Category: VoIP

So Many Clocks – Which One is Right?

A lot of devices these days have a clock built into them like mobile phones, desk phones, microwaves, televisions, digital video recorders, computers as well as in our cars. With all of these clocks, which one is the most accurate and how can you ensure that your time is kept in sync with the rest …

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Skype for iPhone – Now Working Over 3G

Over the last few days, there was an update for Skype on the iPhone which bumped it up to version 2.0.0 without much fanfare despite a major new feature being made available. 3G voice calling on the iPhone is now available for Skype for “non-jailbreaked” (if that’s the correct word) users. I’ve given this a …

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iPhone Video Calling – Killer Feature or Waste of Space?

It’s been reported that the next iPhone will sport a front-facing camera in order to support video calling (which would be perfect for Skype which I have blogged about previously). The question then is whether or not it will be a worthwhile feature or if it will fall by the wayside. Most of us will …

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Skype Beta – Five-Way Video Calling Released

A little while back, I wrote about Skype and how it is great for free, high quality voice and video calls to other people that also use the Skype service. This week, Skype released a beta version of Skype into the wild that is capable of five-way video calling which is up from the usual …

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Skype – Free Voice and Video Calls for the Masses

Skype (Conversation Window)

Traditionally, people have relied on landlines and more recently mobile phones to keep in touch with their friends and loved ones. Sure, costs to call people interstate or internationally have come down over the years and mobile caps are helpful to a degree but you still end up having to bear the cost of communication. …

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Circuit vs Packet Switched Networks – Packets are the Future

Having studied data network and telecommunications concepts and principles at university, I know the difference between circuit and packet switched networks but I suspect that the regular person on the street does not have the same level of knowledge or awareness. As such, I thought I would flesh this out a bit so that people …

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