Voip articles

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  Article

  FCC requires VoIP services to report outages, mirroring landline rule

  By Adi Robertson on February 15, 2012 06:22 pm + 4 comments

  In a US Federal Communications Commission meeting today, the Commission ruled that internet Continue reading…

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  Article

  Cisco appeals European Commission's approval of Microsoft-Skype deal, wants to avoid proprietary future

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 15, 2012 03:11 pm + 37 comments

  Skype may now be formally rolled up into a division at Redmond, but that hasn't stopped Cisco from Continue reading…

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  Feature

  Phoning it in: the dirty secret of IP calling, and how it will change the phone industry

  By Paul Miller on February 9, 2012 01:33 pm + 192 comments

  Imagine you're watching PBS right now and Bill Nye The Science Guy comes on. Suddenly Bill Nye's Continue reading…

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  Article

  Dell launches Google Voice competitor exclusively in Canada

  By Andrew Webster on February 8, 2012 05:28 pm + 10 comments

  Dell is following Vonage by offering yet another competitor to Skype and Google Voice, but for now Continue reading…

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  Article

  Vonage Mobile app for Android and iOS promises to undercut Skype's rates by 30 percent

  By Jamie Keene on February 8, 2012 09:06 am + 12 comments

  Vonage is gunning for the mobile VoIP market in a big way with its new Vonage Mobile app for iOS and Continue reading…

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  Article

  Skype 5.5 beta for Mac launches today with option to answer calls with or without video

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 13, 2012 12:36 pm + 5 comments

  Skype just launched beta version 5.5 of its app, an update that sounds pretty minor overall but Continue reading…

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  Article

  Ooma HD2 VOIP handset downloads contact lists and photos from Facebook, Google, and Yahoo

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 10, 2012 09:37 pm + 4 comments

  Ooma provides free VOIP services to anyone who buys its phone and Telo base station, and now the Continue reading…

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  Article

  ViaSat Exede satellite internet offers better speeds, high ping (hands-on)

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 10, 2012 04:03 pm + 7 comments

  ViaSat has been bolstering its satellite internet services and is now offering a 12 Mbps / 3 Mbps Continue reading…

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  Article

  Microsoft Lync available for Windows Phone and Android, iOS version coming soon

  By Dieter Bohn on December 15, 2011 02:23 am + 18 comments

  Microsoft has shown a real penchant for developing and offering apps on competing platforms lately, Continue reading…

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  Article

  Google+ Hangouts get new phone and video broadcast features

  By Adi Robertson on December 15, 2011 12:24 am + 18 comments

  After adding several major updates to Google+ earlier this year, Google has expanded the Hangouts Continue reading…