At at one point or another, we’ve all complained about high taxes. Whether we’ve whimpered at the digits and dollar signs taken out of our paychecks, or dropped our jaws at the sales tax at the bottom of our receipts, taxes generally stir up an unsettling feeling among us all. We feel your pain. That’s why what we are about to do next is only in your best interest. Let’s take a look at how those taxes are stacking up on your phone bill. Taxes on wireless phone services are often … [Read more...]
OBi110 Now Available at $42, Lowest Price Ever for Powerful VoIP Adaptor
September 26, 2012 By
If you've been considering a purchase of Obihai Technology's OBi110, now is a good time to buy. The popular VoIP device, which gives users the ability to make and receive free calls over the Google Voice service with any telephone handset, is now available on Amazon at $41.99 (with free shipping in the US). This is the lowest price we've seen for the OBi110. But there's a small trick: You have to make sure the item is sold by Obihai Technology, Inc., and not any of the other companies … [Read more...]
Megapath’s New Speed Test Plus Is a Valuable Free Tool for VoIP Users
May 30, 2012 By
Every serious VoIP user has at one time or another tested his or her downstream and upstream bandwidth to see if there's a problem. Sometimes (though rarely at today's typical broadband speeds), a bottleneck large enough to affect voice conversations is pinpointed through such a test. But several other internet connectivity factors can have an impact on VoIP quality. Megapath, one of the major independent internet service providers in the U.S., has updated its popular internet speed Speed … [Read more...]
Bill Simon’s Free SIP-to-XMPP Gateway Easily Puts Google Voice on Your VoIP Phone
May 4, 2012 By
Unless you're an adventurous VoIP tinkerer, there is no easy do-it-yourself approach to getting Google Voice to work over an IP phone's unused line. Obihai Technologies series of Obi telephone adaptors allow you to easily use a basic analog phone with Google Voice, but some contortion is required to use an Obi with an IP phone, and even then it may not work. You can follow our guide to rigging an OBi together with Cisco SPA-series IP phones (or Polycom phones as Voxilla member "Priller" … [Read more...]
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