Now, telco and cable broadband providers are telling anyone within shouting distance that the FCC need not impose rules prohibiting these companies from port-blocking access to competing VoIP services ...

I installed my VoIP box a couple of weeks ago with no problems. It is "outside" my router, which means IT logs into my PPPOE connection to my DSL modem, but my linksys cable/dsl router still handles ...

Apple's iChat AV and Vonage's Voice over IP solution both use the same network port under Mac OS X -- causing potential conflicts, as detailed by MacFixIt reader Bill Bankson "I thought the VOiP ...

Current users of VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) services, such as that offered by Vonage (see “Verbal agreements,” June 17), rely on a device called an analog terminal adapter. The ATA sits ...

I'm in need of some expertise in the area of VOIP systems. We're getting ready to deploy a new VOIP phone system across the 3 buildings for my County, and Shoretel has the winning bid. We leveraged ...

Can setting up a VPN help you get around blocked VoIP ports? I travel with my VoIP box and in some hotels I find the VoIP ports blocked. If it is possible, how can it be done? You can usually call ...

With a string of major companies launching voice-over Internet protocol (VoIP) services, the technology is quickly moving into the mainstream. As these services are deployed, chip companies are racing ...

The only reason people think VoIP number porting is hard is because it’s unfamiliar. It's actually really easy — here’s exactly how to do it. If you’re considering porting your landline number to VoIP ...

In a TCP/IP network, a port is a number that identifies the type of network traffic. If an incoming or outgoing port is "open," packets with that port number are allowed into or out of the local ...