through

First Native VoIP Application For BlackBerry
BlackBerry has been lacking what others like Android, iPhone and Symbian already have - a native VoIP application that would allow BlackBerry users to make VoIP

Focus on VoIP Security Threats
Here is a very nice article on VoIP security by two engineers from Freescale Semiconductor. They break VoIP security threats down into three: eavesdropping,

Follow Me on Twitter
If you are Twitterer, I'd like to introduce you to my Twitter account, where you can follow me and remain updated on VoIP. Looking forward to be followed, and

Fonality - Flexible VoIP Solutions for Small And Large Businesses
Fonality is a leading business VoIP service company that offers business VoIP solutions with a lot features and using newest technology. For those of you who

Fonality Review - Flexible Business VoIP Solutions for SMBs and Enterprises
Fonality Business VoIP Solution Review - Fonality offers cloud communications business VoIP solutions that are full-featured for small and large businesses with different plans. Delivered as a monthly service over the Internet, it is a complete business phone system, and includes advanced features such as auto attendant functionality, telecommuter support, voicemail to email, and anywhere management, which allows the solution to be managed from a web-enabled browser anywhere in the world.

Free Calls - Are All Free Calls Really Free?
Are All Free Calls Really Free? - As a phone user, you need to understand the implications of such terms as ‘free calls’, when they are really free and when they are not, and where you can get them from. A free call is a call offered by a phone service provider (either a landline, GSM or VoIP phone service) for no charge. The charge here is what you are billed for a minute of the call. However, what you actually pay might not always be ‘nothing’.

Free Calls to Japan After Tsunami
There are many people who have many reasons to make phone calls to Japan, after the disastrous tsunami. Some US VoIP service providers have shown sensibility to

Free Calls to any Phone in the US and Canada from Anywhere in the World
I maybe repeating myself a bit here, but this is a point worth underlining because I believe it is a milestone in the VoIP industry. Whether you think it is a

Free Fax Software for Sending Free Fax Messages on Windows
Up to now, there is no fax software that allows users of Windows XP, Windows Vista and even Windows 7 to send and receive fax messages on a VoIP network or a

Free Hardware-Based VoIP with Ooma
Up to now, free VoIP has been computer-based, with softphone services like Skype, VoIPStunt and Gizmo. With Ooma, free VoIP is hardware-based. If you

Free Home Camera Surveillance System
Free Home Camera Surveillance System - How to build your own home camera surveillance system at home using Skype's free video calling and hardware that you already have.

Free PC Calls Make Paid Calls More Expensive
Free PC Calls Make Paid Calls More Expensive - Internet-based VoIP service providers have to raise the prices of paid international calls due to the free PC calls they offer.

Free SIP Providers
Free SIP Providers - Having a free SIP account is a great way of making free calls on the Internet. You only need to choose a SIP provider that gives you a SIP account for free. There are many of these. Here is my list.

Free SIP Providers
Free SIP Providers

Free SIP Softphone Apps
Free SIP Softphone Apps - Having a SIP account gives you a lot of freedom to communicate through VoIP. Among the benefits is the ability to make and receive free phone calls to other SIP users worldwide, and to be able to use a softphone software of your choice, without being tied to what one VoIP service provider offers. But which are the best free SIP softphone apps and where to get them from? Here is my list

Free SIP Softphone Apps
Free SIP Softphone Apps

Free Skype Mobile Calls - How Can I Make Free Skype Calls On My Mobile Phone
Free Skype Mobile Calls - Here are ways in which you can make completely free calls on your mobile phone using Skype, to call people locally or internationally. Skype is not that much enhanced for mobile calling, but its popularity requires it to be mobile for so many people.

Free Tool to Test Your Internet Connection For VoIP Packet Loss
The quality of your voice calls most of the time depends on the type of Internet connection you have, more precisely on the amount of IP packet loss and delay.

