by: Christine Zafra

Do you want an iphone? Of course, everybody wants to get their hands on that handy gadget. It costs too much, does it? Although there are a lot of China clones available in the market, they do not even compare with Apple’s iPhone.

However, the iphone I’m talking about is not the fad phone. I’m talking about Cisco’s iphone. Apple and Cisco have been fighting over the patent of “iphone”. Cisco’s VoIP iphone was the first to use the iphone brand, however, Apple’s fad phone is more popular than the former. So, who really owns the patent? I don’t know. The case is still on going.

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by: Christine Zafra

JAJAH, one of the most renowned VoIP service provider, has reached 10 million users in two years time. They were able to sign up almost 2 million users in just a year, making them one of the most successful VoIP service providers of all time. Now, what is up with JAJAH? Well, Yahoo! has decided to sign a deal with them, making them sign up all of 97 million users of Yahoo! Messenger. Now that’s about 100 million subscribers for JAJAH. People can now send SMS, pay their bills, detect fraudulent activities etc. with just a click of the button.

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by: Christine Zafra

Have you had failed calls with your VoIP? Are you tired of figuring your VoIP connection all the time? Experts say that VoIP requires a lot of good management for it to be successful. Aberdeen Group said in their new study that the services offered by VoIP will only be efficient if, and only if it is managed well. They said that well managed voice over IP services can be 93 percent more effective and have better quality compared to those with lousy management. The VoIP provider should utilize the most modern tools to achieve a very successful VoIP.

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by: Christine Zafra

If you think only Japan is the only country that focuses on technological advancement, you’re wrong. It is true that these Japanese robots can carry tons and tons of loads, but are you aware that Romania too is keeping up with the race? Romania does not produce robots of course, but they have a much better technological creation that will benefit lots of banks and companies.

Introducing Carmen.

Carmen is a customer care representative who can accommodate you with your concerns. Oh, don’t be fooled. Carmen is not a real person—she’s an “it”. Carmen is a synthetic voice over that has been integrated to many bank systems. This in fact cut the cost of banks since they don’t need anymore pre-recordings and other customer care needs; Carmen can do everything.

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by: Christine Zafra

It is a fact that computer systems can be hacked. Since these VoIPs rely mainly on the internet for communication, hackers of course have found a way to hack these voice over telecommunication devices. How? Of course through audio insertion. If you make a call and you hear unfamiliar sounds on the line (a song perhaps?), your VoIP connection is perhaps hacked. How about phreaking? Chances of getting your phone phreaked are high considering the fact that the connection of these VoIP phones relies on the internet. This should serve as warning to VoIP companies since most of their customers do activate the security features of their phones due to its complexity.

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by: Christine Zafra

Texas Instruments, a VoIP company, has revealed a new line of product. TNETV2664, TNETV2666, TNETV2686 and the TNETV2689 are their new creations for the VoIP users. So, what makes these gadgets different from all the available VoIP machines today? These new TNETVs are capable of much higher channel densities and the phone voice quality has greatly improved. These new TI gadgets do have the normal features of a VoIP gadget like the Ethernet interface and IP encapsulation that allows the manufacturers to employ cost-effective measures. Another added feature is that, VoIP manufacturers are now able to add video in their solutions.

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by: Christine Zafra

If you own or work for a small company, it is best if you get 24/7 call center agents to answer some of your customers’ queries about your product or service. However, if you cannot afford such additional expenditure for your company, there is such a thing as a “click to call” web application which you can put or embed in your website for customers to see. This application allows the person from anywhere in the world to contact you through clicking that app. The call will then be transferred to different routes before it reaches your phone, so, wherever you are in the world, I’m pretty sure your interested customer will be able to contact you anytime, anywhere.

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by: Christine Zafra

VoIP is indeed a blessing to those frequent international callers. They don’t need to splurge money just to confirm a deal with a business partner at the other side of the globe. However, most VoIP phones require you to undergo a bloody process before you can contact the person you want to talk to. Sometimes, you may need to dial special numbers, wait for call backs etc., and as a business man, you cannot afford to waste your precious time on these things.

MobileTalk offers you a different kind of service. With just one download of a program and one time registration, you can now call people from all over the world just like how you dial your next door neighbor’s home phone.

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VOIP has not yet been established as a need in most regions today and apparently they are free if you use the right type of service. But while others offer them for free, some serve them for temporary trials to show people how they really work.

Apparently, this is a marketing gimmick on their part to entice subscription of the new age of VOIP. If you ask me, this will take a lot of convincing especially on why people should consider VOIP when there are roaming lines offered by mobile phones today. It may take time but if they aren’t careful, it may just flop.

One thing that most people need today when they are communicating is the element of time. Just like in mobile phones, you have to consider the length of one VOIP call as well. The cost is the one that is critical since your meter is running so you have to limit your calls to make sure you bill does not escalate.

There will be free minute offers. But be sure you know the way they account for free calls. Sometimes you count by the minutes when in fact some round them off. It is best to make sure that all bases are covered. Never assume anything.