Talk Becomes Cheap
Illustration by Tavis CoburnIllustration by Tavis CoburnDept.: Geek GuideTech: VoIPCost: Free to $40 per monthLandlines are so 2003. Four million people worldwide now use voice over Internet protocol (...
View ArticleSounds Like Inevitability
They don´t even call it Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) anymore-it´s just broadband phone service. And although the dirt-cheap all-you-can-gab plans made possible by routing calls over the Internet...
View ArticleWeb Calling Cuts the Cord
by Courtesy NetgearCourtesy NetgearForget AT&T and the like. The only phone company you need is Skype, which routes your calls over the Internet and, as of May 15, 2006, costs nothing for outgoing...
View ArticleNew Internet Phone Company Debuts
It's been a strange week for the Internet calling business. On Monday, SunRocket, a smallish competitor to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) leader Vonage, abruptly shut down operations, essentially...
View ArticleFBI To Internet Providers: Spy For Us Or Face A $25,000 Fine
FBI HeadquartersAude, via Wikimedia CommonsA new FBI proposal would compel internet communications companies to hand over information--or pay a fine.Existing wiretap law is almost 20 years old and...
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