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Wii would like to voip
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
January 23, 2007 — It's still early days for the Nintendo Wii and you can just about taste the desperation as people frantically try to locate consoles. Those few lucky fans who somehow managed to get their hands on one are pretty much guaranteed a one-way ticket to gamer nirvana-at least until their nunchuck batteries give out. Read More »
CES 2007 Retrospective
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
January 15, 2007 — Every year, leading tech companies from around the world gather up their most impressive gadgetry and make a holy pilgrimage to the City of Sin for the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. With up to 300,000 attendees and around 1.6 million square feet of high-tech treasure spread out across the Las Vegas landscape, CES is the largest consumer electronics show in the world. Read More »
Secure your voip today!
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
January 15, 2007 — The information about voip security for a residential voip user usually overly technical and often doesn't translate well for average voip customers. At voip.com, we sifted through the mountain of extraneous information to bring you the top five ways you can help make your voip system more secure. Read More »
Mod Your Pod
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
December 18, 2006 — 2006 saw an absolute onslaught of novelty voip phone - everything from voip enabled computer mice to physical avatars that plug into your computer's USB port and move around when you talk. And who could forget voip-on-a-stick? A USB memory stick, that is. Read More »
10 Don't Miss Voip Podcasts
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
December 14, 2006 — Want to keep your finger on the pulse of the voip Internet phone industry but don't quite know where to find it? You could take a page from your childhood and wander the non-fiction section of your local public library, hoping to find that one perfect book--however technology evolves at such a fast rate that traditional publishing models have a difficult time keeping up. And let's face it, library budgets aren't what they used to be. Read More »
Realtime Language Translators for Voip
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
December 4, 2006 — Ask any voip fan what their new feature wish list looks like and you’ll probably find on-the-fly language translation somewhere in the top 10. Technology has evolved to the point where geographic barriers are no longer very relevant—a broadband connection and voip internet phone service are all you need to get globally connected. Read More »
Beat the Wintertime Blues with Voip
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
November 21, 2006 — Do your white Christmases always turn blue? The Wintertime Blues affects up to 20% of the population, with 4-6% of those afflicted developing a more serious form, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). While SAD often needs to be treated with medication and light therapy, the Blues can be managed with some simple lifestyle changes. Read More »
Top 10 Voip Books Geared Toward Consumers
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
October 9, 2006 — It isn't hard finding books about voice over IP (voip) phone systems. You can find ones that explain how to evaluate packet switched voice quality, some that explore the architecture of voip, and even a few that cover security concerns for converged voice and data networks. But coming up with books aimed at the residential voip market is a lot like looking for that needle in the haystack. Read More »
Adjust the sound for voip in Windows
Ferenc Veres, Staff Writer voip.com
September 26, 2006 — If you've launched a voip call from your computer only to discover the audio isn't working right, don't worry. You won't be relegated to IM-only communication; it's pretty easy to fix most sound problems on your Windows computer. Read More »
Pulver's Proposition for Disaster Communication
Emma Watts, Staff Writer voip.com
September 18, 2006 — More than a year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region, 750,000 evacuees are still scattered across the US and communication remains fragmented. Members of the telecom vanguard, Jeff Pulver and Tom Evslin, believe there's a simple and relatively inexpensive way to restore some continuity to the post-disaster communication picture-something as mundane as voicemail. Read More »
Setting Up Your Webcam for Voip Video Chats
Emma Watts, Staff Writer voip.com
September 11, 2006 — Webcams, like so many other computer peripherals, have come a long way since the early days of personal computing. You no longer have to wear a pocket protector to set up devices like printers or webcams. Read More »
Protecting Your Personal Data against Pretexting
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Staff Writer voip.com
September 8, 2006 — Pretexting is the process in which your personal information is obtained by fraudulent means. The information obtained can be used for a variety of reasons including identity theft, selling personal data for profit, or even for snooping into your private life. Read More »
Field Guide for Voip Virgins; Part 3
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
September 8, 2006 — Now that you know what voip is, how it works, and what the equipment is, it's time to put your voip internet phone system together. Really, you can do it. Read More »
Field Guide for Voip Virgins; Part 2
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
August 31, 2006 — In the last segment of the Field Guide for Voip Virgins, we learned about some of voip's most basic concepts. Today, we'll discover what all the equipment does and find out what typical examples look like. Read More »
Field Guide for Voip Virgins; Part 1
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
August 21, 2006 — For those of us who weren't born with an innate knowledge of how to program a VCR, new technology can be overwhelming and intimidating. One of the most difficult things novices face is not being able to understand the vocabulary associated with a given technological advancement. If you've been struggling with voip terminology, here's a quick and dirty field guide to help you understand the most important terms. Read More »
Voip; It's Not Your Parents' Telephony - But it could be
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
August 13, 2006 — 71% of people between the ages of 50 and 64 use the internet on a regular basis. E-mail helps them stay in touch with loved ones who are far away; online photo sharing sites, like Flickr, allow them near-instant photographic updates of growing family members; they even use the internet to research medical conditions and reach out to others via online support forums. A significant percentage of people in this age group are also broadband subscribers-which makes them excellent candidates for voip internet pho Read More »
Voip Saves Everyone Money
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
August 4, 2006 — Voip.com - Voip Saves Everyone Money. As broadband penetration increases, voip internet phone users have skyrocketed, with no slow-down in sight. Users are familiar with voip's cost effective pricing and powerful features, however many people don't realize that voip is a time and money saver for callers, as well.
