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Is consumer VoIP under threat from telcos and regulators? [Interview]

By Alok Saboo on January 20th, 2010

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 sense,...

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Tags: ChromeOS, Flash2VoIP, google voice, Gtalk2VoIP, H323, IAX, Instant Messenger, SIP, Sip settings, Skype

Why Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo may NOT provide SIP support? [Interview]

By Alok Saboo on January 16th, 2010

In our last post, we discussed how GTalk2VoIP brings SIP capability to your instant messengers. Continuing our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder or GTalk2VoIP, today we will talk about SIP strategies of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS. GTalk2VoIP is essentially filling a...

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Tags: Fring, google voice, Gtalk2VoIP, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile VoIP, mVoIP, Nimbuzz, SIP, Symbian, Talkonaut, Yahoo

Complete VoIP SIP Settings for all Betamax providers [Tools]

By Alok Saboo on September 26th, 2009

It’s a pain to search for the SIP settings for your favorite VoIP provider. Not any more, we present the most comprehensive listing of the SIP settings of all the Betamax VoIP services. If you do not find your provider in the list, please drop a comment and I will update the list to reflect...

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Tags: actionvoip, Betamax, Freecall, InternetCalls, Jumblo, Nonoh, Rynga, SIP, sip support, SmartVoIP

How-to Enable SIP Support with Google Voice [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on August 14th, 2009

In spite of my last post on why you should not use Google Voice as your primary number, I firmly believe that Google Voice is a great service and a must have for everyone. For all its greatness, the lack of SIP support in Google Voice stuck out like a sore thumb. Today we break...

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Tags: Gizmo5, Gizmoproject, google voice, SIP, SIP number, sip support, Unlimited Free Calls, x-lite, xGVout

Voipian offers 1cent/call to over 60 countries [Cheap Calls]

By Alok Saboo on May 5th, 2009

German company, Voipax, has rolled out another VoIP service, Voipian. Voipian is, however, different from Voipax in several respects. Read on for a complete review of Voipian and find out if it makes the cut for you. Voipian’s primary selling point is its 1cent untimed call to over 60 countries. That is right, you can talk...

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Tags: Cheap international calls, Jajah, Rebtel, SIP, Skype, Untimed Calls, voip service, Voipian

Smartvoip offers low cost VoIP calls [Review]

By Alok Saboo on February 8th, 2009

Betamax has added another name to its ever expanding list of VoIP services, SmartVoIP. SmartVoIP offers one of the lowest cost international calls and SMS around the world. Read on to find more… SmartVoIP offers some great rates to popular destinations around the world. You can call India for 0.15 Euro cents, Pakistan for 0.085 Euro...

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Tags: Access numbers, Betamax, Cheap calls, Cheap international calls, Free Calls, SIP, SmartVoIP

Why am I excited about MTNL Pigeon? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on October 2nd, 2008

By now you would have all read about the relaunch of the MTNL (Indian telecom company) VoIP service in its new avatar, Pigeon. MTNL has been offering this service for about an year without any brand name. Realizing the importance of marketing and impressed with the response that MTNL received to its VoIP offering, the...

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Tags: Airtel, Call India, Cheap calls, MTNL, Pigeon, Reliability, SIP, VoIP

Jaduka launches Dukabar – Automated One-Click dialing [News]

By Alok Saboo on September 1st, 2008

Jaduka seems to be on a roll! Close to the heels of launching dukaDial, the company has launched another browser based VoIP product, dukaBar. Just like the Skype Click-to-Call feature, dukaBar allows you to call any number on a web page by just a click. Some details about dukaBar:dukaBar allows you make the call without...

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Tags: dukaBar, DukaDial, Free Calls, free international calls, Jaduka, one click dialing, Save Money, SIP, Skype, unlimited calls, VoIP

Stop phone spam with PhoneSpamFilter [Tips]

By Alok Saboo on August 30th, 2008

Loss of privacy is the price one has to pay for the increased connectivity. The more connected we are, the more vulnerable we are to abuse. Thanks to the improvements in the spam filters, our emails are still usable. Unfortunately we do not have such sophisticated filters for our phones. So if you are being...

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Tags: Asterisk, Do Not Call, PBX, Phone solicitor, PhoneSpamFilter, Privacy, SIP, Spam, Telemarketer, VoIP

Unlimited free calls to US [Free Calls]

By Alok Saboo on August 28th, 2008

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 that...

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Tags: Application, ATA, DID, DukaDial, Earthcaller, Free Calls, Free DID, free international calls, IP Telephony, Ipkall, Jaduka, Jajah, Nonoh, Rebtel, Save Money, SIP, Tutorial, unlimited calls, VoIP, Voxalot

Use VoIP to save money during the admission process [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on August 27th, 2008

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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Tags: Application, ATA, Cheap calls, DID, ENUM, Free Calls, Free DID, free international calls, How To, Instant Messenger, IP Phones, Ipkall, Jajah, Jaxtr, MBA, MS, PHD, Save Money, SIP, Tutorial, VoIP, Voxalot, Webcalldirect

Make most of your Voxalot free account [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on August 25th, 2008

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 you...

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Tags: Access numbers, ATA, Cheap international calls, DID, ENUM, Free Calls, FWD, Ipkall, SIP, SIP Phones, SIP URI, Soft phone, Tutorial, VoIP, Voxalot

6 ways to use VoIP [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on August 22nd, 2008

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 Messengers...

Would people pay for Inbound SIP?

By Alok Saboo on August 6th, 2008

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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Tags: ATA, Freecall, Freeworlddialup, FWD, Gizmoproject, Jeff Pulver, Mysipswitch, Paid membership, SIP, SIP URI, SMSdiscount, Tpad, VoIP, Voxalot

Is consumer VoIP under threat from telcos and regulators? [Interview]

Why Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo may NOT provide SIP support? [Interview]

Complete VoIP SIP Settings for all Betamax providers [Tools]

How-to Enable SIP Support with Google Voice [Tutorial]

Voipian offers 1cent/call to over 60 countries [Cheap Calls]

Smartvoip offers low cost VoIP calls [Review]

Why am I excited about MTNL Pigeon? [Opinion]

Jaduka launches Dukabar – Automated One-Click dialing [News]

Stop phone spam with PhoneSpamFilter [Tips]

Unlimited free calls to US [Free Calls]

Use VoIP to save money during the admission process [Tutorial]

Make most of your Voxalot free account [Tutorial]

6 ways to use VoIP [Tutorial]

Would people pay for Inbound SIP?

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