Dutch electronics company Philips has announced that it will soon release the VP5500 video VoIP handset—initially in the Netherlands (late 2005) and then the rest of Europe by first quarter this year. What’s great about this nifty little gadget is that it has a VGA camera for videoconferencing, and it runs on Linux! // Running on a WiFi-standard network, the handset will offer users the advantages of inexpensive...

When it comes to VoIP, everyone wants a great phone to compliment his or her system. Some phones come free when you purchase your service, others you must pay for additionally. Here are the top Ten VoIP phones. // Uniden UIP1868P 5.8 GHz VoIP Phone System Features include: Corded Base Keypad and Duplex Speakerphone 5.8GHz Digital Expandable (up to 10 handsets) System Extra Caller ID Handset and ...

Many users of VoIP services, whether through VoIP handsets or their PC-to-PC calling software, are not aware that VoIP offers better voice quality than the regular analog telephone service. Not only does calling through the internet make things easier on the wallet, it makes things more pleasant to the ear, too! Regular analog phone calls are transmitted at a frequency equivalent to 11.025 KHz and a bitrate...

VoIP is the new technological phone system. It is highly valued for its competitive prices and cost effectiveness. It offers many of the same calling features as regular landline services at typically no cost. VoIP allows users the freedom to use their high-speed Internet connection to integrate their phone, audio, video, and web browsing capabilities into one application. Because of these new trends, VoIP providers...

For the whole of January, leading Voice-over-Internet Protocol provider Vonage will give US$ 100 mail-in rebates on the purchase of any Vonage-certified VoIP phone unit. Yes, you heard that right, even with a purchase of a phone worth less than US$ 100, you will still get a hundred bucks off—say, you pick up a Netgear VoWiFi phone for US$ 40; with the rebate, you get US$ 60 net. It’s like going to the store...

Leading search provider Google is being sued by a small patent-holdings firm for the unlicensed use of technologies that it claims it holds patents of. Rates Technology, Inc. (RTI), based in New York, has holds two patents filed years ago, which pertain to technologies that can lower the cost of non-domestic telephone calls. // RTI is claiming that Google Talk, Google’s instant messaging-cum-voice client launched...

VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is becoming the powerful choice for residential and business customers when it comes to selecting telecommunications applications. VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is the technology used to transmit voice or audio files over the Internet. Using what is known as the Packet Switching Network, audio is transmitted over the Internet and then received by a computer, VoIP phone,...

For over 100 years, the FCC has been governing and regulating telecommunications. From establishing central 911 systems, to governing what is legal and illegal activity handled upon telephone wires, the FCC has been setting federal rules and laws in place and keeping telephony working to the best advantage for all citizens. Now, here comes VoIP to throw the FCC threw a loop. Because the very nature of VoIP is...

VoIP offers many services and benefits that are not available to standard telephone users. VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol and is the technology used to transmit audio files as data over the Internet. Either another computer then receives the packets, a VoIP enabled phone, or a standard telephone. People love VoIP because it is cheaper than standard landline telephones. There are currently no tax...

Why go wireless? Many people today are asking the same question. VoIP is Voice Over Internet Protocol. It is also commonly referred to as VoIP, IP, Digital Phone, and Internet Telephony. VoIP is basically your voice traveling over the Internet as opposed to PSTN or the Public Switched Telephone Network. VoIP offers many benefits and advantages over PSTN networks. Here are the top ten reasons why you should...