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How to troubleshoot your VoIP Phone setup: How to troubleshoot your VoIP phone setupDItch 2.4 GHz cordlessI had this problem, and ditched my old 2.4 GHz cordless and replaced it with a new DECT6.0 phone.No more interference, and I love my new phone.If your VoIP adapter is behind a router...you can opt to configure your router's QoS...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, VoIP phone setup, codec, VoIP phone, phone; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
How to troubleshoot your VoIP Phone setup: I use a Vonage VoIP phone, and I noticed over the past few weeks that I was getting a lot more static during calls and, far worse, that my Internet connection was starting to drop when I answered the phone. I can take some phone interference, but when my Net...; Tags: VoIP, Phone, Router, Network, Vonage Holdings Corp., Adapter, VoIP Phone, Phone Adapter, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Snom VoIP Phone vulnerability enables phone history theft, addy book poisoning, and more: Fellow VoIP blogger and multi-skilled polymath Tom Keating picks up on security consultancy GNUCitizen.org's description of a security vulnerability in snom Technology's model 320 VoIP phone. GNUCitizen, in turn, found this via what they term a "side result" of a router hacking challenge...; Tags: VoIP, Phone, Vulnerability, XSS, VoIP Phone, Snom, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-12
POLL ON: AP tests show Comcast blocks BitTorrent transfers of King James Bible: POLL ON: AP tests show Comcast blocks BitTorrent transfers of King James BibleVOIP quality of service on ComcastFor several months, my VOIP phone service worked almost flawlessly, and then I started have constant problems with the quality of my service. Comcast is my ISP. After months of trying...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Associated Press, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., VoIP, VoIP phone; Discussion threads 2007-10-20
Fonality releases free VoIP Phone system trixbox Pro: Big announcements today from open-source business phone systems and solutions developer Fonality.Today marks the official release of trixbox Pro. Fonality is marketing the product as a free business-grade phone system that lets business users with 5 to 500 employees to make free VoIP calls. What this means: more pressure on residential-VoIP providers as they...; Tags: VoIP, Phone, Fonality, VoIP Phone, Phone System, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-13

Philips VOIP8411B - cordless phone / VoIP Phone: The vast majority of Skype users still make their Internet phone calls through their computers, employing the built-in mic and speakers on their PCs or, better yet, a headset. But as Skype's VOIP (voice-over-IP) service has become the dominant application for making cheap--or free--phone calls throughout the world, manufacturers are...; Tags: Cellular phones, VoIP, VoIP phone, Philips Electronics N.V., telephone, Philips VOIP8411B, handset, Skype Technologies S.A., cordless phone; Product reviews 2007-04-16
No Skype, but Ojo's portable and stationary VoIP Phones good for ad hoc video calls anywhere: As broadband Internet connectivity continues to penetrating every corner of the planet and Voice over IP platforms like Skype become ecosystems unto themselves, VoIP devices of all shapes and sizes many of which are supporting Skype are turning up everywhere and especially here at CES where VoIP is clearly a...; Tags: General, Personal Technology, Wired &, Wireless, Telephony, Events, CES 2007, VoIP Hardware@CES, Ojo, VoIP; Blog posts 2007-01-08
This is huge: GE-branded VoIP Phones coming to SunRocket: This is huge: GE-branded VoIP phones coming to SunRocketGE and ThompsonBoth GE and RCA brands for home appliances were sold to Thomson at the same time and Thompson has been making both RCA and GE-branded items for years so no poetic sweetness here, just bizness as usual. (And no,...; Tags: Branding, VoIP, VoIP phone, phone, SunRocket, General Electric Co., RCA, Thomson Corp., brand; Discussion threads 2006-11-19
This is huge: GE-branded VoIP Phones coming to SunRocket: A big announcement about VoIP flew under the radar on Friday. But I like when that happens, because I can be one of the first to write about it, heh heh.I am talking about SunRockets announcement that it is working with equipment maker Thomson to develop a General Electric-branded VoIP...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP phone, General Electric Co., VoIP, telephone; Blog posts 2006-11-19
Here's the most overlooked reason for cordless VoIP Phones: Here's the most overlooked reason for cordless VoIP phonesCordless VoIPI already had the cordless phone system and added a Voip adapter to acheive the same results for the same reasons.Statistics>>The proportion of one-story newly built homes has declined from 65% in 1975>Meanwhile, the proportion of newly built homes with two...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, VoIP phone, VoIP, VoIP adapter, phone, adapter; Discussion threads 2006-09-02
