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Skype phones sans the PC

August 31, 2006 New cordless phones let users of the Internet phone service make calls without a computer. TAGS: Skype, cordless phone, Internet phone, call, Netgear, Philips Electronics N.V., eBay Inc., Wi-Fi, broadband, PC

Skype offers free calling to phones in U.S., Canada

May 15, 2006 Customers can make free calls to regular and mobile phones until the end of 2006, as the company tries to boost usage. TAGS: SkypeOut, Skype, Canada, call, U.S., mobile phone, SMS, America Online Inc., eBay Inc., IM

Skype, Wal-Mart strike retail deal

May 14, 2007 Wal-Mart Stores is first major retailer to dedicate a section to equipment such as handsets, Webcams, headsets for the service. TAGS: Skype, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headset, handset, retailer, webcam, call, equipment, consumer electronics, section, eBay Inc., cell phone

Skype protocol cracked?

July 14, 2006 Chinese engineers claim that they've reverse engineered it. Could this spell licensing trouble for eBay? TAGS: Skype, protocol, VoIP, Google Talk, blog posting, client software, engineer, eBay Inc., API, call, developer, blog, IP, Google Inc.

Skype callers: 'Customer service, please?'

February 16, 2005 VoIP provider jockeys to handle complaints about its one revenue-generating service. TAGS: Skype, SkypeOut, phone provider, Internet phone, customer service, Internet phone company, VoIP company, caller, BellSouth Corp., VoIP, call, billing, AT&T Corp., IP, U.S., e-mail

Skype: Interference on the line?

May 24, 2005 With customer complaints mounting, CEO Niklas Zennström wants to make sure Skype doesn't become a victim of its own success. TAGS: SkypeOut, Skype, telephone system, QoS, call, CEO, broadband

Service lets Skype users chat on cell phones

February 8, 2006 With Eqo, Skype users can connect over mobile phones--but unlike traditional calling, the service uses buddy lists. TAGS: Eqo Communications, buddy list, Skype, call, cell phone, AT&T Corp., mobile phone, idea

Skype ready for both telephone worlds

November 10, 2004 An adapter made by Siemens allows phones to make calls using the Internet or the traditional phone network. TAGS: Siemens AG, Skype, phone network, VoIP, VoIP company, cordless phone, telephony, adapter, call, service provider, IP, cell phone, PC

Vonage includes Europe in unlimited calling plan

May 2, 2006 Internet telephony provider makes calling some European countries from the U.S. even cheaper. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, IP telephony, Verizon Communications, call, U.K., rate, Italy, France, small business, U.S., Europe, China, PC

VoIP calls get podcast treatment

March 30, 2005 Podcasting meets Net telephony--create a radio station for your Skype buddies and play them tunes from your music gadget. TAGS: Skypecasting, Skype, VoIP, broadcasting, file-swapping, podcasting, podcast, Kazaa, P2P, call, music player, MP3 player, radio, Apple Computer, MP3, PC

Motorola phones to call on Wi-Fi, VoIP

February 14, 2005 Internet phone companies and cell phone giants grapple with Internet phone technology at 3GSM show in Cannes, France. TAGS: handset maker, VoIP, Wi-Fi network, Internet phone, Motorola Inc., Skype, Wi-Fi, cell phone, telephone company, handset, France, mobility, call, Sun Microsystems Inc., Nokia Corp.

Skype broadens its Net phone horizons

July 23, 2004 The start-up hopes to expand beyond its free software offering but with a pricing model that differs from that of carriers like Verizon. TAGS: Skype, Internet phone, SkypeOut, VoIP, Verizon Communications, call, pricing, Sprint Nextel

Can small business count on VoIP?

August 23, 2007 Last week's Skype outage left many small businesses in the lurch and emphasized the importance of having a backup for when IP services fail. TAGS: Skype, VoIP, small business, Avaya Inc., IP, WAN, call, Cisco Systems Inc., eBay Inc., backup, cell phone

Mexico telephone operator under VoIP fire

April 25, 2005 Telmex accused of unfair practices, including blocking Web sites that VoIP operators use to register new customers. TAGS: VoIP, Mexico, Skype, operator, VoIP service, broadband, Internet phone, BellSouth Corp., spokeswoman, government, IP, call, AT&T Corp., situation, e-mail

AOL adds to its IP telephony portfolio

May 5, 2006 New AIM Phoneline is part of company's strategy to open its Internet products to non-AOL members. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL TotalTalk, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., telephony, IM client, call, Skype, IP telephony, IM, phone line, IP, VoIP, Yahoo! Inc., cell phone

New Internet telephony players emerge

March 27, 2006 Lycos, Jajah get into Net telephony business, competing with big players like Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google. TAGS: Lycos Inc., telephony, Skype, IP telephony, Yahoo! Inc., call, eBay Inc., VoIP, U.S., mobile phone, person, IP, Google Inc., PC, video, Microsoft Corp.

Pulver debuts P2P Bellster network

January 28, 2005 Digital troublemaker Jeff Pulver unleashes a way to use the Net to let anyone use your phone to make a call. TAGS: Free World Dialup, VoIP, P2P, phone line, call, Skype, server

AIM Phoneline open to developers

September 7, 2006 AOL invites developers to tweak hardware and software for the Internet phone service, launched earlier in year. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., IP telephony, developer, API, instant messenger, telephony, Yahoo IM, Skype, VoIP, Time Warner Inc., IP, call, Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc.

Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services

May 30, 2007 While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company. TAGS: Deutsche Telekom AG, Internet phone, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, telephone company, VoIP service, telecommunications company, investment, carrier, Skype, call, threat, eBay Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband, start-up

FCC requires VoIP to clean up its 911 act

May 19, 2005 Net phone operators face a late September deadline to fix their 911 systems, the FCC rules. TAGS: Internet phone, VoIP, operator, emergency response, deadline, BellSouth Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Skype, call, AT&T Corp., IP, cell phone, U.S.
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