Who ya gonna call? Or better yet, who’s gonna call YOU?
Sometimes there are just categories of people that you don’t want to give your home or cell phone number to, but do want to give them SOME phone number without being rude, or allowing them to contact...
View ArticleIf I gave you a $100 bill right now, would you take it?
Saving hundreds of dollars can be as simple as doing NOTHING. In fact, most businesses ignore at least one part of their livlihood due to pure inertia. laziness. vanity. Taking a look at some of the...
View ArticleEasiest Way To Acquire a Toll-Free Number For Business or Home Use
I think small business owners are finally getting it. Twice this week alone, the issue of getting a toll-free number for a business came up in conversation. Most entrepreneurs don’t know just how...
View ArticleHow to Set-Up A Conference Call That Works
The telephone is finally coming of age. While VOIP, satellite phones, etc are all being tauted, the basics of getting together on the phone to COMMUNICATE with each other doesn’t change. Conference...
View ArticleDEAL ALERT: 1-DAY SALE $8.71/month Unlimited VoIP Broadband Phone Service
This is incredible. We previously reported what a value Sun Rocket VoIP offers with their pre-paid 1 year unlimited service for $199. But for one day only, March 27, 2007, they are throwing in an...
View ArticleNow unlimited calls to YOU if you have Vonage.
So, one reason why you go with VoIP services like Vonage is that they offer unlimited calling plans for cheap. And so, plenty of other VoIP Internet Calling services have popped up like SunRocket,...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Switch To VoIP.
VoIP for SMBs: Cost Saver or Money Maker? I run a business with ten people. Should I switch to VoIP to save money? NO. Switch to VoIP because you will dramatically improve your professional image,...
View ArticleSkype Business Accounts = Flexible VoIP Service
A lot of people know Skype, the VoIP platform that’s owned by eBay. They offer free skype-to-skype calling worldwide, which is a pretty good feature since their memberbase is so large. What a lot of...
View ArticleFree 411 from Google via Cell Phone! Google Local Voice Search Launches
We previously discussed various ways to avoid the evil 411 fees from the major cell phone carriers when you’re out and about and just simply need to look up a phone number. Of course, so many phones...
View ArticleGOOG-411 Google Local Voice Search Has Secret Access Number That Is Never Busy
If you read the details about Google’s new GoogleLabs product called “Goog411″, the free 411 service that gives you local business results over the phone, you’ve probably tested it out. I’ve been...
View ArticleCall Any US business from Canada for Free via Google Free 411 Service, GOOG-411
If you’re a Canadian, it’s almost impossible to NOT do business with companies in the United States. Calling customer service is unavoidable. Calls to the US are considered “international long...
View ArticleTips to try out if have trouble sending faxes with Vonage VoIP. How to make...
VoIP isn’t the best friend of faxing because of the nature of the technology. VoIP doesn’t compress analog fax signals the way it should; the VoIP system misunderstands the fax tones for echo on the...
View ArticleGet Free Local Business 411 Directory Assistance
It looks like it will be a battle between Google, who recently launched 1-800-GOOG-411 vs. Microsoft, who is acquiring TellMe Networks, operator of 1-800-555-TELL. Both now offer free 411 for local...
View ArticleFree International Long Distance Calls on Your Cell Phone (like my Samsung...
Here’s a great tip if you’re traveling short-term or long, and have a bunch of people you regularly call that requires international long distance…and it’s perfect for cell phones like the Blackjack,...
View ArticleHanging Up On Vonage: Time to Switch To Verizon VoIP VoiceWing Internet Phone
Looks like the bell tolls for Vonage with their latest admission that they have no workaround for the Verizon-challenge on their VoIP patents for internet-based calls passed to landline phones… If...
View ArticleHow to Turn Off Call Waiting on Your Vonage Phone Line
Call waiting is one of the basic features that most VoIP phone lines like Vonage include that traditional off-line phone companies charge extra for, like in the case of Verizon. And most people on...
View ArticleHow To Leave A Voicemail for Multiple People In a Group At Once
You just got out of your client meeting and you need to chat about the reactions to your super sales pitch and get moving on the action steps…what do you do? Pick-up the phone and call someone back at...
View ArticleFiber Optic TV is Better Than Comcast Cable Television
If you have both Comcast Cable TV + Comcast Hi-Speed Internet, your monthly Comcast bill is undoubtedly north of $100/month. If you have digital cable or have a shiny new plasma TV with HD, your...
