Asking for a friend: What is a very good technical text for understanding current and future wireless telephony standards, beginning with the basics about CDMA and TDMA and covering through 3G, LTE, LTE-Advanced, WiMax and beyond? [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2008 - 2 answers

Important Skype Issue! I primarily use Skype for voicemails, however I am getting lots of complaints that Skype's line is busy. Every time I open Skype the preferences are set to only allow calls from people in my contact list. I keep setting them to allow calls from anyone and they keep going back to only accepting calls from people in my contacts list. [more inside]
posted on Aug 14, 2008 - 2 answers

How can I get my office's computer fax machine to receive faxes more reliably? [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 5 answers

I need suggestions for a Google Grand Central alternative. Namely a telephone web app that lets me have use of a local number. No VOIP suggestions, please. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 4 answers

I have terrible cell reception in my house so I have been forwarding my cell calls to my home phone when I'm at home. This has worked great. There's a problem though. [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 7 answers

Cleaning up imported data in excel using VBA. [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 1 answers

What's the best lightweight, unobtrusive and form-fitting iPhone case? [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 20 answers

My wife and I both loathe our Motorola RAZRs, and fortunately, we're able to replace them at subsidized, new-customer pricing at the end of this month (October 28th, to be specific). We're Verizon Wireless customers for a slew of reasons, and are going to stick with VZW; does anyone have recommendations for phones we should consider? [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 24 answers

Finally getting a cell phone. The only "feature" I care about is reception. I don't need any doodads, email, mp3s, video etc. etc--the only exception is I need to store 75 numbers or more. Price doesn't matter. What phone should I get? I'm in Toronto (east end/beaches) but am willing to buy thru eBay or whatever if necessary. Should I go with Rogers? Fido? Telus? (Refuse to go with Bell so that one's out). Lastly, I'm okay with doodads and whatnot as long as they don't affect reception so if you've got opinions on those, please share. I'm on a Mac.
posted on Mar 27, 2007 - 17 answers

Internet Telephony Query: What combination of hardware and software runs JaJah.com? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 8 answers

Does Skype "smooth" your voice to make it sound mellower, more seductive etc.? That's my impression; but is there any evidence to support it? I suppose an analogous means of customer retention might be the use in shops of "slimming mirrors".
posted on Feb 20, 2007 - 15 answers

TelephonyFilter: Is there any Internet telephony provider that will allow you to receive incoming calls, but does NOT require that you have voicemail service? When I spoke with representatives at Skype, they said that the voicemail feature can not be disabled. I would be more than happy to use Vonage, however, due to the way my Internet is set up, it doesn't work (a known issue with this particular ISP). All I want is some way to set up a phone number and receive incoming calls ONLY--with NO voicemail, NO forwarding, NO call waiting. Is there any such service out there?
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 7 answers

Finding out for my boss: Can Skype be used as a modem? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 20 answers

Experience with Vonage or any VOIP in Toronto? I know it's been asked before but figure the technology may have improved. Also, what about some of their other products?
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 9 answers

Scriptable multiline voice menu system for a one-day event. Does anyone offer this service? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2006 - 4 answers

How exactly do VoIP services place calls to POTS lines? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm strongly leaning toward dumping Verizon and switching to Gizmo. What I'm curious about is the actual user experience of making and receiving VOIP calls. Is it be a hassle to be tethered to the computer via a headset? Do I need to leave my computer on all the time? How do I check voicemail (it's got something to do with e-mail, apparently -- does Gizmo e-mail me WAV files or something)? How do I dial out? If I'm making a call to an automated system that requires touch-tone data entry, how would I do this? How expensive and complicated would it be to route my calls to a conventional handset?
posted on May 11, 2006 - 8 answers

We've decided to get rid of our landline and go with a softphone. The question is: which to choose? We have cable internet. We'd need call in (our own phone number) and call out (ability to call landlines from our PC). For the most part, we'd be talking to people with landlines. I know we can't dial 911 with these-- we have an old cell phone (no more minutes left, but kept charged up) for this purpose. What's better? Skype? Gizmo? Yahoo? Or something else? We know that USB handsets are available with Skype-- what about the others? Also, how would this work with a home network? Are we restricted to calling from one PC or can we do it from any PC in the house?
posted on Apr 17, 2006 - 8 answers

E-mail to Telephone Service or Program? [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2006 - 3 answers

What percentage of 800 numbers are sex-chat lines? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2006 - 7 answers

For the next 18 months I will be regularly traveling in the UK, Ireland and US (pleasure and business). What is the best strategy to optimize international compatibility and consolidate telephony, email and internet access into one (or the fewest) devices. [more inside]
posted on Oct 20, 2005 - 3 answers

Can anyone recommend a decent inexpensive telephone headset for home use? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2005 - 5 answers

Wanted: a relatively simple wired-to-the-wall phone with headset jack, message-waiting blinking light (phone company voicemail), speaker phone, and maybe a few speed-dial buttons (caller ID optional but preferred). Only need one line, no answering machine, no wireless. Does this phone exist? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2005 - 6 answers

Is there any free, public resource that will tell me who owns a particular block of 800, 866, etc. phone numbers in North America?
posted on Apr 26, 2005 - 2 answers

Telephone message software. What are some good voicemodem-telephony programs for Windows? I need a program where callers who enter a certain PIN (via touch tone) can hear a recorded announcement that I provide. I've seen some telephony software but I don't recall any support for touch tone entry. Seems something that theater movie lines use would be perfect.
posted on Apr 9, 2005 - 4 answers

Can I record outgoing phone calls with an external modem in Linux? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2005 - 1 answers

I would like to buy a voice chat headset for my Windows-2000 based computer to use in UT2004/other games and also with Skype. I would like a quality piece but I don't want to pay a lot of money. Suggestions?
posted on Feb 22, 2005 - 4 answers

Internet Telephony - What is the best way - quality and price - to do PC to PC or PC to phone communication with Windows? Headset recommendations (wireless??) ? USB versus soundcard plugs?
posted on Jul 13, 2004 - 1 answers

I've got a few questions regarding ditching a landline for VoIP. [More Inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2004 - 18 answers