Free iNum Phone Numbers for Subscribers of ippi
ippi is a global VoIP provider based in France which has 150, 000 customers. iNum is a service that aims at making the world a real 'global village', one

Freetalk - A New Product Enabling Skype Calling in SMBs
Skype doesn't need to be presented. If it is easy to setup Skype and use for individuals, it isn't for small businesses. Normally, in corporate environments,

FriendCaller Click-to-Call VoIP Service
The classical VoIP service where you install a softphone client and make calls through your computer has its limits when it comes to making calls instantly. Say

FriendCaller – Click-to-Call VoIP Service
FriendCaller, is a German VoIP service that allows you to make Internet phone calls through your computer by simply clicking on a link in your browser. It is handy for people who don't want to install softphone applications normally associated with VoIP service. Such a tool is interesting for social networking sites like Facebook. It is a click-to-call service that is Java-based and therefore works on browsers and is supported on all common operating systems including Windows, Mac and Linux.

Fring - Free Mobile VoIP
Fring is a VoIP application and service that allows free mobile phone calls, chat and instant messaging. It is a softphone that can be directly installed on a smart phone and works on 3G, GPRS or Wi-Fi network.

Fring - Free VoIP Calls From Mobile To Mobile
Consider the cost benefits of having a softphone like Skype on your computer. You can make free calls to other people on the PC, but have to pay small amounts

Fring Copies SkypeOut With New Product, fringOut
Either Fring seriously lacks creativity in naming or they want to tease Skype over some past contention. Or still, they might want to harness SkypeOut's

Fring Releases Video Call App for the iPhone 4
Up to now, iPhone 4 users are using an application called FaceTime for making video calls over the device. Being able to make video calls on an iPhone is in

Fring at Odds With Skype over iPhone App
As we saw yesterday, after Fring released a video-calling application for the iPhone 4 and after it suffered a network 'stress', it decided to reduce third

GMail Allows More Than One Call at a Time
GMail Calling Allows Multiple Calls - Put Calls on Hold

GMail Calling Will Remain Free Through 2011
GMail Calling was launched back in August this year and promised to allow free calls from anywhere in the world to any phone in the US and Canada, till the end

GMail Calls to Remain Free Through 2012
GMail Calls to Remain Free Through 2012

GNU Free Call - Open Source VoIP App and Service
GNU Free Call is a new product that is announced by the GNU Project. It will be a serious Skype alternative and users will be able to use both its open source

GSM - GSM Cellular Definition
GSM - GSM is also known as cellular network and is the main protocol for communication using mobile phones. GSM stands for Global System for Mobile communication.

GSM Mobile Operators Hostile To Mobile VoIP
Some of the most prominent mobile GSM operators, like O2, T-Mobile and Orange in Europe, have banned the use of mobile VoIP services on their phones. Mobile

GSM Redefined
I think I should define it first, that's why I wrote a glossary for GSM. Being also commonly called cellular network, GSM is the standard that caused the mobile

Getting Started With VoIP
Getting Started With VoIP - Once you are aware of the benefits VoIP can bring to your communication experience, you are very likely to decide to get started with VoIP, or at least give it a try. So what next? In this piece of content, we see the different things you need to have and do to get started with VoIP

Getting Started With VoIP - Your Starter List
Of the millions of communicators worldwide who want to use VoIP - either by conviction or simply curiosity - many don't really know where to start and what to

Getting The Most Of VoIP
Are you getting the most of your VoIP experience? Make sure you don't under utilize this technology, and make sure you don't suffer its pitfalls as well.

Getting a VoIP Phone Number
Getting a VoIP Phone Number - You need a phone number to be able to make and receive calls to and from a fixed or mobile phone. Most people switching to VoIP want to keep their existing numbers, thus raising the issue or phone number portability.

Gifts Ideas for Communicators
This is a time when nearly everyone thinks and talks about gifts. You will agree that the hardest part in offering a gift is deciding which one to buy and how

Gizmo - Another Serious Skype Alternative
Gizmo is yet another VoIP software-based service that uses your broadband Internet connection to make calls to other computers and phones. It comes with

Gizmo - Free VoIP Calls to 60 Countries
Gizmo allows you to make free calls to landline and mobiles phones to 60 countries, and offers free voicemail service. It presents itself as a serious competitor to Skype.

Gizmo - Free VoIP Calls to 60 Countries
Gizmo allows you to make free calls to landline and mobiles phones to 60 countries, and offers free voicemail service. It presents itself as a serious competitor to Skype.

