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SIP Profile
The Session Initiation Protocol is complementary with VoIP since it provides signaling functions to it. Apart from VoIP, it is used in other multimedia technologies as well, like online games, video and other services. SIP provides the necessary signaling for creating, modifying and terminating sessions with one or more communicating participants.
Skype 5.5 – The Facebook Skype
Skype 5.5 - The Facebook Skype version. A profile of the newly launched Skype version.
Skype To Go – Using Skype on Just Any Phone
Skype To Go – Using Skype on Just Any Phone. Skype To Go brings an interesting thing into VoIP communication, that of being able to make cheap VoIP calls without needing what would otherwise make it difficult or downright impossible. Among them are a special phone that would support the Skype application (provided there is a Skype application for it), a PC , Internet connectivity (Wi-Fi, 3G, LTE etc.). With Skype To Go, you use any phone you want, even a prehistoric one, and make the calls.
OBi110 - Phone Adapter Profile
The OBi 110 is a phone box that can also be called an ATA or phone adapter, launched by Obihai. The OBi 110 is different from normal ATAs in that it has a multi-layered built-in software mechanism that allows you to use many voice services without the use of a computer, and with good voice quality. The OBi can route calls from as many as four interfaces in any combination of ways that a typical ATA just cannot do.
What is Skype?
What is Skype? With more than 340 million registered users, Skype is the most popular voice communication service in the world. Skype can be used on a computer to communicate (call) with a person locally or abroad for free.
3G Technology - What Is 3G?
3G is a popular wireless network technology used mainly with mobile phones for mobile connectivity. In this article, 3G is defined and presented in both technical and practical ways. 3G has become very popular, especially with multimedia transfer to and from mobile phones and handsets. 3G also allows mobile users to make cheap and free calls using VoIP technology.
What is BlackBerry?
BlackBerry - Learn more about BlackBerry, the handheld device primarily designed for email, with many other functions.
Ooma - What is ooma?
ooma - ooma allows you to make free unlimited free nationwide calls for free. ooma is one of the no-monthly bill companies, with which you only buy a device once and use it to make free phone calls ever after. Read more on the ooma device and the ooma service here.
Fring - Free Mobile VoIP Calls
Fring is a VoIP application and service that allows free mobile phone calls, chat and instant messaging. It is a softphone that can be directly installed on a smart phone and works on 3G, GPRS or Wi-Fi network.
Mobile VoIP Services
It is great to bring the benefits of VoIP to your mobile phone. It allows you to considerably cut down your mobile communication costs. You can also, in certain cases, make calls for free, even international calls. But there are certain prerequisites that you already need to have, like a phone compatible with the service and a data connection plan.
iNum - A Worldwide Phone Number To Ring Your Phone Anywhere You Are
iNum - iNum is a service that provides a global phone number that can be used to ring on your phone anywhere you are in the world. In other words, it transcends boundaries and distances, thereby eliminating the worries of area codes and expensive rates.
Vonage Pro VoIP Service Plan
Vonage Pro is an improved service above Vonage's residential VoIP service plan, that adds some mobility to it. Although it is primarily targeted towards professional consumers, it will surely interest many residential callers, especially those who have to make and receive calls at home and away from home.
Device Based VoIP Services
Device Based VoIP services are good for people who don't want to get bothered with monthly bills. You buy a piece of hardware and you make free calls ever after.
Software Based VoIP Services
Software Based VoIP Services allow users to make free calls to other people using the same service on their computers to any destination in the world. The calls are make through an application called a softphone installed on a computer or portable device. Read more here on this kind of VoIP service.
Subscription/Hardware Based VoIP Service
Hardware-Based or Subscription-Based VoIP Services are very common for households and small businesses. It is best suited for people who want to use VoIP the same way as they do traditional landline phone. The ATA (phone adapter) can be used to connect existing phones and an ADSL Internet line. No need for a PC.
PeerMe - Free VoIP Softphone and Service
PeerMe - PeerMe is a free communication tool and service that is quite easy to setup and use through its softphone client. PeerMe's softphone is enriched with many other features that make it more than a softphone: instant messaging, video conferencing etc. You can also use their web interface or download the special versions for WAP and mobile phones. PeerMe is shaping its future by constantly innovating with features.
Yeigo - Free VoIP For Mobile Phones
Yeigo is a free VoIP application for mobile phones, allowing voice calls, chat, instant message and SMS using your mobile phone, while cutting down the usual cost down to as low as 20 %. No need for complex, expensive and bulky hardware. With this, it sets a new paradigm that can revolutionize the communications world. One of the strong points of Yeigo is that it can be installed on a vast range of mobile phones. It also comes with many new features.
VoIPStunt - Software-Based VoIP Provider
VoipStunt is an international VoIP service based in Germany. It works in a manner similar to Skype, in that it has a softphone application installable on a computer, and a service which can be obtained online. VoIPStunt has gained some popularity lately among softphone users due to its free calls to PSTN (landline) phones over some common destinations. There is a list of countries to which you can call free, according to www.voipstunt.com, but how free is free? Can it be better than Skype?
The ATA, Its Features and Functions
What is an ATA? Learn about Analog Telephone Adapters and their functions and features, and how they are used to make VoIP connections.
What is a Router
A router is a device in computer networking that forwards data packets to their destinations, based on their addresses. A router can also be said to do switching, but a router is different from a switch. The latter is simply a device to connect machines to form a LAN.
What is a Firewall?
A firewall is a piece of software (which may be coupled with hardware in some cases) that is designed to protect a private network from unauthorized access. A firewall normally blocks unwanted traffic from the outside to the inside of the network and vice versa.
Wi-Fi: The Most Commonly Used Wireless Technology
Wi-Fi is a very common wireless technology that was developed in the 1990s. It is used to connect machines in a LAN. So, Wi-Fi is like a wireless version of Ethernet.
The Federal Communications Commission
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is an independent body which operates in the United States, and directly responsible to the US Congress. The role of the FCC is to regulate radio, television, wires, satellite and cable communicate within and between states of the US.