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OBi100 VoIP Adapter

Review: OBi VoIP Telephone Adapter and Voice Service Bridge

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OBi100 VoIP AdapterI’ve been trialing a new gadget last few weeks called an OBi. OBi is essentially a Internet VoIP bridge box similar to what you might get if you subscribed to Vonage. Why would you want to get an OBi? The number one reason is that you could then ditch your traditional phone (POTS) line, and make calls for a whole lot more inexpensively. But it’s much more capable than just having a handset than can make and receive calls. Read on for of what you can do with an OBi.

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Line2 iPhone VoIP app lets you make/receive calls via Wi-Fi/3G

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Line2 iphone appThe Line2 iPhone app from Toktumi is a VoIP calling application that lets you use Wi-Fi and 3G networks to make or receive calls with your same telephone number. Line2 may be particularly interesting to international travelers, as they can make calls back home without incurring international fees. On the flip side, making international calls starts at $0.02.

Line2 is so named because you actually get a second line on your iPhone replete with voicemail, caller ID, etc. Line2 costs $0.99, but monthly service runs $14.95/mo with unlimited US & Canada calling.

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Price: $0.99 for app; $14.95/mo for service
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

AT&T to allow VoIP apps on iPhones to work on cell network

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Well, well, well. AT&T has just decided to reverse their prior stance and allow iPhone users to use Skype and other VoIP apps on the cellular networks. VoIP apps would work when the iPhone was on a WiFi network, but not when connected to the AT&T network.

Certainly, this is good news for consumers, but you do have to wonder why they decided to change their position. It’s quite likely that given the FCC’s current investigation into the competitiveness of wireless services, that AT&T decided to jump the gun on them being branded anti-competitive.

Vopium launches their mobile VoIP service in the US

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Vopium launched their mobile VoIP service in the US recently, offering a lower cost option for international calls from cell phones. Vopium consists of a free software app for your mobile handset that routes your int’l calls over their network.

Vopium is available for over 500 GSM handsets from over 20 hardware vendors and they impressively have very detailed howto guides with screenshots on their website.

As far as costs go, they claim an up to 90% discount on typical international calls from cell phones. And if your phone has WiFi, you can make the call for free. As an incentive to new users, they offer 30 free minutes of talk time. You can even send text messages overseas as well.

Multi-Link TeleVoIP USB Phone

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Multi-Link TeleVoIP USB Phone

I have a feeling that we could feature a new VoIP phone everyday of the year as these products are being put out by everyone. We chose to link to this phone because, well, it looks kinda cool.

This Skype-certified phone allows you to connect to your laptop via a USB port and make free PC-to-PC calls as well as cheap calls to landline phone using the Skype service.

So, how does it work? Well, there’s no need for microphones, speakers, or a mouse with this stylish, interactive handset. The Multi-Link TeleVoIP USB Phone acts as an extension of your PC to make Skype calling easier. Just pick up the handset from the cradle, and Skype pops up instantly on your monitor. Toggle through your Skype TAB windows (contacts, dial, history) to your buddy list and scroll to the right contact to call. When you’re through, just hang up, and Skype minimizes instantly. Inbound calls ring the phone and light the LED to make sure your calls get noticed.

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Trendnet ClearSky VoIP Skype SpeakerPhone

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Trendnet ClearSky VoIP Skype SpeakerPhone

If you’ve ever worked at a reasonably large company, you’ve probably used a Polycom speakerphone, due in part to Polycom’s large market share which I have to admit is because they really have good speakerphone technology. With the advent of Skype and other Internet-based telephony systems, small businesses have the option to bypass regular phone service and go with free or low-cost tools. Now if you have a small office with a few people or simply dislike holding a phone or wearing a headset, then you need a speakerphone. So you need to marry a speakerphone with Skype. Trendnet has a solution: The ClearSky VoIP Bluetooth Conference Phone Kit. This spkrphone boasts advanced echo cancellation and superior noise suppression technology. Better yet, it connects via Bluetooth to your computer up to 100 meters away.

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Skype Compatible VoIP Stick

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Skype Compatible VoIP Stick

With Skype now allowing free calling out to all locations in the US and Canada, you could save a ton of money your high speed Internet connection and Skype’s VoIP technology.

With this little gizmo, you can turn existing home phones into Internet phones allowing you to now call out for free to land lines in US and Canada and worldwide with other Skype users. Create a virtual second line using Skype and this VoIP Stick.

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Iogear VoIP Skype Calling Kit

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Iogear VoIP Skype Calling Kit

Iogear’s VoIP Skype Calling Kit allows you to quickly and easily call friends and family using a familiar keypad. In addition to allowing people to use a familiar keypad that looks like a phone’s keypad, the Calling Kit also has a built-in 6-port USB hub, sound card and audio switch to switch between the audio ports.

If you haven’t tried Skype yet… you have to! The sound quality rocks!

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Uniden – Vonage – VoIP Phone System

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Uniden - Vonage - VoIP Phone System

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I bet most of the GfG reader’s will be put into a guilt trip from your mom wondering why you never call. Well, with the Uniden VoIP Phone System, costs do not have to be the limiting factor thanks to VoIP solutions from Vonage that work with this phone.

If you have a cable Internet connection or DSL at your home or business, you can use your constant broadband connection as a telephone line to call anywhere in the world. The growing Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service allows you to access the Internet and make phone calls simultaneously. The Uniden VoIP Phone System uses Vonage service to connect you to any phone in the world with excellent low rates, even for international calls. Ideal for a home or small business, this phone set comes with a base handset and an extension, and once the base is connected to your broadband line, up to eight additional handsets (sold separately) can be connected, plugging only into an AC outlet.

Of course, you might not want to let your mom know you can make unlimited calls in country for a low monthly rate!

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Court Refuses to Delay VoIP E911 Deadline

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After several highly publicized incidents where VoIP users were unable to connect to a live emergency dispatcher by calling 911, the FCC ordered VoIP providers to certify the VoIP users will be able to reach a live emergency dispatcher when calling 911 as well as allowing the dispatchers to be able to identify the caller’s phone number and location by November 28th.

With just a few days left before the the FCC guidelines are suppose to be met, a group of providers who believe the regulations are unreasonable and afraid that their users will need to be disconnected, appealed the guidelines.

Earlier today, the US Court of Appeals for DC denied the motion filed two weeks ago requiring VoIP providers to provide full 911 service for their users.

Luckily for the VoIP providers, FCC officials clarified their position just last week saying that current customers will not be disconnected but that no new customers and marketing of new customers in areas where full 911 services are not in effect must ceast on November 28th.

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