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Question: Which mobile VoIP client will end up the winner? Answer: What do you mean by mobile VoIP client? Is it software that lets you make VoIP calls via your cellular data service? That lets you make WiFi calls using your dual mode handset? That lets you initiate cellular calls that end up being delivered over the Internet? Or some or all of the above? You see the problem. At present, mobile VoIP is more a marketing term than a specific service or technology.

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While enterprise VoIP offers many cost, efficiency and productivity benefits, it also opens the door to external threats. That’s because VoIP is, at its heart, a data networking technology, making it a prime target for hackers, data thieves and other types of online troublemakers.

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First VoIP plundered the PTSN subscriber base, sending the baby Bells’ profit margin into a tailspin. Now VoIP applications have tunneled into every communications technology, bringing VoIP to millions of potential users (billions globally) from every available platform. Today, seasoned startups have staked their success on applications designed to bring VoIP to end-users through blogs and Web sites, cell phones and Wi-Fi. Some of these platforms have nearly a half dozen companies fighting for superiority, while others have their market cornered.

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First off, what exactly is phishing? The short answer is that it is a highly successful form of scam where the crooks pretend to be a business or organization that you often interact with and then dupe you into providing real personal and financial information. They then use that information to steal identity or money from you. For more on phishing, see the here and also the VoIP Mag VoIP Security FAQ.

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Q: What is VoIP eavesdropping?

A: Eavesdropping on VoIP calls takes place when unauthorized third parties monitor call signal packets. By eavesdropping, third parties can learn user names, passwords, and phone numbers thereby gaining control over calling plans, voicemail, call forwarding, and billing information. More importantly, third parties may also gain access to confidential business and personal information by eavesdropping on actual VoIP based conversations.

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Voice over IP (VoIP) and IP telephony (IPT) can create significant advantages for a company’s voice network, including cost savings, productivity increases and workforce mobility. As a result, a rapidly increasing number of companies are deploying or considering this technology. In fact, according to one recent survey, nearly 70% of U.S. companies have installed VoIP or plan to do so in the coming months.

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Webcams, like so many other computer peripherals, have come a long way since the early days of personal computing. You no longer have to wear a pocket protector to set up devices like printers or webcams.

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Now that you know what voip is, how it works, and what the equipment is, it’s time to put your voip internet phone system together. Really, you can do it.

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In the last segment of the Field Guide for Voip Virgins, we learned about some of voip’s most basic concepts. Today, we’ll discover what all the equipment does and find out what typical examples look like.

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For those of us who weren’t born with an innate knowledge of how to program a VCR, new technology can be overwhelming and intimidating. One of the most difficult things novices face is not being able to understand the vocabulary associated with a given technological advancement. If you’ve been struggling with voip terminology, here’s a quick and dirty field guide to help you understand the most important terms.

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