Today we review yet another VoIP service provider providing free calls to US & Canada, CallingAmerica. CallingAmerica has a very simple and clean interface. All you need to do to make free calls is enter the number that you want to be connected and press FreeCall. No registration, no payments, no credit cards!!!The calls are...
Get a number for your IM – IMVOCAL [Review]
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 a...
Use calling cards smartly [Tips]
Most of you would have used a calling card or a similar service at some point. You can find out about some great calling card deals here, here and here. Lot of VoIP providers such as Tpad, SMSDiscount, and Freecall also provide (virtual) calling card service. So what exactly is a calling card?
Calling card is...
Pingo offers the biggest deal of the season!!! [Deals]
Its Thanksgiving time and looks like the VoIP service providers do not want to be left behind in this season. Pingo, a VoIP based calling card provider, has a great deal this season. Read on to find out more….
The regular rates of Pingo are comparable to other providers like Rebtel, Tpad, etc. They offer regular...
20 minutes FREE calls to India!!! [Deals]
Well, we can never have enough of free calls!!! OnetouchIndia is yet another new VoIP provider trying to get your attention by offering free calls. OnetouchIndia is offering 2 minutes free calls to India when you open an account with them. This is what you need to do:Go to OnetouchIndia and click the badge that...
Make free calls over 50 countries!!! [Deals]
Today, we review another free VoIP service – Qttel!!
Qttel is a simple and neat service to call to almost 50 countries for free (does not include India). These countries include:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Turkey,...
Counterpath cuts – What is the real issue??? [Opinion]
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...
Cheapest calling card from Stanacard [Deal]
With the festive season (Diwali, New Year) round the corner, this is another great deal to make real cheap calls and save money. Stanacard is a virtual VoIP based calling card service which allows you to make cheap calls using your existing phone connections. Although the regular Stanacard rates are not extremely competitive, they have...
Double your money on Rebtel [Deals]
The carnage at Wall Street has affected each one of us in some ways. Saving money is the flavor of the season. Our good old friend, Rebtel, has come out with a great offer to help you save money this festive season.
So here is the deal, Rebtel will double the amount of money that you...
Is VoIP security over hyped? [Opinion]
While VoIP is gaining momentum, its “detractors” are quick to point out the security threats associated with it. A search on Google for VoIP Security returned 6,222,000 results, enough to highlight that this is a topic of concern for “some” people. But is it really such a huge issue as it is made out to...
Why am I excited about MTNL Pigeon? [Opinion]
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...
VoIP & Reliability – Limits to Convergence [Opinion]
Thanks to the internet disruption in my apartment complex, I have been cut off from the “online” world for the past 4 days. I was used to internet disruptions in India, but this is America and I could never expect such a long outage. This incidence just highlights how vulnerable VoIP communication could be (the...
As predicted, Fizzcall party over [News]
Fizzcall launched its per call VoIP offering recently, offering 25 pence per call to various countries. I was not too enthused about the offering and I went on to say that as an investor I would not be comfortable investing in the company. You can read the earlier post here.
I posted the earlier article on...
Use Grandcentral smartly [Tips]
I had huge expectations from Grandcentral, especially after Google took it over. Unfortunately, Google has not cast its spell over Grandcentral. There has been no major changes in Grandcentral since ages. Although Grandcentral is very powerful under the hood, the user has not been able to exploit this. Today, I highlight some third party applications...
Rebtel offers free calls during Ramadan [Free calls]
Festivals are times when you miss your folks the most. Rebtel is celebrating the holy week of Ramadan by offering free calls to 32 Muslim countries. These countries include Pakistan, UAE, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait, among others.
Rebtel is offering 30 free minutes to call to these destinations. The offer, unfortunately, is valid for new subscribers only....
Are you excited about Fizzcall’s untimed voip calls? [Views]
Don’t we all hate counting minutes while calling? Fizzcall, a UK based VoIP service provider, seeks to put an end to this by charging per call instead of per minute or second. Fizzcall charges 25pence (approx 50 US cents) per call irrespective of wherever you call. Each call lasts 60 minutes and you are free...
Wimax cruising along, slowly but surely [News]
Our previous update on WiMAX indicated how things are moving along with WiMAX. Here’s the latest on WiMAX…
At one point, when Sprint broke up with Clearwire, things did not look that rosy for WiMAX. However, Sprint with Intel’s support managed to keep things moving. Things are again looking up for WiMAX. Sprint and Clearwire have...
Avoid phone menus – Speak directly with an operator [Tips]
The more things change, the more they remain the same! In the good ol’ days when you dialed any company, you would be greeted by a friendly voice. Not any more, today when you dial any company you are greeted by a computer (trying to replace a human). As many of you would have experienced,...
Receive calls anonymously using Letscall.me [Tutorial]
While all of us would like to be in touch with people around us, few would be bold enough to put their real numbers on the internet. LetsCall.me provides an excellent solution for all you privacy fanatics.
How it works?
First you need to create your page on Letscall.me. Your webpage will have a unique URL which...
802.11r – WiFi roaming standard approved!!! [News]
Mobile VoIP, till recently, meant using VoIP over your mobile devices. It was never used as “mobile” VoIP. But, that may be in for a change. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has ratified the newest WiFi standard, 802.11r, which has become the de facto “Wireless VoIP standard”. You may now be able...







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