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WiFi on the Go
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
July 30, 2006 — Traveling is difficult enough without having to juggle your communication needs as well. With a little planning, finding WiFi for your internet access or wireless voip internet phone calls doesn't have to be a hassle. Read More »
Phishing 2.0: Vishing Makes Its Debut
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
July 21, 2006 — The art of the scam is as adaptable as a virus, mutating effortlessly in response to society's defense mechanisms. From the days of snake oil salesmen to high-tech vishers, con artists have perennially found ways to pick the pockets of naïve consumers. Read More »
Voip is an Integral Component of Digital Hospitals
Camie Gontier, Internet Phone Writer
July 17, 2006 — Hospitals are one of the most mission critical environments around. Life and death decisions hinge on efficient data flow and near-instant communication. As such, it's no great surprise that the top ranked US hospitals for 2006 all have robust IT architecture built into the facilities, instead of tacked on as an afterthought. Read More »
Network Neutrality for Dummies
Camie Gontier, Internet Phone Writer
July 7, 2006 — Like a bad mashup of Westside Story and the Telecommunication industry, incumbent telephony companies have squared off against the American public in a caged death match for control over the US internet and ultimately, maybe even the whole bag of marbles. Read More »
Voice Quality of Service
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Internet Phone Writer
May 23, 2006 — Voice quality, or Quality of Service, refers to the clarity of your phone call over a network. The "how good do I sound" approach to measuring the VoIP network. Read More »
Voip - No Longer the New Kid
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Internet Phone Writer
May 22, 2006 — VoIP, once the domain of card-carrying geeks everywhere, has quickly gained momentum as a viable alternative to mainstream phone service. Read More »
Business and VoIP
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Internet Phone Writer
May 18, 2006 — 78% of large companies are deploying IP telephony, according to the 2005 IP market survey conducted by Integrated Research. This mass migration is occurring in virtually every imaginable industry. Read More »
Traveling with VoIP
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Internet Phone Writer
May 16, 2006 — If you travel, or have employees who travel, you need to know about voip. Voip makes it possible to take your phone with you wherever you go. Read More »
VoIP and Security
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Internet Phone Writer
May 16, 2006 — VoIP offers unparalleled flexibility in telecommunication for both individuals and multinational enterprise. Every technology, however, has its own set of security issues and VoIP is no exception. Read More »
Benefits of VoIP
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Staff Writer voip.com
May 15, 2006 — VoIP does more than just lower your monthly phone bill. It also gives you all the enhanced features offered by your regular phone service company and more! Read More »
VoIP in a Nutshell
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Staff Writer voip.com
May 12, 2006 — VoIP is easy to use. You don't have to use complicated equipment or programs...you don't even have to use a computer. Read More »
VoIP and Your ISP "Net Neutrality"
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Staff Writer voip.com
May 5, 2006 — VoIP's explosive growth has traditional telecommunication service providers scrambling for ways to take advantage of broadband dependent technologies. VoIP service providers are fighting back, and they're not alone. Read More »
VoIP for Residential or Home Use
Alfredo DeLorenzo, Staff Writer voip.com
April 30, 2006 — VoIP appeals to consumers on many levels. Whether you're looking to save money on your long distance phone service or you'd like to take advantage of the latest telecom features, VoIP has everything you need. Read More »
Number Portability
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
April 24, 2006 — The Telecommunications Act of 1996 established a national plan to bring healthy competition to the Telecommunications industry. Its goal is to remove barriers and create an environment where new communications businesses can compete successfully. Read More »
Voip Technology Introduction
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
April 17, 2006 — Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a new technology that allows you to place phone calls over a broadband Internet connection instead of a standard, analog phone line. This new technology is innovating the way we communicate by telephone Read More »
Voip Small Business
Nadia Jones, Staff Writer voip.com
January 4, 2006 — What can voip do for your small business? More cost effective than legacy networks, Voip serves up innovative telecom solutions to individual consumers, small businesses, multinational corporations, and entire governments. Read More »
Voip vs. Standard Telephone
Fred Posner, Staff Writer voip.com
January 4, 2006 — The technology behind telephone systems in use today has been around for over a century. Over the years, little has changed. In recent years, the Internet age has brought a new way to communicate-voip. Many early converts are predicting that voip will battle Ma Bell for dominance for years to come. Read More »