Gizmo - Free VoIP Calls to 60 Countries
Gizmo allows you to make free calls to landline and mobiles phones to 60 countries, and offers free voicemail service. It presents itself as a serious competitor to Skype.

Gizmo - Free VoIP Calls to 60 Countries
Gizmo allows you to make free calls to landline and mobiles phones to 60 countries, and offers free voicemail service. It presents itself as a serious competitor to Skype.

Gizmo Allows Free SMS To Mobile Phones
You can now send SMS for free to mobile phones in more than 65 countries using Gizmo service, one of Skype's most popular alternatives. And you don't need to

Gizmo Project 3.0 Links To Other VoIP Networks
While being a strong Skype competitor, Gizmo Project still has a very long way to go to reach Skype in popularity; but its last move will surely draw a lot of

Gizmo VoIP on Nokia E51 Business Phone
I use Nokia for mobile. Somehow, I believe other phones like Sony Ericsson's are better, but I prefer Nokia phones for one thing: they make life easy for

Gizmo5 Offers Free Conferencing
Free conferencing is not very common among VoIP softphone services. Skype removed its free conferencing service some time back. Now, with Gizmo5, you can have a

Gizmo5 Shuts Down
Gizmo5, which was once a good VoIP service and app provider, is now the property of Google, since its acquisition back in 2009. Google has continued the Gizmo5

Gizmo5 and Jajah Team Up For The Softphone Market
According to Jajah, which is quite aggressive these days in terms of partnering and market re-harnessing, the softphone (PC-based telephony) market is still

Glossary - What is IVR?
What is IVR?

Glossary of common words in VoIP and networking
Glossary of common words in VoIP and networking

Gmail Calling Review – Google International Calling
Gmail Calling Review – Google now offers the possibility of making and receiving international calls for cheap and free. Standing as a competitor for Skype by offering similar services, Google Calling allows people to make free PC-to-PC calls and cheap calls (as low as 2 cents per minute for some destinations) to and from mobile and landline phones. 2 cents per minute is not the cheapest on the market, but is among the cheapest, and it definitely cheaper than Skype.

Goober 3.0 Poses as the New Unified Communications Ace
'The only complete unified communications solution on the market today'. That is how Goober describes itself with the launch of its 3.0 application. Goober is a

Goober Launches New VoIP App for the PC and for the iPhone
Here comes another VoIP application that bears the Unified Communications banner. And it doesn't miss the iPhone, knowing that by 2012, the iPhone will gain

Google Acquires Global IP Solutions
At first, the news doesn't sound that important, but if you know what GIPS (Global IP Solutions) is, then you will understand that Google's move is highly

Google Launches Google Talk with Video Chat for Android
A Google Talk version for Android phones has been released that allows voice and video chat. Phones with Android version 2.3 or later will be able to use it

Google Users Can Now Make Phone Calls From Gmail
Using Gmail, you could so far make PC-to-PC calls to other Gmail users. For free. Google has this week launched a new service that allows you to make calls

Google Voice + GMail + Android + Groove IP = Free Phone Service
Google Voice + GMail + Android + Groove IP = Free Phone Service

Google Voice - A Phone Number Against Your Privacy?
There is that dark spot amongst the nice features Google Voice offers that so many people fail to realize: Google Voice can be a threat to your privacy. Or can

Google Voice - How Google Voice Works?
How Google Voice Works? Is it a VoIP service like Skype? Google Voice is not a VoIP application or service, but leverages on VoIP technology to make calls cheap. It also aims at unifying communications.

Google Voice - One Number To Ring Them All
Two years back, web giant Google bought GrandCentral, which, while being neither really grand nor central in the VoIP industry, gave users one single number

Google Voice App for iPad Doesn't Make it a Phone
Nearly a month after a Google Voice application was launched for the iPhone, it has been improved to support the iPad and iPod as well. This application however

Google Voice Filters Away Spam Calls
Google Voice Filters Away Spam Calls

Google Voice Goes Public, But Not Global
Google Voice has gone public. When reading the title of Google's realease of the news, I tried to guess what 'public' meant before reading on. The service

