Stories about VOIP

Telstra slugs new landline customers with $100 penalty for moving to naked DSL
A new $100 ‘temporary connection charge’ for disconnecting a landline after three months is claimed to dissuade customers from joining competing ISPs on a naked DSL plan.
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First Look: Lenovo ThinkPad T400s
Australia’s first hands-on review of the deceptively ‘thin and light’ ThinkPad T400s makes us wonder if Lenovo has created the Bruce Lee of laptops...
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Asus releases Eee NAS netbook-based home server
Is there no stopping the Eee steamroller? The latest addition to Asus’ Atom-powered family of devices is a simplified Linux-based home server.
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Skype for BlackBerry enters closed beta test, but Yahoo pulls the plug
The popular VoIP software moves a step closer to the BlackBerry, while Yahoo takes a giant step backwards and kills its Yahoo! Mobile client.
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MyNetfone launches Naked ADSL2+
MyNetFone's naked ADSL2+ packs surprisingly good value -- $39 a month for 5GB peak usage. You could pay that much to Telstra just in line rental.
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Clever USB key lets your PC download while in standby mode
P2P pirates can do their bit to save the planet with Somniloquy – a tiny PC on a USB stick that piggybacks onto your snoozing PC’s network connection.
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Mobile carriers seek to block Skype on iPhone, BlackBerry
A legal stoush is brewing between carriers and consumers regarding the use of VoIP over 3G mobile phones.
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Skype for BlackBerry due next month
A BlackBerry version of the VoIP software is expected to be released at next month’s BlackBerry lovefest in Orlando, Florida.
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CEO promises "new" eBay
Executives at eBay are shifting their focus away from ordinary people selling their used goods.
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The bare facts on Optus’ naked DSL
Optus becomes the first major league telco to strip down for naked DSL, but punts on mobile rather than VoIP as its landline replacement.
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Skype lands on Nokia smartphones, but iPhone still to come
Skype could end the ‘mobile roaming rage’ for Nokia and Sony-Ericsson customers stung by outrageous carrier charges for global roaming. But where’s the promised Skype for iPhone?
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Melbourne blackout cripples internet nationally
Hundreds of thousands of people have been without internet and phone calls due to a power outage in a major Melbourne data centre.
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Skype heading to iPhone, Android, Blackberry
The new Mac and Android versions announced this week are just the tip of the iceberg: Skype has a lot more on its schedule for the year.
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Optus threatens customers over VoIP calls
Optus customers got a nasty Christmas present from their telco: a warning that they would be billed international rates if they attempted to make VoIP calls on their mobiles.
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Cheap VoIP comes to iPhone, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson
Fed up with dropped calls, patchy reception and expensive call rates on your iPhone? Pennytel lets you use VoIP both in and out of a wireless network
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