Archive for October, 2005
SBC Communications, which is awaiting regulatory approval to buy AT&T, announced today that it will adopt the AT&T name once the acquisition is approved.
The announcement means that AT&T, formed in 1885 - just nine years after the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell - will live on, at least in name.
When SBC announced […]
October 27th, 2005 | Posted in General, Major Carriers | No Comments
JupiterResearch has projected that voice over Internet telephony will grow to a subscriber base of 20.4 million in 2010, compared to 1.2 million in 2004. The market researcher defines broadband telephony as VoIP-based service that allows calls via the Internet from anyone with a phone. JupiterResearch said VoIP services offered by cable operators and start-ups […]
October 26th, 2005 | Posted in General, News | No Comments
An updated version of OnDO PBX 1.4.4.6 is available. Additionally, we are releasing OnDO PBX 1.5 Beta including ARS failover feature which allows for Automated Route Selection to try an alternate route if the specified ARS route is unavailable (for Standard Edition only) Also supporting multiple call forwarding patterns in user settings.
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October 26th, 2005 | Posted in General, Announcements, PBX Systems | No Comments
At Hot VoIP Phones, a new website frorm Live Phone Networks, you can find over 100 Voip and SIP softphones. This is the most extensive one-stop source for those considering VoIP, internet telephony, and faxing over the net. Hot VoIP Phones supports comments by users of VoIP services. As more vendors and […]
October 24th, 2005 | Posted in General, Announcements, News, Joint Agreements, Pricing, New Ideas | 1 Comment
USRobotics, a leader in Internet access and networking, announced the shipment of its USB Internet Phone, the USR9600. The phone, the first from the company’s new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) product line, is designed to integrate seamlessly with the Skype Internet telephony application.
The USB Internet Phone allows users to make free phone calls through […]
October 22nd, 2005 | Posted in General, Skype, Announcements | No Comments
Contributed by Carlo on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005 @ 10:31AM
from the that-costs-extra dept.
It’s no secret that plenty of ISPs would love to block VoIP traffic on their networks, particularly cable and DSL providers with their own VoIP services. While the FCC fined one small ISP for blocking Vonage, it didn’t seem to mind when wireless […]
October 22nd, 2005 | Posted in General, Vonage, Major Carriers | No Comments
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) — Like the party line and the Telex, the traditional phone network at your office may be next to go, as more firms adopt Voice over Internet Protocol technologies to both expand features and reduce long-term costs.
Unlike long-standing PBX phone systems currently installed in most businesses, VoIP systems are digital […]
October 22nd, 2005 | Posted in General, News, New Ideas | No Comments
In a few short years, consumers can expect to make telephone calls for free, with no per-minute charges, as part of a package of services through which carriers make money on advertising or transaction fees, eBay’s chief executive said Wednesday.
Seeking to justify eBay’s four billion dollar purchase of Web-based communications phenomenon Skype Technologies, Meg […]
October 21st, 2005 | Posted in General, Skype, How It Works | No Comments