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...

VoIP: Telecommunications Hope or Nightmare? (Part 4)

Fortunately, most VoIP hardware providers are working double time in order to come up with systems that include power backup to pacify this problem. Another major concern among consumers is that not all current VoIP service providers offer full, 24-7 emergency 911 service. For example, an emergency call after working hours in Florida might be routed to Idaho. But this is soon to change as well. How you ask? Well,...

A very VOIP Christmas

In my drawer are over a hundred UN mailed Christmas cards. I know, I know… I should’ve sent them out weeks ago. I just forgot. I’m really bad at letter writing. Give me a pen and a piece of paper, and my mind blanks. The funny anecdote that had my friends rolling on the floor suddenly sounds so lame when reduced into a few hastily scribbled words, and it seems like such a copout to just sign my name under the...

VoIP: Telecommunications Hope or Nightmare? (Part 3)

Hospitals as well as other large, diverse workforces are realizing the value of utilizing wireless VoIP phones. VoIP allows them to effectively communicate with one another in a timely manner, regardless of their location either from different wings, floors or even buildings. In this type of setup VoIP offers consumers a more cost effective and efficient alternative than mobile phones and pagers. The bigger...

VoIP: Telecommunications Hope or Nightmare? (Part 1)

Voice-over-Internet protocol or VoIP has been hyped for a couple of years now. After all, the world market has long been parched for a service that could marry voice, video and data all in one network with the hope of alleviating the woes that plague the telecommunication industry from the onset of the new millennium. Of course, from the day VoIP was launched into the market large businesses immediately jumped into...