Facebook, the social media giant, has been finding new and improved ways to connect people since its inception. They are always on the forefront of technology and rarely leave a stone unturned. Last week, Facebook announced that it had added free VoIP calling to its Facebook Messenger app for iOS products. Early last year the VoIP calling feature was available for Android users, but now those with an iPhone can join in. The feature is ideal for users that are connected to a Wi-Fi network. … [Read more...]
Skype Hopes to Change What You Talk About on the Phone
June 13, 2012 By
Skype's revenues have always depended on your willingness to change the way you talk over the phone. Now the service, recently bought by Microsoft, hopes to make money on what you actually talk about. The company has announced the launch of what it calls "Conversation Ads," large targeted ads that appear on the screen when a non-paying Skype user is talking to another subscriber while using the service's "Skype for Windows" client. Skype hopes that the "Conversation Ads" will actually … [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...]
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