The information age has brought about some pretty cool technology such as T1 Lines, DS3's, Metro Ethernet and GigE Connectivity for businesses as well as homes. With that being said, complexities are also prevalent with such technological leaps. If you have ever searched out telecommunications providers, you may have found that not only is the technology somewhat confusing, but choosing a carrier can be difficult as well. Not all carriers and technology are alike. Each have their strengths and weaknesses in many areas. Some technology costs very little and some cost enough to make multiple...
Mobile VoIP provider Viber has announced a new feature for its Viber application for iOS, Android, and Blackberry devices: a free group text messaging service. The 2.2 release of the Viber application also supports sending group text messages with photos.
Viber may not (yet) be as popular as Skype or Rebtel, but in the roughly two years since its founding in 2010, the free text and call app has garnered 90 million users. According to stats from Viber, its users send 2 billion texts messages per month and use 1.5 billion minutes in calls. The new group text messaging feature is only accessible...
Rebtel's stable of mobile VoIP apps expanded by one this week as the Swedish service provider released a Windows Phone app. Available in the Windows Marketplace, the free app requires a Windows Phone 7.5 or later (Windows Phone 8 is the current model).
The Windows Phone app follows closely on the heels of the iPad app for Rebtel launched at the end of May. The release order for Rebtel's mobile VoIP apps is not all that surprising: Although the Windows Phone is predicted to represent nearly 21% of the smartphone market by 2015, according to analysts at International Data Corporation,...
Last month, VoipSwitch released Vippie for iOS and Android devices. The free VoIP app, which offers free texting (with attachments), push notifications, and free voice and video calls, has already reached 100,000 downloads through iTunes and the Android app store at Google Play.
Vippie offers free services to in-network users through 3G, EDGE, WiFi, and GPRS network connections, and doesn't require registration or a separate phone number. Vippie also supports low-cost VoIP out-of-network calls.
VoipSwitch's summer promotion features free calling to out-of-network users in the US and Canada...
There's an app that's adding free VoIP phone service to its 1 million users. It sounds like an impossibly big user base — the kind most companies could only dream of — until you consider the source: Weixin is a popular multimedia and voice messaging app (like South Korea's KakaoTalk) in China, land of 1 billion people. Knowing that makes 1 million seem kind of paltry, now, doesn't it?
Anyhow, Weixin 4.2 is adding VoIP services, and Bluetooth support. Although the release date hasn't been publicized, iOS and Android Weixin app users in China will be able to access free voice and chat in...
The London games start July 27th, and England has been prepping like mad. The BBC intends to broadcast 3,500 hours of event coverage, from sports competitions to medal ceremonies, and much of it will be broadcast online as well as over traditional free-to-air, cable, and satellite channels.
The goal is for no one to miss anything over the 14-day sports extravaganza — and to that end, the IOC and British event organizers are working hard to ensure that Summer Games fans will have access to the Olympics coverage from any Internet-connected device, just in case they're not near a TV.
The Tube,...
Are you in Micronesia? Wait, you are? Really? Ok. Well, there's a new VoIP app available to smartphone users in Oceania, specifically Micronesia.
Plingm, the Swedish VoIP app, can provide residents of Kiribati, Nauru, and the Marshall Islands (and others) with free or low-cost calling opportunities. Plingm uses WiFi and 3G Internet connections to make free calls using VoIP.
Plingm users can also call other Plingm users for free, and calls to Facebook friends and LinkedIn connections are also gratis. With Plingm Out, out-of-network calls are also inexpensive: Plingm Out users can save as much...
netTalk has released Canada's first low-cost wireless VoIP device, the DUO WiFi, to leading retailers. The DUO WiFi is completely wireless: it does not plug into a computer or router because it can make calls anywhere this a WiFi hotspot.
President and CEO of netTalk Anastasios Kyriakides says the DUO WiFi is a significant release because it is the first portable VoIP device that has been made available to Canadians. The DUO WiFi is $74.95 with one year of service included and offers all the same great benefits and features of the original DUO.
Source: Times Colonist
MagicJack is a USB phone connector that allows you to make and receive calls to anywhere in the United States and Canada for free using your high-speed Internet connection. MagicJack is equip with many easily manageable features including: Free Voicemail- Allows callers to leave a message if you are unable to answer your phone
Free Caller ID- Identifies the caller
Free Call Waiting- Place a caller on hold while answering another call
Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling- Alerts emergency services when you need help
Ymax, the creators of the MagicJack, are planning on launching a new product in the near future called FemtoJack. The FemtoJack is an all new telephone tool that can be used in a similar fashion as the MagicJack using a femtocell device. It is a small USB gadget that you hook up to your computer in order to connect your telephone to a VoIP network and route your calls over a high-speed Internet connection. Although said to be slightly larger than the MagicJack USB, it works in the same manner and is equip with the same features. The major difference between the two is that the FemtoJack...