Google Voice Goes VoIP by Acquiring Gizmo5
So far, Google Voice has only been a service offering phone numbers that can ring several phones, forwarding of voicemail as text and some other features. It

Google Voice Is Coming To The iPhone
Skype will have competition, but it will not be that serious, since as it appears, the Google Voice service that will be launched soon for the iPhone and iPod

Google Voice Out of iPhone App Store
Google Voice Out of iPhone App Store

Google Voice Privacy Threat - What Would You Do?
Google Voice Privacy Threat - Google Voice gives you a free number and many interesting features, including the free transcription into text of your recorded voice calls. But Google stores your call transcripts in a huge database that can even be indexed on Google's web searches. Also, other parties like hackers and mandated government officials can access your personal data. What would you do about it?

Google Voice Review
Google Voice Review - Google Voice is a phone service that gives you a number to call all your phones. It also gives you voicemail transcription into text, plus many other features. Local incoming and outgoing calls are free, and international calls are very cheap. Here is a review of the service.

Google Voice Teams Up With Sprint
Sprint has around 50 million subscribers in the US. While the first telecom provider AT&T partners with Apple and its iPhone in the battle for a place in the

Google Voice for Mobile Phones - BlackBerry and Android Served
Google seems to have understood that the most interested but least served communicators on the mobile telephony market are BlackBerry users. BlackBerry is the

Google Voice for iPhone Released, But No VoIP
There is finally a Google Voice application for the iPhone, which you can download and install on your Apple machine from the Apple App Store. The application

Google Voice under Fire from AT&T
A certain number of congressmen have asked the FCC to look into Google Voice's functions and revenues after AT&T sent a letter complaining about Google Voice's

Google's Year?
Was 2010 Google's year or will 2011 be Google's year? Or both? Or maybe none? One reader said a lot in a small blog comment,

GrandCentral - One Number To Ring All Your Phones
Every time I am asked for a phone number, I hesitate between my home, work or mobile number. Will I be there to answer if they call home? What if my cell phone

Groove IP - Free Calls Within US and Canada on Your Android
Use Groove IP to make your Android device a free communication center. Use Google Voice and GMail calling to make and receive free calls on your Android device using Grove IP, over a Wi-Fi connection.

GroupMe is Now Part of Skype
GroupMe is Now Part of Skype

HD Voice Definition
HD Voice Glossary - HD Voice stands for High-Definition Voice, and is also commonly called wideband voice. It is a kind of voice transmission, especially in VoIP] systems, whereby higher voice quality is transmitted over a lower bandwidth. The result of HD Voice is a sound of quality close to that of a room conversation.

Hacking VoIP - "So Easy A Caveman Can Do It..."
Such titles are bound to freak you out, but before worrying, you will realize that the words might not be that true. But you might want to give a second thought

Hardware for VoIP
Know and learn more about the hardware and special devices used for VoIP. See reviews, comparisons, purchase tips, and learn how to install devices and get them running.

Hardware/Subscription Based VoIP Services
Hardware-Based or Subscription-Based VoIP Services are very common for households and small businesses. It is best suited for people who want to use VoIP the same way as they do traditional landline phone. The ATA (phone adapter) can be used to connect existing phones and an ADSL Internet line. No need for a PC.

Have You Got 911?
In 2005, two members of a family in the US were shot dead and the lives of other persons in the house were in danger. The house was equipped with VoIP phone

Have Your Say On The Top VoIP Providers
I have a list of some of the top VoIP service providers that I try to maintain based on so many criteria and subject to so many frequent changes in their

Have Your Say on The Top Residential VoIP Service Providers
Which residential VoIP service provider you think is the best? Given a list of the most prominent VoIP service providers in the US, how would you rate and rank them? Any service you think is missing in the list? Have your say here.

Have Your Say on The Top Residential VoIP Service Providers
Which residential VoIP service provider you think is the best? Given a list of the most prominent VoIP service providers in the US, how would you rate and rank them? Any service you think is missing in the list? Have your say here.

Have Your Say on The Top Residential VoIP Service Providers
Which residential VoIP service provider you think is the best? Given a list of the most prominent VoIP service providers in the US, how would you rate and rank them? Any service you think is missing in the list? Have your say here.