Here's the most overlooked reason for cordless VoIP Phones: After reading fellow blogger Tom Keating's excellent review of USRobotics' USR Cordless Phone for Skype (due later this month at $119.99, and his comparison of this product with the Linksys Cordless Internet Telephony Kit, I immediately thought of a reason why VoIP-capable cordless phones not only seem to...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP phone, VoIP, telephone; Blog posts 2006-09-01
D-Link's Wi-Fi VoIP Phone could be a winner: D-Link's Wi-Fi VoIP phone could be a winnerDPH-540Half the stuff in the spec sheet is vaporware and will remain so until 4Q 06, unfortunately. Remote management doesn't work as far as I know HTTP and TFTP that is, so the service providers may have a rough go of it...; Tags: Home networking, Wireless LANs, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wi-Fi VoIP phone, VoIP phone, D-Link Systems, Wi-Fi, phone; Discussion threads 2006-07-16
D-Link's Wi-Fi VoIP Phone could be a winner: I kind of like the idea of this new flip-style Wi-Fi VoIP phone from D-Link.The 3.7 ounce phone, which has just started shipping, is listed at $249.99. It isn't sold with a VoIP service, - thus narrowing its appeal, but it will be programmable by consumers to work with...; Tags: telephone; Blog posts 2006-07-13
Biggest need in the VoIP space: Web-based, carrier-neutral universal VoIP Phone directory: Biggest need in the VoIP space: Web-based, carrier-neutral universal VoIP phone directorySIPSIP is the solution... when people will start federating their "SIP clouds" than you should achieve your objective.GWe see it in exactly the same way with something moreMy company, Abbeynet (www.abbeynet.com), is releasing a technical solution to this need.It...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), phone, VoIP, SIP, VoIP phone; Discussion threads 2006-06-21
Biggest need in the VoIP space: Web-based, carrier-neutral universal VoIP Phone directory: Wouldn't it be great if there was a Web-based centralized directory of inbound VoIP phone numbers from all carriers? A third-party website where customers of Vonage, Skype's SkypeIn service, Packet8, AT&T CallVantage, Verizon VoiceWing, and pretty much any other IP phone service you could think of could list their inbound...; Tags: telephone, VoIP; Blog posts 2006-06-21
Looking for VoIP Phone, adapter bargains? I got 'em: Looking for VoIP phone, adapter bargains? I got 'emFree Vonage AdapterI recently purchased a Vonage adapter from BestBuy and it cost $65. After 3 months of being on any of the Vonage plans, you get a credit of $65. The net cost of the VOIP adapter is zero.When...; Tags: VoIP, VoIP phone, adapter, Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage Adapter; Discussion threads 2005-11-25
Looking for VoIP Phone, adapter bargains? I got 'em: Today is the traditionally the busiest retail shopping day of the year, and one of the peak days for online commerce as well.With that in mind, I went to sister site and online shopping price-comparision engine mySimon.Searched for "VoIP," and got back a results page with these listings (among...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, adapter, VoIP, VoIP phone; Blog posts 2005-11-25
73% of residential VOIP subscribers to use wireless VoIP Phones by 2009: In both business and consumer markets, widespread adoption of Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP depends on the availability of wireless VoIP handsets, reports In-Stat. Dual-mode cellular/WiFi handsets will be the key driver to mass consumer adoption of VoIP, the high-tech market research firm says. By 2009, In-Stat forecasts that over...; Tags: VoIP, IP; Blog posts 2005-09-01
Fluke's NetTool adds VoIP testing capability: Fluke's NetTool adds VoIP testing capabilitydo u feel VoIP really works?I (from www.palmist.tz4.com ) have a huge confusion as to does VoIP require telephone or even a Lan Connection; how does it cope with dynamic IP's ? and when will it be launched for all !RE: do u feel VoIP...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, VoIP phone, VoIP, Fluke; Discussion threads 2005-07-11
Four predictions: how the VoIP Phone price-war will play out: Four predictions: how the VoIP phone price-war will play outFour predictions on VoI{I think that you forgot a couple of things in your prognostications. 5. In 1-2 years, the differences between cellular and wireless VoIP phones will blur until they merge, both in functionality and the perceptions of the consuming...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, digital content, VoIP phone, VoIP, network, phone; Discussion threads 2005-06-23