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• How to use Fax Machines Better over IP  By : Nitzan Kon
  So, you're thinking about dumping your POTS in favor of Voice over IP? So far so good... but how about that fax machine that's sitting there, lonely in the corner? is it going to play nice with the new technology? The short answer is "No". The long answer is "it's complicated"...
• Comcast, Throttling, and the Coming VoIP War.  By : Nitzan Kon
  What ISPs don't want you to know about throttling. Do you think it's about defending their network against a few kids running P2P applications? Think again!
• Will femtocell kill VoIP?  By : Nitzan Kon
  Some so-called "experts" tell us that Femtocell innovations will destroy Voice over IP as we know it. They are wrong!
• The Benefits of moving your corporate phones to VoIP  By : doug smith
  I first discovered VoIP a few years back by advertisements from Vonage. Vonage at the time seemed like the next big thing and the prices were amazing. How ever I did not want to port my house phone number over to Vonage not knowing much about it. I have been working as a systems administrator at the time and did a good deal of work with Linux.
• IP Phone Features That Will Make Your Life Better  By : doug smith
  VoIP has plenty of mainstream appeal for business, but many companies have yet to
  discover the perks of IP phones. In fact, research firm In-Stat found that while total IP phone
  annual shipments will grow from 10 million units in 2006 to 164 million units in 2010, only
  40 percent of IP PBX (Private Branch eXchange) seats are configured with IP phones.
• Will the downfall of Vonage hurt residential VoIP customers?  By : doug smith
  Vonage, already struggling from a series of setbacks, has just taken another two huge body blows — one by the U.S. Court of Appeals on behalf of Verizon, and the other by Sprint Nextel. At first glance, it looks like the old-school phone companies are not only fighting back, but winning. But is that really the case, and if it is, what does that mean for other VoIP providers?
• How to ensure the quality of internet VoIP  By : doug smith
  VoIP comes in lots of flavors, but the kind that delivers all your calls over your broadband Internet connection has the worst reputation these days. Providers collapse without warning, and there's no way to guarantee call quality. Still, such services have significant attractions for small businesses, including cost and features. If you decide to go this route, you don't have to accept all the bad along with the good. You can do a lot to help yourself, and you can ask your provider to help you help yourself. Here are some things you can do.