Telephone and Telecommunication News Blog August Archive

Look Out For Vonage Pro

By News Minder at 08/28/08 22:04

For those of you who where fans of regular vonage, the new vonage pro is due out soon. Like the original you can make calls using VOIP.

The difference is that you can use it over any internet connection, anywhere for home or office and your regular number will show up. For those traveling business people, it may be more convenient than a cell phone. To read about the UK release visit, Vonage release Vonage Pro.

Phone Providers May Limit Service

For users of the new fancy phones that operate on the super fast 3G networks, there may be things you don't know. For example, in the future their may be penalties for adding certain file sharing apps.

This Article, Techdirt: AT&T Says It Will Cut Off P2P Wireless Users; But What About Pandora Users?, outlines the details that may limit the use of the new smartphones. I considered buying one myself but why do that when I can have a phone with no apps and not pay the extra money for nothing.

The iphone is Spreading

Around the country, AT&T has been implementing new areas of service for the iphone 3G customers. For example, AT&T Launches 3G Wireless Broadband Service in Savannah. This is great for people scrambling to buy the new gadget.

Maybe AT&T will become the largest provider of phone service over Verizon or Sprint. To all of those people who are die hard iphone fans, this is a step in the right direction.