Although VoIP is a great technology and greatly benefits consumers, some middle-eastern countries such as UAE, Dubai, Oman, and Belize have restricted the access to VoIP. Even in countries which are generally fairly unrestrictive in Internet access, some ISPs restrict access to certain aspects (VoIP being one of them). The common approach to restrict access...

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There are several factors that influence the quality of our VoIP experience, including (but not limited to) our Internet speed, ISP VoIP shaping activities (e.g., blocking SIP ports), voice codecs, VoIP hardware (ATA) or software (SIP or soft phone), other networking equipments like routers, etc. Today, I want to emphasize the importance of your router...

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Looks like there is a latent demand for unlimited calling plans. Vonage created quite a stir with its $24.99 Vonage World Plan offering unlimited international calls to over 60 countries.  Today we present another unlimited international calling option – Versafon. If you are looking for an unlimited calling option, you must read on to find...

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Are you always worried about using up your cell phone minutes? Are you worried about the roaming charges when you are on a business trip? Do you want to make cheap international calls using your cell phone alone? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you must read this. What is mVoIP:...

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The recent financial crisis has affected each one of us (in some way or the other). One victim within the VoIP industry is Counterpath. Counterpath is probably the number one licensor of soft phone technology. Counterpath announced that it is planning to  reduce the headcount by 32%. The company cited integration and the current business...

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Calling to the US just got cheaper (or free)!!! Jaduka has just launched dukaDial, which allows you to make calls to any US number for free. Similar to other web based calling services such as Nonoh and Rebtel, you enter your number and the party you want to call and Jaduka completes the call. Note...

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I recall that when I was applying for my PhD program, I literally spent hundreds of dollars on telephone calls alone. If you are one of my kinds (control freak), you would want to call up every possible person to ensure that everything is under control. Depending on which program you are applying (MS, MBA...

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I had mentioned in one of my earlier posts that you could get much more than what FWD has to offer for free using Voxalot. I received large number of queries about this. So this post details how you can get the most of your free Voxalot account. Voxalot is basically a platform that provides...

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One of the biggest challenges in increasing the adoption of VoIP is to encourage a newbie to use VoIP. This tutorial is a humble attempt to provide an overview of the various options one has to use VoIP. In the order of increasing convenience, here are the 6 ways to use VoIP. Read on… Instant...

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In yet another “green” effort, Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has recently announced a new technology, Remote Wake that allows your computer to wake up from an energy efficient sleep mode (Sleeping, hibernating or soft off, i.e. ACPI state G1 or G2) to receive calls and allow remote media access. Jajah, funded by Intel Capital, is the...

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I have been a great fan of Jeff Pulver and his company Freeworlddialup. FWD has been one of the pioneers in the VoIP movement and deserves a lot of credit for the current state of VoIP. FWD has been offering free inbound SIP calling for free since almost 12 years. But that is set to...

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