Use your iPad for Google Voice iPad experience

      We have been following the stories of Apple shuffling with its iPhone and iPad ideas for quite a long time now. We all know iPhone 5 is in its wings to get off-the-hook, into the public. Many of the VoIP phone users like me, who also own one of those enviable gadgets in their arsenal known as iPad 2, may want to exploit their iPad capabilities to cream its topping with VoIP phone callings. IPad...

Ooma Telo Features

Ooma has finally revealed its much awaited Wi-Fi product at $49.99. This new product gives you the independence of using it anywhere in your home provided it is in the range of your wireless internet connection. Earlier Ooma customers struggled to find an alternate to tethering their Ooma phone service within the confines of their home. You will however have to take the word free with a pinch of salt because you...

iPhone's Core Competency Potential: Threat for Android and BlackBerry

The trends in cellular devices are changing from that of the typical calling device to a smart phone. A smart phone is one that runs complete operating system software (similar to PC), having the features like email, internet, VGA connectors etc and a platform for application developers. So the recent discussions are as to who will take the lead among Symbian, BlackBerry, Android, Microsoft and iPhone. Presently...

Skype for the Mac OS

Voip is certainly making a name for itself around the world.Voip or Voice over Internet Protocol is simply a way of chatting with someone on the phone through an IP-based network.Seeing that there is Verizon, which is a very popular telephone company, Voip might have a ways to go before they beat out Verizon, but there are certainly many reasons why people should transfer over to a Voip related service.Evolving into...

Skype – An Overall look at what this is

Skype, built by the users of Kazaa, lets you make VoIP calls via your broadband connections to other computers running Skype.You may call people’s cell phones also, but extra charges may apply to that. What disappoints many Skype users is the fact that they charge their users a fee annually to use their unlimited\pro service.According to Skype’s website, they allow a user who purchases the $29.95 package...

Voip Handsets

Voip is certainly making a name for itself around the world.Voip or Voice over Internet Protocol is simply a way of chatting with someone on the phone through an IP-based network.Seeing that there is Verizon, which is a very popular telephone company, Voip might have a ways to go before they beat out Verizon, but there are certainly many reasons why people should transfer over to a Voip related service.Evolving into...

FoxFon Makes Calling as Simple as a Click!

oxFon, a lightweight and elegant phone plugin, makes Firefox a speaking friend in your online life. With FoxFon you can call your friends in a way similar to the SkypeOut service. The major FoxFon advantage is that it allows you to make calls straight from web browser, without having to launch additional programs. FoxFon can now find phone numbers on the web pages you browse and lets you call these numbers with just...

Philips plans new VoIP phone

Philips and Microsoft are joining forces to create a new VOIP433 Dual Phone that combines the Internet and PSTN phone features. What does that mean? Communication’s easier. You’ve got a traditional phone that acts as a VoIP phone too—thanks to the Windows Live Messenger Service (the new incarnation of MSN Messenger). It basically works like this. You can reach anyone in your Windows Messenger list of...

Skype hangs up fees for US and Canada phone calls

Skype has axed fees on calls to landlines and mobile phones within the US and Canada for consumers in those regions. Users placing a call to a regular telephone number from the Skype application previously were charged a per minute fee. While that fee will now be waived, phone calls to numbers in other regions will still be charged. Those rates are generally lower than those charged by competing telephony...

VoIP Providers: Choosing the Cream of the Crop (Part 1)

Voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) has totally laid its claim “as the next big thing” in the telecommunication industry. This type of service is consistently gaining popularity as a very affordable alternative to the traditional telephony and cell phone when it comes to plans. As more and more people make the switch from traditional telephony system to VoIP, the number of companies offering this type of service...