Posted by Ceasar on June 15th, 2009 in Companies, Information, News
The service has long been loved and is used by many people all over the globe, Skype has again grown with it’s introduction of their video service included with the version 4.0 software. Though technically more on video, Skype is one of the leading providers of VoIP the world over and with their new release that uses a better and more efficient Silk audio codec, it comes closer to a better unified communications solutions for business and personal applications alike. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Ceasar on May 15th, 2009 in Information
The search Giant has again done it with their acquisition of GrandCentral as their VoIP arm that is set to again bolster the position of the company as one of the computing world’s giants in all fronts. People have long used their GrandCentral account yet the company failed to get the much needed cash flow to remain competitive, adopted by Google and available only to GrandCentral users, GoogleVoice would soon be made available to all Google users. GoogleVoice has adopted the benefits of the company’s beneficial traits such as the unified mailbox where all your messages from service providers go, one single assigned number to ring all your mobiles and so many more. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Ceasar on April 15th, 2009 in Information, News, Organizations
The EU has been slow to adopt VoIP services due to the myriad of providers and maybe hesitation to release the full potential of VoIP that may influence the profits of these same providers. The EU has concluded in deliberations that providers are to be advised to allow the availment and offering of such service should they continue to maintain their stand to offer separate services. Many of the EU’s member countries have been slow in adopting VoIP due to it’s assured impact on traditional telephony services and the ensuing hardware investments needed to bolster their ability to do so. Continue reading this post…
Posted by Ceasar on March 15th, 2009 in Companies, Information, News, Products
The service has been around for quite sometime yet the small box to which a soft phone plugs into may have lost luster compared to other options such as better IP-based telephony services. Skype has been thriving even with setbacks such as software bugs and growing competition yet they have outpaced other forms of the VoIP service and it has announced that they will be ending the service by the year’s end. Plagued by sound quality problems and many other hardware failure similar services by Vonage nave also suffered greatly over mobile VoIP and other options that are better in terms of voice quality and maybe even part due to the advent of video VoIP. Continue reading this post…
Posted by editor on February 15th, 2009 in News, Versions
Skype has now upgraded its software to fix a major hole that has cased a problem with use of the the widely popular internet-based voice communication system. From the original article:
Peer-to-peer phone company Skype has updated its Internet telephony software, patching a critical flaw in its client for Microsoft Windows-based systems. The vulnerability could allow attackers to take control of a Skype user’s PC after the victim clicks on a specially created URL, security information provider Secunia said Monday. By including a long string of characters in the link, the attacker could trigger a memory error known as a buffer overflow that could then be exploited to run a program. Skype acknowledged the security hole in its release notes for the update. “We became aware of a security threat late last week and moved to correct it… We encourage users to download the latest version.”
This is good news to Skype users who have been dependent on the software for communication purposes. From leisurely chats to business calls and conference calls and even online learning, Skype is well known for it’s stability and reliability compared to other communication systems. This new fix ensures enhanced security for users in whatever business they are using Skype for and keeps the system free on any unwanted intruders.
Skype boasts that 34 million people around the world have downloaded their software, and as many as 1 million people at a single given time use the application simultaneously. PC to PC calls are free with Skype, with small charges for calls to mobile phones and landline phones.
Posted by editor on December 16th, 2008 in Information, News
If you have limited space remaining on your phone, and can’t afford to download the VOIP Skype program, then it would be best to try out GizmoCall.
The service, called GizmoCall, launched this week. Unlike Skype, which requires users to download a software client to use the service, GizmoCall is Flash-based, requiring nothing more than a browser. Users simply go to the Web site, sign up for a username and password, and start making calls.
Just like other VoIP services, the allure of GizmoCall is that it provides free and low-cost calling. Free calls can be made to other GizmoCall users and to Gizmo5 users. Gizmo5 is a version of the same service that requires a software client and also provides other features, such as instant messaging.
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Posted by Ceasar on November 25th, 2008 in Versions
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Gizmo 5 was the popularly known Gizmo Project. They recently changed their name. Gizmo 5 is a VoIP software that allows you to call other computers using the broadband connection. It boasts of One Click of a mouse and youre connected to your loved ones, friends and relatives anywhere in the world. Whats great is, it is FREE! The sound quality is clear. It is much more like Skype. It also has a text chatting capability. But it scores more than Skype because it has one feature that Skype doesnt have which is the capability to conference call with a number of personal computers by just typing in a shared, random number. It has no lagging and echoes. Gizmo 5 is one awesome app you should never miss out to try.
Posted by Ceasar on October 7th, 2008 in News
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The leading mobile voip provider, Vopium, has recently announced that the company’s service is available on Blackberry devices. After a long wait. Now, BlackBerry Pearl, Curve and the BlackBerry 8800 series users can download and install Vopium. This service will cut huge telecommunication costs and benefit the major users. Vopium users can enjoy savings of up to 90% on International calls. It can cut cost of SMS messages from their place of origin or their home country. How it works is, when a user dials and makes an international call, Vopium will automatically redirect it and treat it as a WiFi or local call. The user will just pay the mobile provider, services made for a local call and Vopium for the international one, at that. Vopium guarantees efficient service and satisfaction that it offers a 30 minute free trial and 100 SMS messages to any place in the world. How cool can that be!
Posted by Ceasar on September 29th, 2008 in Products
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VoIP is the abbreviation of Voice Over Internet Protocol. VOIP is a new service that allows you to make calls worldwide via the Internet. Basically VOIP is both a software and a hardware that uses the Internet to pass voice data using internet protocol, rather than a regular public switch of a telephone network. The popularity of VOIP has led to a much more depreciated cost per call unlike regular network calls. It will just cost you your internet subscription fee. So take advantage of this technology and save call costs for as much as 80%. Currently, a number of VOIP services are in the market. The leading companies are Lingo, Skype and Vonage. These providers offer different services to suit your calling needs. But at the end of the day. You should look for the software that will best provide for your specific needs.
Posted by Ceasar on August 18th, 2008 in Companies, Free, Information, News, Open Sourced, Organizations, Paid, Products, Versions, malware
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The Vox VOIP ADSL Phone offers a carrier choice of facility for all its users. One can use a Vox connection according to his requirements. A person doesn’t require a computer for calling on the Vox phone lines. The person who receives a call from the Vox ADSL does not require any additional hardware. The service providers offer round the clock access to the support centers. A person can call them for assistance at anytime.
The Vox VOIP ADSL Phone has all the features of a usual telephone at a less cost. To call from a Vox ADSL phone one needs to enter the Vox number and the password. The Vox telephones operate in the same way as the conventional landline telephones.
The telephones that include Vox VOIP ADSL Phone give multiple services to the users. A person gets the Caller Line Identification facility by using a Vox VOIP phone. He can also enjoy the call waiting and call forwarding services in his telephone