If you ask somebody in Massachusetts about Skype, they will likely have no idea what your talking about. After reading about the millions of overseas users making cheap phone calls, I decided to try it. I spent $250 on a Netgear SPH200D, signed up for SkypeIn and SkypeOut. Shortly after installation, my cell phone rang. [...]
Choosing a Home Phone service provider is not as clear as it used to be. What was once picking a local and long distance carrier with the best price now has the added option of VoIP. To oversimplify the description - VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) uses the Public Internet to send and receive phone [...]
Quality of Service is a term used to describe the way bandwidth is prioritized and allocated from (Outbound) and to (Inbound) your network. Most, if not all Internet bandwidth fluctuates from load sharing and Infrastructure between you and the point to which you are connecting. When you enable QoS, your configuring the router to give [...]
A Dual Mode Cordless Skype enabled phone allows you to make both VoIP and traditional landline calls through the same handset. The Base Station connects to your router’s Ethernet port, which transmits the European DECT signal, a lower frequency that the traditional 2.4Ghz and the newer 5.8 Ghz cordless phones to the cordless handset.
The advantages [...]