Hotspot - What is a Hotspot?
Hotspot - A hotspot is a small area that gives wireless Internet access through WiFi. WiFi (also written Wi-Fi) is a wireless technology that allows LANs to be set up without wires between devices. So to have a hotspot, you only need to have a wireless router connected to a broadband Internet line. The router will generate the WiFi signals in a sphere and any WiFi-enabled computer or device in that sphere, which is finally the region of the hotspot, can connect while being inside it.

How Accurate Are Speed Tests?
How Accurate Are Speed Tests - There are a number of factors that affect the accuracy of the results of a connection speed test. They are explained here.

How Do You Like Skype? Rate it.
You must have read tons of reviews of different products and services. Have you ever written one? Since you are on a VoIP blog, there are big chances that

How Do You Pronounce VoIP?
This is my first blog of 2007, and I'd like to seize the occasion to wish you all, readers of the About VoIP site, all the best for the coming year. Let's

How Do You Use Skype?
How Do You Use Skype? Tell us how you use the world's most popular Internet phone. Show and tell your Skype experience.

How Do You Use Skype? Users Tell
As soon as I start speaking of free calls on the Internet, the first reaction I get is an example - Skype. The free-call stuff. They know it offers paid, and

How Does VoIP Allow Calls Between IP Networks And PSTN
How Does VoIP Allow Calls Between IP Networks And PSTN? VoIP works on IP networks and the PSTN uses landline networks with phone numbers. How can these two different technologies cohabit so well to make voice conversations from your phone or IP phone to any landline PSTN or mobile phone. It is all the work of address translation.

How IP Faxing Is Better Than Traditional Faxing
Faxing over IP can be hassle to understand at first, but when you get it running, there is a lot of advantages that come along. Here is a list of its advantages

How Many Days Can Porting Your Phone Number Take?
So that you don't have to learn things the hard way, you'd better learn from others' misfortunes. Also because you won't live long enough to encounter them all

How Much Bandwidth Do Voice Calls Consume in Your Data Plan?
How many megabytes of your mobile data plan do voice calls consume? This is important in calculating and estimate which package you will take when registering for a data plan.

How Much Bandwidth Does Your Business Need?
Bandwidth is something that doesn't seem to be enough, but since it is scarce, one has to get set on a quantity that he/she can call enough. D. Coursey of

How Much of My Mobile Data Plan Does VoIP Consume?
How much data do I need to count for my voice calls through VoIP while estimating my mobile data usage?

How Students Can Save On Long Distance Phone Calls
The time for enrollment and resumption of courses at university will soon be at the door, and many will have to travel far from home. One of the things students

How Students Can Save On Phone Calls
How Students Can Save On Phone Calls - Students needing to call family and friends back home can make long distance and overseas international calls for cheap or free by using VoIP. Here is how.

How To Choose The Right IP PBX
Due to their overwhelming advantages, IP PBXs (PBXs that work over IP networks) are constantly replacing traditional PBXs and phone systems. If you have a

How To Configure a SIP Softphone App
How To Configure a SIP Softphone App - You can use a SIP-based VoIP softphone app to make and receive voice calls without being tied to one specific service provider. For that, you just need a SIP account and the softphone app installed on your computer. Here is how you can configure the whole to get going with the VoIP calls. The steps will be quite general, X-Lite taken as example.

How To Interpret Connection Speed Tests
Bandwidth Meters - Online connection speed test results are shown in terms of certain parameters that give an indication of several measurements or your bandwidth. Not all speed tests give you the same parameters in the results, but all of them gives the download and upload speed. Other factors are QoS, RTT and Maximum Pause, among others.

How To Make Completely Free Phone Calls To Any Phone Worldwide
How To Make Completely Free Phone Calls To Any Phone Worldwide - Here is a list of things you can do to make calls to any phone, be it mobile or fixed, anywhere in the world for free, without paying a dime, and without being limited by accessibility.

How To Make Completely Free Phone Calls To Any Phone Worldwide
With most VoIP softphone applications, you can make unlimited free phone calls anywhere but only under one condition, and that considerably limits your field.

