Teleconferences can be a great tool for meeting with clients and co-workers while telecommuting. There are some services availabled online that allow you to schedule free teleconferences where each caller pays for any applicable long distance calls. With so many services offering unlimited calling within the U.S. (e.g. Skype and Vonage), this becomes a free [...]
Many popular services, like Vonage, Skype, and a host of smaller companies offer “voice over IP” of VoIP in lieu of regular phone service. The principle benefit to the consumer or business is cost savings over conventional telephone service. Our experience with this technology is very mixed. We have a Vonage router configured at one location [...]
While traveling in Europe recently, we discovered a VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) call forwarding service that allows travelers to forward their calls from a home or business line to a fixed or cell phone. This can facilitate travelers ability to receive important calls while they are on the road or away from their home country. RoamAbout is [...]
We have used callback services for years to save on long distance calls. But one of the problems has typically been the need to have a direct dial phone number to receive the "call back". Now the callback service available at www.kallback.com offers the ability to have the computer ask for you by name, allowing [...]
