It’s quite surprising how one of the world’s top cellular phone maker is opening up to Voice-over-Internet Protocol. Nokia has recently announced that it will soon release the 6136 model that supports VoIP over WiFi networks. This move is seen as bringing the Internet closer to the mass market through the ubiquitous mobile phone. Currently, there are only a few Nokia models that support WiFi, and these...

Leading VoIP provider Skype, along with search engine leader Google and other venture capital firms have recently partnered with FON in the hope of establishing a wide-area WiFi network in Spain, through the FON initiative. FON, a community-driven group aims to connect private WiFi access points into a city- or even country-wide network, starting in Spain and eventually moving on to other areas such as the USA....

I just got myself a used smartphone. It’s not exactly brand new, but it serves my need to have a phone with a built-in PDA (or a PDA with a built-in phone?). Before I decided on acquiring this particular phone, I was considering newer WiFi-enabled models by the major manufacturers—such as the Nokia 9500 and 9300i, among others. I was also checking out the mid-range HP iPaq model with wireless Internet. I...

VoIP has no wires. It isn’t connected to the Public Safety Answering Point System (911) and a local operator using switchboard technology can’t trace it. It is a completely different infrastructure than PSTN- the Public Switched Telephone Network. Yet, the FCC and the FBI would like to apply the same rules to VoIP as it does to every other telephone service. What would Alexander Graham Bell say? The monopoly...

Wireless and VoIP have joined forces. Installing a WLAN network card into your computer uses wireless technology. After installing the card, your computer will become “wireless”. This means that you will be able to enjoy an Internet connection without the use of cables and cords. VoIP is the technology that allows the transmission of audio files by transmitting them into data packets across the Internet....

VoIP is the acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol. VoIP is gaining momentum as a valid alternative to standard telephone service. It has many benefits, ranging from the fact that it is a cost effective way to handle your telecommunications needs to all of the features that are usually bundled with your service at no additional cost. Not only are residential customers turning to VoIP for their telephone needs,...

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...

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...