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While not a new idea, Belkin already did this with their call everywhere.net service promotions, Make magazine is trying to develop a Skype based payphone.

Jeff Pulver makes a rallying cry for help around the subject of Emergency Response Using IP Based technology. This is very timely as I’m trying to convince the City of Solana Beach to go WiFi or WiMax with a WiFi downlink throughout the town to improve public safety and public works communications, as a member … Read more

Mercator Capital publishes a VoIP related topics newsletter on a monthly basis. I’ve enjoyed reading it and thought others would also. Find it here.

The New York Times has a story about an enterprising multi-level marketer selling VoIP in Florida. It goes to show that there are other carriers out there gaining subscribers that likely aren’t being counted in the reports of the analysts.

Obviously with their E-911 efforts announced today Verizon could be accused of looking to coddle favor with the regulators should they successfully acquire MCI and have smartly taken one of the “chips” off the board which could have been a thorn with some. But boardroom and political gamesmanship aside, there is no room to mess … Read more

For the founders of Sipura, this is a sweet victory. Originally they developed the first ATA that was used by Vonage that was sold under the Cisco brand, before Cisco acquired Linksys. Then they went on and under contract worked with Linksys to develop the smaller and newer styled Telephone Adapter’s that are now sold … Read more

If GPRS for Data is so expensive, then why would anyone want to use it, especially for large files, video, music. This is exactly why the hybrid GSM/WiFi phones are so crucial. Go to a Starbucks hotspot, suck down your coffee and your content at the same time. Why do I say Starbucks? Well they … Read more

Netgear, who was somewhat late to the VoIP game is playing catch up quick. First they came out of the box, pun totally intended with AOL and now they have spread their wings across to Europe. Based on testing, some other VoIP players are likely also due to release like version of the VoIP/Wireless Gateway. … Read more

Is Asylum Telecom the Nextel of VoIP for Motorola? With the news today about an investment in Asylum by Motrola’s VC arm, it appears that the Chicago suburb telecom supplier isn’t sitting idle just wanting to make VoIP gateways for Vonage and AOL. With this investment in a company that is heading down the road … Read more

Russell Shaw took some time to look into the complaints about Vonage and then likely other VoIP carriers.