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		<title><![CDATA[Google Voice: Rewiring your phone service]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Voice: Rewiring your phone serviceVonage has the same features.  If you already have vonage, have them put you on the retention plan.. 5 bucks a month.Competition is always good.That's a nice tip if you have Vonage.  I might give GVoice a try, but I'd just as soon...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vonage says it may face bankruptcy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vonage says it may face bankruptcyTheir service suk'danyway... there are a few other companies out their with much better technology.  My home phone which is VOIP is just as crystal clear, if not better than the local Verizon.  And I pay 2 cents a min for all long...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Twitter popular because no one has "real" friends who text message?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Twitter popular because no one has "real" friends who text message?My thanks.I would like to thank all the drones texting the hours away which the phone service charges extra for even though it is less expensive than a call because I suspect that the extra revenues help subsidize my...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Vonage the Dog' bites back]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA['Vonage the Dog' bites backVonage is dead and just wainting to fall over.I can't believe anyone bought this stock.Your misinformedI am a vonage user.  They sent me the stock info, ON THE IPO, it says the company is losing money.  I think everyone has forgotten that.  Any...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making the case for broadband phone services]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=177137]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from Internet Phone Services Simplified, discusses the advantages of broadband phone services as either an additional phone line or a complete replacement to traditional phone service.    Internet phone services offering free and unlimited long-distance calling drew consumers even back when call quality could...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Texas consumer groups dismiss VoIP as antidote to high phone bills]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=585]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer advocates in the U.S.' second most populous state are fighting legislation currently under consideration in the Texas State House (HB 13) that would, they charge, lead to skyrocketing costs for basic phone service. The legislation (SB5) has already passed the Texas Senate.In their complaint, which they sent to Texas...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2005 04:42:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FCC changes DSL classification]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FCC changes DSL classificationIt's STILL all about money!As I said in a reply to the previous story link, the FCC put themselves in a bind when they classified cable broadband as an "information" not "telecomunication" service. This now frees phone giants like Verizon's DSL from regualtions and recovery taxes that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Among those who use exclusively cell phones 23.2% are 18-24 years old]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among those who use exclusively cell phones 23.2% are 18-24 years oldTHESE EXCLUSIVE CELL PHONE USERS ARE BEING SHORTCHANGED.These exclusive cellphone users are smart at not patronizing the local phone service of the friendly baby bells or the long distance phone service of long distance phone carriersand are being short...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 10:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DSL subscribers on the rise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DSL subscribers on the riseThat's because Verizon won't volutarily turn over names..Gotta love them..Standing up for consumers rights.. while the evil **AAs try to overturn the Betamax decision..This is OUR Internet.  Don't forget it!and cables pricing is out of controlNot to say telcos are angels, but man cable companies...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 17:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Australian state to ban workplace e-mail spying]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian state to ban workplace e-mail spyingWell here in AmericaWhy this seems all fine and dandy I do have a problem with it. Employees tend to forget who's computer they are using while at work as it certainly isn't theirs. The computers and all data belong to the employer. IF...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 06:31:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pricey Comcast VoIP headed to Boston, Hartford]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10537-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=10055&messageID=199921&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pricey Comcast VoIP headed to Boston, Hartfordexisting comcast digital phone customersI have had Comcast digital phone service for years.  I would like to get Comcast internet service, however, they do not give exiting phone customers any discounts. (Discount only applies to someone who is both a tv cable and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VoIP picks up momentum]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-9584-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=5057&messageID=105734&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[VoIP picks up momentumAnd Once Again, Government Will Screw This UpWe are already paying for broadband and Internet access, yet already they are whining and complaining that VOIP should be charged for, which is absolute crap....the technology is there and we already are paying for it, so why should we...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Buy to sell AT&T's Internet phone service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-3513-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=4940&messageID=102718&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Best Buy to sell AT&T's Internet phone serviceProblem is..Most DSL providers required a landline anyway.  DUH!Cable OnlySounds like they are targeting cable broadband users only.  Cable customers would be the only ones interested in it i.e. the ones who are imprissioned in a Condo with rules preventing you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AT&T to launch VoIP nationwide]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT&T to launch VoIP nationwideVoIPI don't get it.  I have been using AT&T VoIP since 1996.  Why is the U.S. so far behind?http://www.ip-phone.jp/en/ipphone/index.htmlAlso, for about $35/monthwith local phone service we have 45 Mbps ADSL service that includes free VoIP calls to anyone else on the service and very...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:16:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Qwest unties DSL from its phone service]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qwest unties DSL from its phone serviceMust be difficultmaintaining 'lines in such a situation. Usually if you 'unplug the phone service,by not taking any phone service you certainly are not going to get DSL. There is just a blank,not even a dial tone. ...just talking.Evolve or become extinctService stations that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-3513-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=1715&messageID=35474&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FCC: 'Pure' VoIP not a phone serviceHello police?"Hello 911? Help I'm dying""Yes sir, I show your location as being somewhere on the internet""No, I'm at...."CONNECTION FAILED"Hello? THis is 911? Hello? Oh well, another bites the dust"EXACTLY!These VoIP providers dont want regulation so they do not have to provide the same...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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