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Posts tagged “VoIP”

The Striking New Bang & Olufsen BeoCom Does VOIP

It's always nice to see that everyone is updating their new products, especially Bang & Olufsen. The Danish company has always been known for their incredible-looking devices. This new one is no excep...

Ooma Telo DECT 6.0 and VOIP Arrives

It was at this year's CES where we first got a sneak peek (and listen) of the Ooma Telo, the VOIP phone system which allows dialing free domestic calls with near CD-quality voice. The system is finall...

Skype Threatened & Alternative Online Phone Services

We've been Skype users for years now and have been a Skype-only household for months since cutting away our landline for budgetary reasons. But now we're hearing about a legal battle between Skype an...

The Skype Certified Phone: Perfect If You Hate Headsets

Skype and VOIP type communication methods are rapidly becoming the dominant way to talk with others. It's a perfect way to use the internet to cut costs drastically on your long distance plan, if you ...

Good Questions: Best Affordable Skype Headset?
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"Dear Unplggd, my boyfriend and I are looking to save a few dollars here and there, and one of the most obvious places we can cut corners is to drop our landline and move over to a VOIP solution. Our ...

Retro Phone: Combining the Old with the New

Buying phones is always something problematic. There are so many phones out there with so many features. As a base rule, cordless phones are cool, but they rarely have the same reception as a corded m...

Re(al)view: ooma VoIP Phone System
Bye Bye Skype, Hello ooma!

Last Friday we got to sit down with Dennis Peng, Vice President of Product Management at ooma to discuss their current and future line of VOIP technology. After several weeks of using a review unit of...

Why Should You Use VOIP Instead of a Landline

A lot of people might be wondering why you need to use VOIP instead of a traditional landline. VOIP has become extremely popular, thanks to Skype, a service that lets you use your computer to talk to ...

Ooma: One Time Fee VOIP Service

There are a multitude of VOIP systems out there. It's hard to make a choice. Ooma was launched last year and is a one-time fee VOIP service that actually has a really good looking handset. Plus there ...

Pappa*Phone: Furni for Hulger USB Handset

Furni, the Montreal maker of the beautiful Knox alarm clock and even the custom table for our Behind the Blog featured Mocoloco has now expanded further. A collaboration with the retro-tastic compan...

Vi-Fi is Gaining Ground, How Many Wrecks Will Result?

We can't see any practical and legal uses for having a Wi-Fi signal in your car on the highway. There's no reason to be looking at a screen (GPS, over a satellite signal, would be the exception here)....

Tatung VOIP Phone: Skype With Style

Using VOIP has become easier and easier, so much that some people almost exclusively use it. Landlines are slowly becoming a thing of the past, thanks to VOIP technology. It's always been a challenge ...

Dialog05's "Dialer and Non-Dialers" USB Accessory

We're all for old fashioned tech, but this is definitely tongue in cheek. Dialog05's "Dialer and Non-Dialers" USB Accessory might be a good way to introduce Great Granmammy to the wonders of VOIP so s...