How To Make Free Skype Calls On A Mobile Phone?
There is that guy who travels a lot and communicates heavily (and freely) through Skype, and finds it just too bad to have to spend that much money on roaming

How To Obtain a SIP Account
How To Obtain a SIP Account - SIP is a protocol that gives you a unique identification (a SIP number or address) on the Internet that you can use as a phone number or email address to make and receive voice calls for free to any other SIP user worldwide, or for cheap to any other landline or mobile user. Here is how you can get a SIP account.

How To Obtain a SIP Account
How To Obtain a SIP Account - Registering for a SIP account

How To Pronounce VoIP
How to pronounce VoIP? How is VoIP pronounced, V.O.I.P or voyp?

How To Receive Phone Calls on GMail
How To Receive Phone Calls on GMail - To be able to receive phone calls within GMail, you need to have a Google Voice account. Such a thing is offered free by Google, but so far, not all countries are covered. So many of you might need to wait a while before being able to benefit from Google Voice

How To Save Money On Phone Calls
Here are ways you can save a lot of money by cutting down your communication costs with VoIP. This article shows you ways to make free or very cheap local and international phone calls with IP telephony.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - Avail of Giveaways
Many services give away a number of minutes of completely free calling to any phone worldwide. Here is a list of how you can use these giveways to save money on your phone calls.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - Deploy VoIP In Your Business
Deploying VoIP in a business not only enhances the communication process and infrastructure, but also allows to save lots of money on phone calls and communication in general. It also enriches the business process with new features. Here are VoIP business solutions ideas.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - Residential Plans
You can save a lot of money on phone calls by subscribing to a residential VoIP service plan. It is simple to use, and you don't need additional hardware like a PC. Here is how you can save.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - Save On International Calls
Here is how you can save lots of money on international calls using VoIP. There are VoIP services that allow you to make and receive free or cheap phone calls through your PC, fixed phone or mobile phone.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - Save On Mobile Calls
Here is how you can save lots of money making local and international calls on your mobile phone, handheld or portable device, with VoIP. This will allow you to get rid of the expensive GSM and roaming rates. You can even make completely free calls worldwide in certain cases.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - Use Your Computer
Making local and international phone calls through your computer can save you lots of money. PC-based phone calls are completely free when you call people using the same service on their PC. The most popular example is Skype.

How To Save Money On Phone Calls Using VoIP - VoIP Devices
Another way of saving lots of money on phone calls is to invest once-off on a VoIP device and eliminate monthly bills. Once you set up the service, you can make calls for free.

How To Send Fax over IP - Ways of Sending Fax Messages over an Ip Network and The Internet
How To Send Fax over IP - Here are ways you can send and receive fax messages over an IP network and the Internet. IP faxing allows you to send fax messages locally and internationally for cheap and at times for free, and has many other advantages.

How To Send Fax over The Internet and VoIP Lines
It would be too bad not to try IP Faxing is you send fax messages often. It has great advantages (which we saw yesterday) and it is cheaper. There are basically

How VoIP Helps During the Volcanic Ash Disruption
Of all the inconveniences that the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland has cause to some 30 countries and millions of people across Europe, the most serious one is

How Well Will Chrome OS Support VoIP?
This type of question is starting to become somewhat irrelevant since all new stuffs know they have to embrace VoIP as part of the future tech landscape.

How Would You Rate Google Voice?
It has been more than a year and a half that Google Voice has been launched. Millions of people have registered and are using the service. If you are one of

How Would You Rate Skype?
Skype is the most popular VoIP service and chances are you are one of the half a billion users using Skype. How would you rate the service and the application? Write your own review and share with us. Also, read how others rate Skype.

How You Can Save Money On Phone Calls
You don't need an economic crisis on the shoulder to try ways of cutting down the cost of communication, but now more than ever is the time to consider each and

How to Choose a Video Chat App?
How to Choose a Video Chat App?

How to Configure a SIP Softphone App
How to Configure a SIP Softphone App

How to Connect a Bluetooth Headset to Your Mobile Phone
Here is a walkthrough of how to connect a Bluetooth headset to a mobile phone. I will be using a Jabra BT2035 as Bluetooth headset and a Samsung Galaxy Ace Android phone for the process. Don’t worry if you have different makes and models of the headset or of the phone, or if you have earlier or cheaper models, the functionalities are more or less the same, and some minor improvisations and inferences will get the job done. What you need is simple a Bluetooth headset and a mobile phone that has Bluetooth support.

