After the unlimited free calls to USA offer, TruPhone is back with an even bigger and better offer. This Valentine’s Day, TruPhone is offering unlimited free calls to 30 countries. This is a great opportunity to call all your loved ones and make them feel special. Remember, Valentine’s day is not restricted to romantic couples....

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In the last part of our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder of GTalk2VoIP, we talk about the SIP protocol and its possible integration with the operating system and the future of VoIP. So, without further ado, let us get started. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS: In some...

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We talked about GTalk2VoIP earlier as wonderful solution to SIP-enable your plain vanilla instant messaging client. GTalk2VoIP is an interesting service, bringing SIP service to your instant messenger. If you have not tried GTalk2VoIP, I would strongly urge you to try the service. While the service is great, we were not sure how the folks...

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When it rains, it pours!!! Suddenly it appears that every VoIP provider is vying for the piece of action. First, it was ActionVoIP offering ultra cheap calls, then SmartVoIP offered an even better deal, then we had Airtel offering 1ct/min calling rate for India. Now, Voxox is getting into the act… Voxox launched last year...

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Another VoIP service provider is seeking to leverage the ubiquitous Instant Messenger (IM) to offer VoIP services. IMvocal basically provides VoIP capabilities to your favorite IM program. The idea is simple. People should be able to reach you on your instant messenger using traditional telephone system. When you sign up at imvocal, you can select...

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I was always surprised at Microsoft’s lukewarm response to VoIP. They have a (decently) huge user base for their messenger client. Skype has made a big impact using the telephony enabled messenger client, Yahoo also has decent voice offering. Microsoft was still warming up to the idea. In fact other providers like Gtalk2VoIP already offer...

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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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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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