http://www.pacificarticles.com en-us http://www.pacificarticles.com N/A rchamria@gmail.com Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:19 -0500 20 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3629/1/VoIP-A-New-Telecommunication-Mantra/VoIP-A-New-Telecommunication-Mantra.html In the coming years, voice over internet protocol (VOIP) is going to dominate the communication world with its technological advantages. In fact, many communication companies have started using VOIP technology for their long distance calls. ashok_intablog@pacificarticles.com (Ashok Intablog) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3625/1/Broadband-Video-Phone-Not-Quite-quotTouchy-Feelyquot-But-Getting-There/Broadband-Video-Phone-Not-Quite-quotTouchy-Feelyquot-But-Getting-There.html As the name implies, the broadband video phone is a piece of new technology that allows you to make a phone call but with both parties being able to see each other as well. mark_jemslie@pacificarticles.com (Mark J Emslie) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3624/1/Reduce-Operating-Costs-Gain-efficiency-and-Compete-Effectively-with-VoIP/Reduce-Operating-Costs-Gain-efficiency-and-Compete-Effectively-with-VoIP.html Imagine phones (that look like regular phones as we-know-it-today) connecting to the Internet via an Ethernet jack (similar to a PC) instead of the phone plug on the wall. These are called IP-based phones. These phones do not use analog phone lines - instead they get connected to the Internet. hadi_kshaarini@pacificarticles.com (Hadi K Shavarini) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3621/1/Ring-Ring-Telephone--Mobile-Phone-Tapping-Basics/Ring-Ring-Telephone--Mobile-Phone-Tapping-Basics.html From the old party lines in the old days to the modern in home phones to the cellular rage and now VOIP that were currently in there is one thing to know for certain. Phones are here to stay. In this article we'll explore the basics of VOIP, analog vs. digital systems, a basic business system, headsets, tape recorders and phone tapping. chadder_mcd@pacificarticles.com (Chadder McD.) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3620/1/How-Can-VoIP-Benefit-Large-Businesses/How-Can-VoIP-Benefit-Large-Businesses.html VoIP has been rapidly embraced by several large businesses in a short time due to diversity of its features and the low cost for local and long-distance calling. In VoIP, all the audio data is transmitted over the internet along with other data. This results in a much lower running cost for both the VoIP provider as well as the consumer. Secondly, because of the internet, it is possible to use VoIP no matter where the caller or receiver is, as long as they are both connected to the internet. The technology has matured to the point were it is no long required of the communicating parties to even possess or use a computer in order to avail VoIP. All the parties using VoIP can be operating over the internet but without a computer. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3619/1/The-Future-of-VoIP/The-Future-of-VoIP.html VoIP is a great and economic way to make telephone calls, both local and long distance. However, there is the problem with VoIP in that it is still not wireless. Now, it is possible to use a Wi-Fi connection to the internet via a computer but then that is not as wireless as a cellular phone. What is worse is that there seems to be no move towards integrating VoIP into the cellphone. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3618/1/How-Can-VoIP-Benefit-Home-Users/How-Can-VoIP-Benefit-Home-Users.html Home users can use their regular telephone handsets and PSTN connections for VoIP after installing a device known as ATA (analog telephone adaptor) that converts the analog signals of PSTN phones into the digital signals required for internet based VoIP. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3617/1/How-Does-VoIP-Work/How-Does-VoIP-Work.html Since all that is needed to make VoIP work is a broadband internet connection, one convenience is that you can carry your IP phone or ATA device with you when you travel so that you never have to pay exorbitant long distance calling charges. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3616/1/Should-You-Choose-a-Hardware-or-Software-VoIP-Solution/Should-You-Choose-a-Hardware-or-Software-VoIP-Solution.html Hardware VoIP involves the installation of special devices that are either digital or use a digital adaptor to convert your analog phone into a digital device. Software VoIP is conducted purely using a computer after installing a software that functions as a phone, often referred to as Softphone or SIP Phone). Once the hardware or software is in place, there is not much difference between the cost of using VoIP to make your phone calls. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3615/1/What-are-the-Benefits-of-VoIP/What-are-the-Benefits-of-VoIP.html Not only are long distance charges much lower for VoIP as compared to PSTN but the local charges can also amount to quite a saving. In fact, with certain providers, if you make local calls within their subscriber network, there is no charge at all. This option is exclusive to VoIP and cannot be offered by PSTN providers due to technological limitations. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3614/1/What-are-the-Pitfalls-of-VoIP/What-are-the-Pitfalls-of-VoIP.html VoIP has brought down the rates for long distance and local calling so that many more people are trading in their PSTN telephones for spanking new digital VoIP phones. Since this is a new market there are many companies engaged in furious competition. This brings more services and lower costs to a greater number of people every year. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3613/1/How-Can-VoIP-Benefit-Small-Business/How-Can-VoIP-Benefit-Small-Business.html VoIP has become quite popular and it has done so with remarkable speed when you consider how new a technology it is.However, while big businesses have rapidly adapted to this technological change, small business still seem reluctant to let go their old analog PSTN phone. This is surprising because when VoIP was first introduced most services providers had expected the small and medium sized businesses to be the first to embrace it due to the added features and lower costs of a VoIP phone. stuart_drew@pacificarticles.com (Stuart Drew) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3612/1/A-Guide-to-VoIP-for-Beginners/A-Guide-to-VoIP-for-Beginners.html VoIP is the acronym of Voice over Internet Protocol. To put it simple, VoIP technology allows you to make phone calls (local, long distance or international) with an Internet connection. What VoIP service provides is the translation of your voice to data packets transmitting over the Internet when you talk, and the translation of data packets conveying the voice messages from other end of the phone to the voice that you can hear when you listen on the phone. natalie_aranda@pacificarticles.com (Natalie Aranda) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3611/1/A-Brief-History-of-Internet-Telephony/A-Brief-History-of-Internet-Telephony.html Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is the technology that allows voice communications over the Internet. The quality of voice over IP now is crystal clear and rivals the one of traditional telephone. The VoIP services from leading provider Vonage are subscribed by over one million users by 2006. It all started back in 1995 when a few hobbyists developed software for sending voice data packets over the Internet rather than communicating through standard telephone service, so they could make long distance calls free of charges. natalie_aranda@pacificarticles.com (Natalie Aranda) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3610/1/A-Brief-Guide-for-Using-VoIP-with-Cell-Phones/A-Brief-Guide-for-Using-VoIP-with-Cell-Phones.html VoIP, also known as Voice Over Internet Protocol, is becoming a great tool in the cell phone industry. According to Webster’s, VoIP is “the technology used to transmit voice conversations over a data network using the Internet Protocol. Such data network may be the Internet or a corporate Intranet.” While long distance originally was a nightmare that haunted us in our sleep, it is finally becoming easier to manage. Luckily, with VoIP sweeping the market, long distance is soon to become more reasonable and convenient. natalie_aranda@pacificarticles.com (Natalie Aranda) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3609/1/Synergy-Between-VoIP-Services-and-the-Prepaid-Calling-Card-Industry/Synergy-Between-VoIP-Services-and-the-Prepaid-Calling-Card-Industry.html VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a new brand of technology based on the Internet, which has modernized the phone industry. VoIP allows for an inexpensive way of transmitting voice signals over the Internet; hence it offers the possibility for Internet users to have their phone calls done over the Internet. The advantage of VoIP over previous technologies for voice transmission over computer networks is that it mitigates long delays as well as loss of quality. earl_juanico@pacificarticles.com (Earl Juanico) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/3608/1/VOIP-Calling-Crucial-Issues-Regarding-Security/VOIP-Calling-Crucial-Issues-Regarding-Security.html There are a number of security issues associated with VoIP. Eavesdropping is a concern with both PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) and VoIP calls, but there are also other concerns that are unique to VoIP technology.Since VoIP data is travelling through the Internet the same as any other kind of data, it is vulnerable to the same kind of attacks. There are many software tools available to hackers who wish to retrieve information that is being transmitted over the Internet, and these tools are just as effective with voice data as with any other kind of data. earl_juanico@pacificarticles.com (Earl Juanico) Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2537/1/Should-You-VoIP/Should-You-VoIP.html Is VoIP for you? Let's examine plusses and minuses of this popular phone calling plan. mathew_keegan@pacificarticles.com (Matthew Keegan) Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.pacificarticles.com/articles/2002/1/About-VOIP/About-VOIP.html VOIP It's the buzz word of communcations these days, but who can use it and why would they want to? donovan_baldwin@pacificarticles.com (Donovan Baldwin) Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500