How to Download Skype?
This question is far too simple and insignificant for many, but believe me, downloading Skype and installing it on a machine can at times pose some challenge,

How to Get a Free Phone Number
How to Get a Free Phone Number? Normally, you get a phone number only when you pay for a phone or VoIP service. The number comes with the service. There are a bunch of services out there that give you a free phone number, often in a package with a lot on interesting features. Here are some ways you can get a free phone number

How to Get a Free Phone Number?
A phone number means a lot of things: it is a reference to a person, a business, a family, a service, etc. There are times where a phone number means so much -

How to Install Skype on Android
Installing Skype on Android is notmally easy and straightforward if you have a listed device, but it can be a challenge otherwise. Here are three ways which you can download and install the app.

How to Install Skype on Your Android Device
How to Install Skype on Your Android Device

How to Make Overseas Calls
Which numbers to dial when making overseas calls? Let's try to understand what's in a phone number and what to do to correctly call abroad.

How to Make Voice and Video Calls in GMail and Google+
How to Make Voice and Video Calls in GMail and Google+ - Just like with Skype, Yahoo! Messenger and many other tools using VoIP technology for communication, Google has its tool for making voice and video chatting. You can use it embedded within your browser while being logged into your GMail or Google+ account.

How to Obtain a Phone Number That Rings Many Phones
You have a business and you want to have many phones ringing in many places in and out of the office. Or you don't have a business, but still you don't want

How to Obtain a Phone Number that Rings Multiple Phones
How to Obtain a Phone Number that Rings Multiple Phones - Here is a list of services that give you a phone number that rings multiple phones on incoming calls.

How to Receive Phone Calls on GMail
For every GMail user, calling is only outgoing by default. There is one step to take to receive incoming calls: get a Google Voice account. Read more

How to Record a Call with Google Voice?
How to Record a Call with Google Voice? I use Google Voice and I want to record some of my calls. How do I proceed?

How to Record a Call with Google Voice?
How to Record a Call with Google Voice?

How to Setup Google Voice
Google Voice is about to turn into something big in the voice communication arena. If you live in the US, then you would lose a lot not to have a Google Voice

Hpw to Use Skype or Other VoIP Apps for Home Surveillance
Use Skype or Other VoIP Apps for Home Surveillance - Skype or any VoIP Application of its can be used as a tool for home surveillance, allowing you to keep an eye on what's happening back home whenever you are away.

Hurdles to Phone Number Portability - What Could Prevent You From Using Your Existing Phone Number With VoIP
Number Portability - What could prevent you from using your existing old phone number with VoIP? The main factors are discussed in this article.

I use other services more - How Would You Rate Skype?
Skype User Review - We use Skype because one of our son's grandparents wanted to video call their grandson and we couldn't get Gmail to connect. They use Windows (we're on a Mac) and it's not nearly as easy to use as iChat for video calls.

IM+ Gets Skype on BlackBerry, But Not For Free
Many BlackBerry users are quite upset with the fact that there is still no client for Skype on BlackBerry. One application wants to bridge that gap. IM+ for

IP - The Internet Protocol. What it is and how it works
IP Protocol - What is the Internet Protocol (IP) and how it works. This article talks about the protocol, IP routing, voice and IP, the TCP/IP protocol suite, IP packets and IP addresses.

IP Addresses - The Structure of IP Addresses
IP Addresses - What is an IP address and how does it work? An IP address is a unique address used to locate and identify a device over a network. That device can be an electronic device, a computer, a server, a router or even an IP phone. It is the addressing used for the transmission of data packets over a network working with the IP protocol.

IP Faxing Explained
IP Faxing is also commonly called VoIP Faxing and Fax over IP (FoIP). It is for VoIP what traditional faxing is for the tradition PSTN phone system. In a word,

IP Packets - The Structure of an IP Packet
IP Packets - IP (Internet Protocol) Packets are structure that carry data along over an IP network like the Internet. An IP packet consists of a header, a data payload and a trailer.