Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services allow users to place telephone calls over the internet rather than through traditional analog or cellular phone networks. VoIP has grown in popularity in ...

We don't need it often, but when we do, we really do. We've been fine with Voip.ms for a few years, and not really been burnt by any of the outages they've had. But today's outage after yesterday's ...

A cheap, Internet-based alternative to traditional telephone service is facing a sudden regulatory backlash that could slow adoption of the fast-growing technology, raise prices and put financially ...

Over the last several years, many consumers, small and medium size businesses (SMB) and even global enterprises have flocked to voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. And the industry has ...

New voice over Internet Protocol service doesn't require a software client, which means that users can get started making calls with just a click of their mouse. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET ...

Learn why even the cheapest cloud phone system has a virtual switchboard that beats most hardware alternatives on price and complexity. In the early days of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. A handful of ...

VoIP is an internet-based service that can help you connect to people across the world for cheap. Credit: Bob Al-Greene / Mashable If you've never heard of VoIP, don't panic. It's not an acronym ...

Internet telephony companies already offer major cost savings over traditional telephone services, but now they're challenging one another for the title of cheapest of the cheap in an increasingly ...