Archived VoIP News

Thursday, July 31st

• To VOIP or not to VOIP- that is the question!

  I used to love the TV commericals that Vonage, a well-known provider of VOIP or Voice over Internet Protocol telephone service. My favorite one was the one with the rocket that went berserk and flew all over, with people dashing around madly to get out of the way. I watched the wayward rocket totally mesmerized, and then started laughing so hard when the Vonage theme music started playing that I almost fell off the couch! I liked the one where the photographer fell into the fountain, too. I wish Vonage would bring those commercials back- the ones that they show now are so dull in comparison. Most of these ads try to sell their calling services based on how much cheaper they are in comparison to traditional telephoning plans. They also discuss quality and clearness of telephone calls. If you are smart, you have, in all probability, questioned how much of this is honest information and how much is hype....

Wednesday, July 30th

• Vonage Grabs Ex-Cingular Exec as CEO

  Vonage Holdings has turned to the telecommunications mainstream for its new CEO, naming former Cingular Wireless executive Marc Lefar to lead the independent VoIP provider....

• Telephony Drives Business

  Interested parties have long waxed poetic about the business services market. But there was nothing fanciful about this week's prediction from Cox Communications CEO Pat Esser that commercial services will deliver $1 billion in revenue for Cox in 2010....

• Broadband Adoption Slows Among U.S. Providers

  Broadband adoption among U.S. consumers seems to be slowing, with the three largest broadband providers in the U.S. posting the lowest subscriber increases in years during the second quarter of 2008....

• Talking is cheaper with VoSky

  VoSky announced it has added Exchange Pro VIT1/E1 to its PBX-to-Skype gateway family. The new appliance integrates existing PBXs with T1 or E1 digital interfaces....

Tuesday, July 29th

• A New Way to Save on Cell Phone Bills During the Economic Slowdown In the U.S.

  8 x8, Inc. has launched a solution for Americans looking to save money during this economic slowdown. Packet8 MobileTalk, a new international calling service for mobile phones, offers rates of 1 to 5 cents per minute for calls to most locations in Europe and Asia....

Monday, July 28th

• Vonage Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Vonage Pro Offering To Keep Customers Connected to Their Home Phone on the Go

  Vonage (NYSE: VG) today announced the launch of Vonage Pro(SM), a first-of-its-kind digital voice offering featuring five innovative components that keep you connected to your home life while on the go, including the ability for customers to use their home phone number virtually anywhere they have access to a high speed Internet connection. ...

Friday, July 25th

• inTalk plans added to WhichVoIP database

  inTalk Limited and Unlimited VoIP plans, starting at $8.50 a month, have been added to the WhichVoIP database....

Saturday, July 19th

• iPhone VoIP Options

  How many ways can iPhone owners do VoIP on their most-beloved device? VoIP News counts them along with detailing how each package handles long distance calling....

Tuesday, July 15th

• BT broadband use for VoIP providers

  There was a boost for VoIP providers in the UK as BT announced it is to invest £1.5 billion in fibre optic infrastructure, providing a 'new chapter' in the UK's broadband story....

Friday, July 11th

• Packet8, Truephone bring VOIP to iPhone

  Two VOIP companies -- TruPhone and Packet 8 -- have announced support for the iPhone, allowing users to make calls through Wi-Fi hotspots. Truphone says its VOIP application acts just like the regular iPhone dialer, except that calls are made through the internet at what it claims are 'incredible low rates.' Calls to landlines in 40 countries cost 6 cents per minute; 30 cents for calls to other mobile phones. The dialer is free at the AppStore. ...

Wednesday, July 2nd

• 8x8, Inc. Awarded New VoIP Patent

  8x8, Inc., provider of Packet8 broadband Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), videophone and mobile VoIP communication services, today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,394,803 entitled 'Distributed Local Telephony Gateway.' The patent issued from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 1, 2008....