If the thought has crossed your mind, no, ordinary VoIP service does not work very well over satellite connections. Delay in satellite data transmission does not allow for VoIP transmission, but there are services available that specialize in this market:
OptiStreams Leader in VoIP efficient satellite networking solutions and services
Ground Control VOIP for Direcway or […]
There is no such thing as free VoIP calls if you intend to call regular telephone lines. Some services come close and if you are ok with calling other computers only there are some free services.
Most services that tout to be free when calling land-lines, in fact require a deposit or have trial period limitations. […]
Magicjack… is it really magical?
23 Dec
Posted by kaleem as Phones, Residential, Resources, Services | 702 Views
VoIP services have been improved a lot and you can find more and more companies coming out with cheap local and long distance calling plans.
VoIP providers are slowly taking business from landline providers, which forced those companies to offer cheap VoIP services, to the home and business users.
Magic Jack is a new VoIP […]
Think of Femtocell as a mini base station for cell phones. It can connect via Wi-Fi or Ethernet to service provider’s network and handle a few cell phones.
Unlike a repeater or booster, that some people use to boost their cell phone signal, a Femtocell provides an alternate route to connect to service provider’s network in […]
What does Verizon’s opening of their network mean to you? Not much really. Verizon, unlike T-Mobile or AT&T which use GSM, uses older CDMA technology. So even with Verizon’s new and touted open network, you are still going to have to call Verizon to add a handset to their network. So what difference is going […]
After Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) the natural next step is Video over Internet Protocol. Video over Internet Protocol is not that big of a problem; unless you want to light up 20 thousand houses in a community then you need a huge internet pipe, but the problem with video streaming poses some challenges when […]
SIP based IP PBX for Windows
18 Dec
Posted by kaleem as Business, Networks, Residential, Services, Software, Solutions | 694 Views
If you are not comfortable with Asterisk based IP PBX and you love working with Windows, there is a solution for you. 3CX phone system is a SIP based IP PBX for Windows with lots of promising features like voicemail via email, Unified Messaging (MS outlook integration) and call parking.
They have four different versions (Free […]
People bought into Vonage and the company played on users’ lack of knowledge about SIP and VoIP. Soon as users realized Vonage was simply using SIP and locking down their devices/service so people cannot use SIP freely and charging huge monthly fee for a service that can be had for pennies, the gold rush stopped.
Vonage’s […]
If you’ve been a little confused about all the different WiFi standards, here’s a link that will sort it all out. The major standards you need to know about are as follows along with their salient features:
Protocol
Release
Date
Op.
Frequency
Throughput
(Typ)
Data
Rate (Max)
Modulation
Technique
Range
(Radius Indoor) Depends, # and type of walls
Range
(Radius Outdoor) Loss includes […]
Largest WiMAX network launched in Pakistan
17 Dec
Posted by kaleem as Business, Features, Networks, Resources, Wireless | 159 Views
Wateen Telecom has officially launched its WiMAX / HFC services in Pakistan and it is a major breakthrough in Pakistan’s broadband market. It is a joint venture of Wateen Telecom and Motorola, where Motorola played a major role in the deployment of first commercial 802.16 (d/e) network. Right now WiMAX service is available in 20 cities, which includes R.Y.Khan. It will provide […]