A Closer Look at VoIP Devices (Part 1)

From the moment Voice-Over-Internet Protocol or VoIP was launched in the market, we bid farewell to exorbitant long distances charges for good. With VoIP you can call your family and friends who lived thousands of miles away from you at anytime without worrying about your phone charges. This phenomenal technology has indeed altered the telecommunications industry forever. In case you’re wondering, VoIP works by...

Uncovering the Secrets of Free VoIP Calls (Part 4)

Most Instant Messaging programs also includes that the ability to hook up a digital camera or web cam and incorporate video with your audio and web based application. VoIP telephones are also beginning to integrate video as part of their free VoIP services. There is no doubt that this will also become a popular trend in the not too distant future. And I’m certain that VoIP fanatics are already on the look out....

Uncovering the Secrets of Free VoIP Calls (Part 3)

By clicking call, you will be using free VoIP technology to send a phone call to your buddy’s computer. The receiving computer will actually ring, like a standard telephone, and your buddy will have the option of accepting or declining the phone call. All that is needed is a high speed Internet connection, this provides the best audio quality and speed), a microphone, and speakers. You and your buddy are free to...

Uncovering the Secrets of Free VoIP Calls (Part 2)

Today, most of the free VoIP have begun to charge a monthly fee for their services. There is still one program left that is absolutely free. That is Ad Calls. This program displays various advertisements on their display while you can use the service to make free calls. There are limitations to this program however. You can only use the service for ten minutes at a time, and you are unable to call toll free...

Uncovering the Secrets of Free VoIP Calls (Part 1)

You’ve probably hear the old clinch, “nothing is free”. Well, I guess the person famous who made that had not heard of VoIP. In case you’re still unaware of what Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP is, let me enlighten you. VoIP is all about being able to transmit voice over the Internet. This breakthrough in technology has been consistently gaining in strength and popularity as a preferred...

VoIP and Hotels (Part 3)

There is no need for additional equipment, (which means additional cost) to use Skype, but Skype users can only call other Skype customers for free. Calling regular phone numbers still result in a charge. Vonage allows customers to travel with their phone adapter, which they can then just plug into their computer and broadband Internet, giving them the same Internet phone service that they receive at home. Vonage...

VoIP and Hotels (Part 2)

Adam Dubroff of TravelGlue, the company who wired the Residence Inn for VoIP, informed CNN that “Until now, hotel guests have paid a premium for the convenience of long distance service, which was appropriate when there were no cell phones and it really was a convenience.” Dubroff also added, “But as technology has developed, it has become an old business model and the prices charged have been rendered...

VoIP and Hotels (Part 1)

The days of expensive hotel phone bills has finally come to an end. When VoIP was launched more and more hotels are now providing broadband Internet service to their customer so as not to be left out. Indeed, Internet telephone use is the next big thing. With the use of a broadband connection provided by the hotel, users are now able to use Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP in order to stay connected with their...

Getting the Best Out of VoIP (Part 2)

It is imperative that users know what is currently running on their network so that they can proactively manage the WAN to assure business-critical data and VoIP performance. Traffic should be actively monitored, classified and then assigned policies that assure the required level of performance in the most efficient manner possible. Intelligent traffic-management policies can be applied to assure the performance of...

Getting the Best Out of VoIP(Part 1)

What motivated most companies to move their voice traffic to the enterprise IP wide area network (WAN) is mainly due to the fact that there was a slight possibility of it being more cost effective than any other network. Although later most of them found out that Voice over IP (VoIP) quality are not always suitable to business use. Furthermore, as VoIP is launched to the network, the performance of other...