Everyone can not seem to stop talking about VOIP. Now for those of you who never heard it before here’s a bird’s eye view for you. Voice Over Internet Protocol or better known as VOIP is a new phone service that will forever alter the telecommunications market. To start off, you’ll need a broadband Internet connection. Then you need to open an account with VOIP providers, which you’ll find a lot of in...

VoWiFi phones are a dime a dozen lately, and you can probably purchase one for as cheap as an ordinary cordless phone. But if you already have a personal digital assistant (PDA) that supports WiFi, then you can probably use your existing gadgetry to place and receive Voice-over-Internet Protocol calls through a Wireless network. For instance, most mid-range and high-end HP iPaq Pocket PCs have built-in WiFi...

What has Voice-over-Internet Protocol done for you lately? You may have saved a few bucks off your last call to your friends vacationing in the Carribean, or your relatives in Canada, or your fiancé currently working in Southeast Asia. But did you know that VoIP is actually being used to save lives? Yes, our beloved technology that lets us communicate with the rest of the world over data packets is being used...

It is also important to send a test signal monthly. This is to make sure that the system is working properly regardless of who you are connected through. Remember when you are using VoIP and the signal goes through, it does not necessarily mean that it will always be just as clear. The volume of traffic on the Internet may vary with regards to the quality of the digitized signal it sends. If you are interested...

Chances are, you know what VoIP is. You’re reading this blog, and so you’re either someone searching for VoIP reviews, stories and discussions, or would like to learn more about this wonderful new technology that can make lives easier (and less expensive). Sadly, not everyone has warmed up to the idea of calling over alternate routes. Many still stick to their traditional phones even when calling abroad....

Who among us here have friends and family overseas or at least in places miles away? You may have a close relative who recently moved to another state. Your best friend may have recently moved to another country to study for a few years. Or you may be dating someone from across seas or borders. Most of us are likely to have at least one relative or friend whom we’d like to get in touch with regularly, but...

A small group operating an unlicensed VoIP relay in the Philippines has been arrested in raids conducted by the local police and anti-fraud staff of cellular operator Globe. The group has been found to operate a facility that routs international calls into Globe telecom’s cellular network without passing licensed International Gateway Facilities. This is done through Voice-over-Internet Protocol, and hence...

Skype is cool. You can call your friends for a fraction of the cost of regular telephone calls. You can even call for free, if you’re calling another computer with a Skype client and account. The same goes with other VoIP networks. You can call others for free as long as they’re on the same network as your own VoIP client. Skype-to-Skype, FWD-to-FWD, Google Talk to Google Talk, and Yahoo Messenger-to-Yahoo...

Straight from the rumour mill: is it possible that the next cool Apple product is a VoIP iPod? Well, Apple isn’t known to announce its latest product offerings early—it chooses specific times in a year to make announcements, such as during MacWorld expos and Worldwide Developer Conferences. And its CEO Steve Jobs is known to give out vague statements about “fun” and “cool” products prior to announcement,...

UK mobile phone provider Orange is going the other way—it plans to offer fixed-line services soon. The company will be merging with internet provider Wanadoo to offer bundled services (both companies are owned by France Telecom). By April, Orange would have rolled out the first of its landlines. // The service, dubbed Orange Landline for Business, will run over the existing infrastructure of Cable & Wireless,...