VoIP Phone Service

Vonage tries to turn double-play by bundling Covad DSL (Ars Technica)
Patent disputes behind it, Vonage is trying to secure its future by making itself less reliant on the phone companies the provide broadband to many of its clients. Tired of broadband companies trying to steal its lunch money, Vonage is teaming up with Covad to offer a double-play of DSL and VoIP service. Read More...

Calling 911 with VoIP risky, NRP warns (St. Catharines Standard)
Niagara Regional Police joined other emergency services across Canada Tuesday in telling users of an Internet-based phone service to be mindful of the limitations and risks of using the service. The Voice over Internet Protocol, (VoIP) is a digital home phone service that uses computer modems rather than regular [...]

Toddler dies after VOIP call fails to reach 911. (Canada.com)
A Calgary family is wondering if a delay in getting an ambulance may have played a role in the death of their 18-month-old boy, after the family's phone call to 911 over an Internet-based phone service failed to reach local dispatchers.

Police issue internet phone safety advisory (St. Catharines Standard)
The Niagara Regional Police Service is issuing a public safety advisory to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscribers about the possible limitations with 911 services during an emergency. The VoIP service is a computer-based Internet connection system (digital home phone) that uses a computer modem [...]

Applied LNG Technologies Selects Blue Wireless & Data, Inc. as Its Exclusive IT Provider (Centre Daily Times)
Blue Wireless & Data, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BWDT) today announced that it has been named the exclusive bandwidth and phone service provider for Applied LNG Technologies USA, LLC ("ALT"). Blue Wireless & Data, Inc. ("Blue") offers a full range of IT services for multi-use commercial development areas including Internet bandwidth, wireless internet access, VoIP telephone, and IT relocation services.

Toddler death shines light on VoIP dangers (Canada.com)
The death of a Calgary toddler while emergency services had been dispatched several provinces away has authorities cautioning Canadians on the risks of Internet phone services.

911 dispatchers warn of internet phone service (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Emergency dispatchers in New Mexico are warning customers who use the internet as their phone to make sure their phone company has their correct address.

City won't issue phone warning (Calgary Sun)
Calgary won't follow the City of Edmonton's lead in calling on citizens to avoid using Internet-based phone providers to call 911.

CuPhone Announces ''Echo Free'' Phone Adaptor for VoIP (Centre Daily Times)
CuPhone today announced its "Echo Free" USB-to-Phone Adaptor. This small adaptor, when plugged into the USB port of a PC, allows the user to plug his regular phone into the RJ11 port on the adaptor to make and receive either Skype or normal landline "echo free" calls

VoIP beta supports Java-enabled phones (Linux Devices)
— Apr. 28, 2008 — Proprietary VoIP software provider Skype is beta-testing a Java version of its flagship soft-phone. The company says its new "Mobile Skype" client will be available "soon" on Linux- and Java-based models from Motorola, including the Razr2 V8 and MotoRokr Z6. ...