View ArticleHow To Get Instant Up-to-the-Minute Traffic Conditions on Any Bridge Or...
If you’re in the New York metro area and commute a lot into/out of the city, you already are braced for traffic jams at any minute. You might hear that there’s NO wait at all to cross into the city...
View ArticleHow to Send an Outbound Fax If You Have Vonage (Free)
Most of us have access to a fax machine with we really need to send a fax — either a work or home or perhaps the local Staples store. But it’s usually not the most convenient thing to do when we...
View ArticleVonage Tip: How To Turn Anonymous Caller ID Block On or Off
One of the reasons why you signed-up for Vonage is the pleathora of features that come included in the calling packages – unlike the a la carte pricing that Verizon and other landline local carriers...
View ArticleSunRocket is Dead. Celebrate with Free Unlimited Calls via Voip.com
Everyone had their eyes on Vonage to see if they would go kerplunk with the patent issues. But in the meantime, Sunrocket VOIP provider suddenly shut their doors in the last weeks. Too bad for...
View ArticleAT&T Wireless Legally Prohibits the Apple iPhone Users from using VoIP,...
SkypeforIphone.com and other neat services are now starting to emerge that aim to really supercharge the abilities of the Apple iPhone on AT&T Wireless. But user-beware. I’m not a lawyer, but it...
View ArticleVonage Deal: Unlimited International Calling to 17 Countries for $6/month
Talk is cheap these days. You don’t really even care about switching to save money on Long Distance within the USA anymore. But for international callers, it’s still worth it to look around and...
View ArticleHow To Make WiFi VOIP Calls On Your Cell Phone
Convergence is hitting the cell phone. Walt Mossberg just wrote about T-Mobile’s launch of the wifi/cellphone that automatically switches from one to the other whenever you enter/leave a hotspot. If...
View ArticleIs 46% Taxes Reasonable?
VoIP is one of the best things that the Internet era has brought to the world, even if Vonage is having trouble right now staying afloat. While it’s here, you surely should look at Vonage and other...
View Article“Mr. Watson. Come here — I want to see you.”
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the leap into the world of telecommunications when he “talked through electricity” to his assistant Thomas A. Watson. “Mr Watson! Come here — I want to...
View ArticleGain New Super Powers With Your Voice
Some people are loud mouths. Now they officially have a reason to be proud. Their voice just gained new super powers. Demonstrating this new cell phone trick to friends will make you the envy of all....
View ArticleHow To Make Free Calls on Skype (including Skype for iPhone)
If you’re too cheap to shell out the $3/month for outbound calls on Skype, you’re limited to free Skype-to-Skype calling. That’s pretty good as it is since the entire world is waking up to Skype and...
View ArticleHow To Dictate Transcribed Notes To Yourself
Being able to dictate letters and notes used to be a power and status symbol because it usually meant you were important enough to have a secretary or admin to take your mini-cassette recorder and type...
View ArticleLook Ma, No Hands! How to Tweet Via Voice
Sometimes you don’t have a PC with you. Sometimes you don’t want (or cannot because you’re driving for example) text your Twitter status update. Sometimes you just want to shout it out to the...
View ArticleHow To Get Free WiFi Hotspot Access If You Are A Comcast Internet Customer
Ever been out and about wishing you had a wifi connection? Of course you have! Instead of trolling for open wifi signals, you might want to consider a more reliable solution. Of course, you could...
View ArticleSkype 3G and WiFi Calling on the iPhone for Regular & Video Calls
I personally haven’t been pressed to figure out ways to get free calling on my iPhone 4. Largely since I’ve been slowly working away at an AT&T Wireless Rollover balance of over 3,500 minutes I...
View ArticleFrrrrrring Fring! Frrring FRING! Video Calls over 3G
2010 might be remembered as the race to the face. Why? Because, Apple first introduced Facetime video calling over WiFi for all iPhone 4 owners. Next, it launched Facetime for Macs. Now, we’re seeing...
View ArticleHow To Cancel Vonage Phone Service
Over the years, I’ve had various Vonage Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephone lines for different business ventures. I’ve ported numbers from landlines to the Vonage account. Vonage service has been a good...
View ArticleInternet Faxing 101
In this demanding world that we reside in today, any successful business person will be able to tell you as to how important communication is for a business to function properly. While email seems to...
View ArticleBest e-Fax App for iPhone
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who actually sends a fax these days? I recently had to fax in receipts and a form related to a reimbursement claim with Amex. They don’t take email. Snail mail...
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