VoIP and Wi-FI

A report out of India has Intoto claiming they are working with AT&T to offer a WiFi powered VoIP solution in early 2005.

Wirelessly yours from Paddington Station London Softphone. Headset. WiFi. Sitting at the train station. BT Openzone cost a whopping six pounds for the hour, or ten pounds for the day. Still if I had to be traveling having an always reachable, cheaper than mobile phone connection would work. I made calls back to the USA … Read more

I use Voice over Wireless all the time, especially when traveling. By making use of the great sound card in my laptop, a quality headset and either the SMC travel router or the Linskys wireless router and a softphone and I make all the calls that way I can from the comfort of a relaxing … Read more

As I’m on the road I have yet to see the link for this announcement. It’s one that shows commitment to their plan. In marketing we say “plan your work and work your plan.” This is one more example of CallVantage staying on track with their hardware roadmap. My view is simple. Linksys makes great … Read more

Broadcom announced a chipset for wireless IP phones that will create a new category of consumer products. Wi-Fi® phones based on this chipset will offer consumers a cordless phone replacement that can also support data applications such as web browsing, email and instant messaging. This solution is based on the convergence of Broadcom’s award-winning 54g(TM) … Read more

I’m sitting inside a McDonalds on Boulevard Saint Germain in Paris. They have free WiFi. In theory if i still had Skype or my Xten softphone clients installed I could make phone calls. The price. Free for thirty minutes. If you want more time, you just open another browser window. The three McSurfers are all … Read more

Fatport has a new VoIP service offeringthat works in the hotspots. A Caifornia company introduces a WiFi ready VoIP phone which sounds a lot like the Pulver Innovations and ZyXEL products. Are you seeing a pattern here. People want a world without wires. They also want connectivity for lower cost. On Net calls are going … Read more

SipThat.com’s author envisions VoIP using SIP and EV-DO. Well, I’ve tried it, and while it works, the sound is not what I would call great. If you recall, back in June of this year I coined the acronym VoEVDO.

When I read this announcement I looked at it as another product coming out. When I add in the recent double play from Verizon I see the merits of this in another light. What I really want to see is VoIP wireless unit, that is both base station and cordless phone in the house. 802.11g, … Read more

If you were one of the first to buy the new T-Mobile iPaq 6315 and you want to use Skype you out of luck. The Skype program needs a x400 Intel processor, something the 6315 lacks. About Skype for Pocket PC Version 1.0: Skype for Pocket PC Version 1.0 can be simply download from www.skype.com. … Read more