Hi, I will be living in Mumbai for 11 weeks next summer. I have an unlocked iPhone 3G. What is my best bet in terms of carrier and plan for the cheapest and most reliable data access? I plan to do local calls over the cell phone voice network and international calls via Skype on the iPhone. Thanks in advance!
posted by jesseendahl on Nov 17, 2009 - 2 answers

I have a USB VOIP phone in my possession that does not have any brand or identifying markings on it. Here is a picture of the phone. Can anyone help me identify it? [more inside]
posted by Bard09 on Jun 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Can anyone recommend a cheap smartphone that can make Skype calls over Wi-Fi? [more inside]
posted by redteam on Jun 3, 2009 - 6 answers

What is the current state of VOIP? [more inside]
posted by middleclasstool on Apr 2, 2009 - 12 answers

Time to kill the landline and consolidate communications...but can I keep that phone number? What's your best suggestion for keeping the landline number active? [more inside]
posted by nmabry on Dec 30, 2008 - 6 answers

Anyone have experience with the T-Mobile @ Home VOIP service? [more inside]
posted by cscwallace on Sep 16, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm thinking of switching phone services, as I often do. It's such a hassle to keep porting phone numbers (LNP), or, actually switching phone numbers. My particular situation is that I have two phone numbers of Vonage, and one on my iPhone - I want to keep the iPhone but dump Vonage while keeping the numbers - I want to try Skype, but they don't let you port phone numbers in. What's a cheap way to keep these phone numbers? More specifically, I'm curious about the following: [more inside]
posted by tunesmith on Jul 23, 2008 - 5 answers

My girlfriend and I are going to different universities in the fall - hers in Peterborough, mine in Hamilton. What should we do about long distance phone calls? [more inside]
posted by ndicecco on Jun 18, 2008 - 14 answers

Can I set up a temporary call-center with ten different lines using Skype? Or is there another VOIP solution that would cost less than installing new lines? [more inside]
posted by abkadefgee on May 8, 2008 - 9 answers

Anyone familiar with MagicJack? [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jan 13, 2008 - 3 answers

VOiP-phones-for-Macs-filter: Please tell me which USB VOiP phones you're using or have tried with your Mac, as the one I have is trash. [more inside]
posted by rudster on Oct 9, 2007 - 3 answers

What's the best way to make calls from Israel to North America, and to let others from North America call me at little or no expense? [more inside]
posted by prophetsearcher on Aug 23, 2007 - 13 answers

Suppose I wanted to rig up the phone in my office at work such that I could access all of the phone's functions from someplace else, not on the office PBX...like, say, at home. Is this possible, and how? [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Jun 28, 2007 - 3 answers

How do I get my computer to call my phone and play a sound file? [more inside]
posted by TimeTravelSpeed on Jun 16, 2007 - 8 answers

Hanging up on our traditional phone service... can I switch to VOIP and continue to use it once my metro area activates city-wide wifi? Or is there another solution? [more inside]
posted by Arch1 on Jun 13, 2007 - 6 answers

What are good options for phone service for a home office? [more inside]
posted by benjh on Feb 18, 2007 - 12 answers

How can I get a voicemail/phone number in St.Kitts / Nevis? [more inside]
posted by torpark on Jan 16, 2007 - 3 answers

VoIP over EVDO. If you've tried it (especially on Sprint's Rev A EVDO), how do you like it? I'd be using Skype, using it rarely, and only using it during calls -- not leaving it idling and using bandwidth. (With my current Sprint phone-as-modem setup on 1xRTT, I average 400-600ms pings -- i.e., too much latency for VoIP even if I had enough bandwidth. But on Sprint's now active EVDO Rev A, they claim latency of 100-150ms and upstream averaging 300-400k.) Yes, I know EVDO is not in the TOS. And I connect primarily from NYC in strong-signal areas.
posted by allterrainbrain on Nov 18, 2006 - 4 answers

I've been 'administering' my office's Avaya IP Office phone system for about a year and a half. I say 'administering' because I have no idea what I'm doing. I find the system unruly and it's driving me nuts! I'm searching for anyone who is familiar with IP Office and can talk to me about some issues like the naive pseudo-administrator I am. [more inside]
posted by youngergirl44 on Nov 16, 2006 - 1 answer

I work for a nonprofit in Central Florida. In the event of an impending emergency (hurricane, fire, whathaveyou) we would like the ability to send a recorded message out to a pre-set list of contacts AND have a message box where those contacts would be able to leave messages for our staff. [more inside]
posted by IndigoSkye on Sep 14, 2006 - 2 answers

What's the best way for a tech-impaired, budget-conscious mom in the US to talk to her son while he's living in Indonesia? [more inside]
posted by mdonley on Jul 9, 2006 - 18 answers

Are there any VOIP services that allow hyperlinks to open connections to specific phone numbers? [more inside]
posted by scottreynen on Jun 19, 2006 - 7 answers

Why in the hell does my DHCP router (Linksys WRT54G) not actually see my IP phone? [more inside]
posted by TeamBilly on Feb 27, 2006 - 10 answers

I just got screwed by a VOIP company. After a month of trying to reinstate a virtual number they accidently deleted, they’ve now confessed that they assigned it to someone else. I asked “What can you do to make this right”, and all they said was “we can give you a new phone number”. What official-type people can I complain to so I can get “The Rage” out of my system?
posted by alan on Aug 23, 2005 - 5 answers

What do I need for enterprise VoIP, and do you think the technology's mature enough? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Jun 29, 2005 - 2 answers

Is there a VOIP service like Vonage that lets you choose your own phone number (not just the area code?) Vonage does not currently support such "vanity numbers." Note I am not trying to move a current phone number over but create a new one from scratch if it is available. [more inside]
posted by neustile on Jun 28, 2005 - 2 answers

How does VOIP work for big bandwidth users? I like to play online flash games and watch streaming video from time to time. My boyfriend plays games like Everquest and World of Warcraft. Is VOIP realistic for us, or should we stick with our landline and calling cards?
posted by croutonsupafreak on Mar 4, 2005 - 11 answers

VOIP Filter:

I would like feedback regarding people's experience with VOIP. Vonage and Lingo, and any others. Bonus points for feedback regarding faxing over VOIP. Even more bonus points for VOIP over a Verizon DSL line in the New York City area. Also, is VOIP legal in the EU?
posted by ParisParamus on Jan 7, 2005 - 42 answers

I'm thinking of getting Vonage voip but I share my dsl with another business. Is that an issue? Any advice based on experience?
posted by subpixel on Oct 19, 2004 - 11 answers

Free internet telephony? (More inside) [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Jun 20, 2004 - 4 answers