VoIP

I love my Vonage service. I can call blast to my cell phone when I’m not at home. I could take the access point with me and have my phone number virtually anywhere there’s broadband.
I tied Vonage into the traditional phone lines in my walls to get a normal phone experience at home. One [...]

I just ran across the coolest Web service I’ve seen in ages. GotVoice automatically checks any landline or cell phone voicemail. I’m notorious for not checking my voicemail on my cell phone because I hate logging in. I use Vonage as my landline equivalent, which emails me new messages to my inbox never requiring me [...]

We amped up the geekitude on this week’s Chris Pirillo Show, adding live calls to our complex mix of audio routing. There’s nothing inherently complex about taking calls on the show; we’re doing it in an unusual way. In a traditional radio show environment, a block of phone lines would come into the radio studio [...]

The one flaw I’ve found in VoIP services, if it can truly be called a flaw, is that VoIP doesn’t behave exactly like landline phone service. Instead of plugging into a wall jack, you plug into a little box that in turn connects to your router. This is fine for those of us who are [...]

Making the disclaimer upfront that VoIP is definitely not for you if you use a dial-up Internet service, there are five basic things to consider when deciding between voice over IP phone service and landline alternatives. We have ingrained expectations that must be met in order to maximize the quality of phone service from any [...]

Following my recent move to Seattle, I’ve been debating which phone service to choose. Traditional landline services from companies like Qwest and Verizon quickly pile up fees for extra features and long distance. I’ve been thinking hard about switching to VoIP but didn’t trust the call quality until recently. Call quality on for fee services [...]