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Internet Phone Service - What You Need to Know Before Switching to VoIP

More and more people are hearing about the tremendous cost-savings associated with internet phone service these days, and are ready to take the plunge. Before you sign up for a VoIP plan though, there are some things that you need to take into consideration. First, here’s a brief introduction to VoIP internet phone service.
VoIP is [...]

May 17th, 2007 - Posted in VoIP

Only A Matter Of Time Before VoIP Is Unfettered From The Desk

As VoIP phones grace the desks of more and more workers across the globe, analysts and experts believe that the next logical step is to take the technology to the street—quite literally.
Many believe that it is only a matter of time before mobile VoIP technology begins to proliferate within the SME as much as fixed [...]

October 28th, 2006 - Posted in VoIP

Cellphone Tower Operator Crown Castle to Buy Rival

Crown Castle International Corp. on Friday said it would buy smaller rival Global Signal Inc. for $4 billion in stock and cash to create the biggest U.S. operator of towers that transmit calls to and from cellphones.
The deal follows a spate of consolidation in the U.S. wireless broadcast tower industry, where Crown Castle and rivals [...]

October 8th, 2006 - Posted in Other

Helio Starts Selling 3G/Wi-Fi Data Services

Helio, the somewhat mysterious wireless carrier owned by Earthlink and SK Telecom, today unveiled the first data-only service offered by a cellular company that doesn’t own its own towers. “Helio Hybrid” will give you an unlimited-access EV-DO data card and the use of Boingo Wireless’s 55,000 commercial Wi-Fi hotspots, for $85 a month with a [...]

October 6th, 2006 - Posted in Other

Digicel makes cellphone connection in Jamaica

The Caribbean has long been known for balmy weather, iridescent sunsets and sugar-white beaches.
But cellphone service? That was a tropical nightmare: dropped calls, spotty service and sky-high rates were as common as rum punch. International rates were even higher.
British phone giant Cable & Wireless, the dominant provider in much of the Caribbean for more than [...]

August 28th, 2006 - Posted in Other, Wireless