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To stem churn, Vonage needs to consider cellphone-type service contract model

To stem churn, Vonage needs to consider cellphone-type service contract modelVonage is a disaster, dump your stock.Sorry folks, while you can spend all you want on Blue Sky, you can't own it.Good ideaA portable option is a good idea.http://one.revver.com/watch/83655/format/flv/affiliate/23672The problem with Internet-Based VoIPEvery vendor has to deal with two factors....

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage Needs, Vonage-is, Internet, Voice Packets

Discussion threads 2006-11-01

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CommView for WiFi 6.2 build 657 (Windows)

CommView for WiFi is a wireless network monitor and analyzer for 802.11 a/b/g/n networks. The program presents a clear, detailed picture of network traffic that facilitates the examination and analysis of packets, helping the user to pinpoint network problems and troubleshoot software and hardware. With over 70 supported protocols, CommView...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, TamoSoft, CommView, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-14

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

Goddamit! Why have I been offline for so long? As I explained in a previous article last summer about my broadband situation, my employer, like many large technology services companies, has elected to classify my work situation as "Home-Based", in that...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Broadband, Mike, Cable Guy, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-26

McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs

McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...

Tags: Zombie PC, McAfee Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Ping Pong 1.2.1 (Mac)

Ping Pong is a MacOS-X application which continuosly checks if specified remote hosts are available and notifies You if they are down and if they are up again. You can select how often you want "ping" to happen, choose method of notification (visual, voice, email, etc.). If you need...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, E-mail, Monitors & Displays, Telecommunications, Online Communications, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-04-25

RIM's secret weapon: Carriers' profitability and lower bandwidth consumption

RIM's fourth quarter was impressive on many fronts: Inventories were low and carriers have to restock, consumer and business demand was strong, gross margins were better than expected and earnings and the company's outlook handily topped estimates. But the real secret weapon: RIM is the most profitable device for carriers...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Network, Carrier, Smart Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-03

Report: Improper use of Deep Packet Inspection could be Internet game-changer

There are legitimate uses for a technology called Deep Packet Inspection. But it's the "improper" use of the technology that prompted Washington-based Free Press to release a report this week entitled: "Deep Packet Inspection: The End of the Internet As We Know It." In a nutshell,...

Tags: DPI, Internet Service Provider, Phorm, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-20

ROHC and Aggregated VoIP Over Fixed WiMAX: An Empirical Evaluation

WiMAX has been at the center of attention in wireless communications during the last years. Nonetheless, very few testbed or field trial measurement accounts have been reported in the peer-reviewed literature. This gap is filled by exploring scenarios where fixed WiMAX is employed for VolP traffic. VolP packets typically exhibit...

Tags: Packet, VoIP, Codec, IEEE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-11-10

Watching the WAN: Is it time to invest?

As companies start to tighten the belt and look for places around the office to save money and hopefully increase efficiency. I wondered what else could be done for a company's tech backbone to keep the pencil-pushers from just hacking away. For some input, I tapped the folks at SilverPeak...

Tags: MPLS, Network, WANs, Networking, Network Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-20

Students: the broadband troubleshooter

Student? Moved out of halls? Ready to move into your new student digs? Heads up. Following on from my series of harrowing entries regarding my broadband trouble, it's about time I sat you down and explained a few things about ISP's, phone lines, telecoms...

Tags: Tenant, Phone, Broadband, Phone Line, Internet Service Provider, Tag, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-24

RAD's Pseudowire Gateways Reduce Communications Costs

Yorkshire Water has won many awards for customer service and holds the British government's Charter Mark for Service Excellence. The company wanted to reduce leased line costs while retaining proven voice switches by carrying voice traffic over a packet-switched core network. Yorkshire Water deployed RAD's TDMoIP pseudowire gateways, which convert...

Tags: RAD, Voice, RAD Data Communications Ltd., Yorkshire Water, Government, Telecommunications

Case studies 2008-05-21

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

Troubleshooting Skype performance on a Mac (updated)

Any ace Skype troubleshooters out there? I've been using the venerable VOIP client on my MacBook Pro almost since it came out without many issues â€" until recently. I've used Skype almost weekly to record 70 episodes of the PowerPage Podcast with good results but in the...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Skype Technologies S.A., Networking, Network Technology, IP, Apple Macintosh, Performance, Nothing

Blog posts 2008-03-14

"They" could be listening to your VoIP calls: here's what to do about it

Paul Ogle at VoIP-News alerts me to a newly posted article on their site. The article is entitled,  Is Someone Listening To Your VoIP Calls? Premise: Calls transmitted via a LAN, a WAN or the Internet can be easily intercepted by anyone with a protocol...

Tags: Article, Encryption, IPSec, VPNs, Telephony, Network Security, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Security, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-25

The Advantages of a Multi-core Architecture in Network Security Appliances

Network security has become increasingly complex. Network communications no longer rely simply on store-and-forward applications like email, but have expanded to include real-time collaboration tools, Web 2.0 applications, Instant Messenger IM and peer-to-peer applications, Voice over IP VoIP, streaming media and telepresence conferencing, each presenting conduits for potential attack. The...

Tags: Network, P2P, Network Security, SonicWall, Multi-core, Networking, Peer To Peer (P2P), Security, Internet

White papers 2008-02-21

Comcast fesses to FCC: yea we have right to, and we do, mess with some P2P packets

Comcast fesses to FCC: yea we have right to, and we do, mess with some P2P packetsComplex grey areaIn principle I believe that it is right for Comcast to manage their network to the benefit of all users.In the UK some ISPs names currently escape me routinely used to switch...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Federal government, Comcast Corp., P2P, P2P packet, FCC, network

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

ROHC and Aggregated VoIP Over Fixed WiMAX: An Empirical Evaluation

WiMAX has been at the center of attention in wireless communications during the last years. Nonetheless, very few testbed or field trial measurement accounts have been reported in the peer-reviewed literature. This gap is filled by exploring scenarios where fixed WiMAX is employed for VoIP traffic. VoIP packets typically exhibit...

Tags: Packet, Codec, VTT, WiMAX, Telephony, Wi-Fi, VOIP, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Networking

White papers 2008-01-27

Skype's mobile dreams

Skype's mobile dreamsSkype on Mobile TodayYou can use Skype on your mobile today.Check out [url=http://www.fring.com/]fring[/url]What's the point and Where's the profit?As an experienced former user of Skype, and an active current user of 3G and 3.5G mobile networks, I would like to make a few observations about Skypes "mobile dreams".First,...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Cellular phones, Skype Technologies S.A., mobile

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

FCC to investigate Comcast

FCC to investigate ComcastIt's about time!I think Comcast is going to have a really hard time explaining why they're basically [b]impersonating users via forged reset packets[/b]. The "den of thieves" defense fails on legit users who get blocked, as does "managing the network" when they're performing an illegal act as...

Tags: Federal government, NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., network, bandwidth, FCC

Discussion threads 2008-01-09