Ever buy VoIP equipment and a calling plan from a computing or electronics retailer? If you have, they've probably tried to sell you a service plan. They will tell you what's in it for you. Now, I can ...

YouTring – Onset of mobile phones and Internet have brought downright changes in communication industry. The good news is that these alterations have arrived in the form of improvements. And drastic ...

Since the Big 3 cell companies in Canada are all varying degrees of crooks and bastards, I've been looking for alternatives. After noticing that it can be cheaper to get a data-only plan, I started ...

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services allow users to place telephone calls over the internet rather than through traditional analog or cellular phone networks. VoIP has grown in popularity in ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Broadband ...

Taking aim at VoIP leader and new eBay acquisition Skype — and to a lesser extent at established phone companies — Yahoo is poised to roll out an Internet calling service that will enable low-cost ...

A renewed interest in VoIP, smoother regulation standards, and more reliable technology is about to make Internet phone service a reality. by Julia Hanna The Internet has seeped into the games we play ...

When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its implementation of ...

Upstart Internet phone providers are pushing novel features to lure subscribers and differentiate their services, as prices tumble. Customers reluctant to break off a romantic relationship in person ...

Leeds-based telecoms provider Aql on Monday launched a service allowing Nokia E-Series users to make free VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls to other VoIP users over a Wi-Fi connection. The ...