The VoIP Weblog

I just wanted to let all the readers of this blog know that Weblogs Inc. has rolled this blog into Download Squad--so you'll be able to read and comment on my VoIP-related posts there, as well as a...

This is intended to help VoIPSupply.com get their act together. Since I normally don't go bashing my vendors when they make mistakes, this should be taken in the spirit of constructive criticism. I...

In his recent post ripping the purported conflict of interest that exists among conservative lobbies--gun owners and big business--who ostensibly support AND oppose legislated network neutrality, R...

Today's New York Times has an interesting story on the impact VoIP services have had on the traditional phone companies. Basically, VoIP services like Vonage and Packet8 are beginning to force the ...

It looks like Vonage is getting into the portable VoIP phone marketplace with the introduction of their new V-Phone. According to the company, the phone can be activated by being plugged into any P...

According to Skype's PR people, a new beta version has been posted today that adds ALSA driver support to the Linux version of the program. This is important for users of outboard audio gear like U...

Don't look now; Vonage stock was up a quarter today at nine bucks. Could this be the beginning of the big turnaround? Methinks not. But then again, a year ago at this time I was saying why NOT buy ...

My Weblogs Inc. buddy Michael wrote the words "with good reason" in a post about the Universal Service Fund, and I just wanted to take a brief but opposing position on the USF. This fee, which was ...

OK, VoIP customers, the $24.99 a month party is just about over. A new FCC ruling is requiring that VoIP service providers, among others, will have to contribute to the $7 billion Universal Service...

Before I became a Vonage customer, I was very concerned about the E911 service issue. I had read all the stories about how some people had switched from a traditional landline service to VoIP and t...