Cisco Phone System

What are the advantages of VOIP over a normal home telephone system? I haven't got much of an idea what I'm looking at, I need to buy a new phone for the house but I've seen some which are compatible with VOIP but are expensive, is it worth the extra money. Any advice on the whole system would be great. I currently have a BT line and service and Sky TV with broadband package. Most phone usage will be evenings and weekend.

Who makes the best VOIP Business telephone system? I'd like to hear from end users not product reps

Home telephone system (not VoIP)? I need to setup a home telephone system.. I currently have 1 regular telephone line.. a spare computer.. and a 56k modem.. I want to be able to connect other analogue phones to the system and assign them a extension so as we can make free internal calls.. and 1 simultaneous outgoing/incoming call. I don't want to spend loads on this project and i'm not willing to pay for software.. I am however willing to pay for some of the hardware. Thanks best answer will get the best answer vote :)

How do you get telephone like VOIP? Have you used a computer telephone system? Which is best? What is the cost?

Who knows about telephone system in uk banks? i just want to know is it based on Tradtional phone based system( Landline) or IP telephoney( VoIP)?

can you help me improve our office telephone system.? Hi, my boss asked me to to figure out a way to cut down drastically on our telephone expenses. Although I don't handle telephone systems per say, I'm a computer IT guy and figure I can handle this. We currently have a 30 year old dinosaur phone system supported by Avaia and it's routing four phone lines from ATT..then a fifth dedicated fax line which goes to a computer with fax software. Total 5 telephones, it's a small office. My goal is to cut down the telephone lines to 2 or 3 as business is very slow (we only advertise one number too). I'm hoping to get rid of the whole telephone system (which looks like a big switchboard and currently takes up a large closet) and get rid of the avaya bill too..phones can be bought on ebay for cheap when they break...we're only paying for Avaya to keep the dinosaur alive, and they don't want to do it. Basically the only features we need in office are the ability to put calls on hold and the boss likes his speed dialing...intercom would be nice. Any suggestions..what would you do? Links to telephone routers or voip or something would help. Thanks.

Is VOIP something I can set up myself, or am I stuck with Comcast? I have a home office in Miami. I have looked into getting a business telephone system with four lines. But here in Miami we don't seem to have that many options. Can I set up VOIP as long as I have the right bandwidth? I don't want to pay so much money with these companies that charge so many fees and only give "good prices" when getting package deals. I have to keep my budget while starting up.

What is the best IP telephone service for broadband on the market ( not talking via a computer)? Services that you can hook into your existing telephone system in your house and use regular phones( You hook the router phone port to outside demark box and can use your existing phones to make calls via high speed VOIP. The transformer and circuitry in the router is heavy enough to power the phones). I am using Vonage this way but is there a better service out there?

VOIP Phone services in INDIA? Hello All I'm looking for VOIP Telephone Service in India, something exactly like Vonage do. They just issue a phone set, phone number and VOIP adapter and thats it. I don't want a PC to be running like we have to using Skipe & Stanaphone. All I should require is a broadband connection at my home. I would just hook up my VOIP adapter to my broadband and the phone will work like any regular phone. The catch is, if I buy a VOIP system here and hook the same adapter in India then I'll have a US working number in India. Now anyone from US can call this number just like a local number. Now, I want reverse of this. A Indian phone number working in US over VOIP so anyone in India can call me on that number. If you know of any such system existing in India, please reply. Any information is highly appreciatred.

Do you use Voip at your place of employment? Love it or Hate it? VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, this product is typically used in businesses that have a lot of employees on the phone, and instead of using a typical telephone, they use the VOiP system. However, I'm wondering if those who use it hate it? Or on the other hand, do those who like it find it a great advantage? Thank you David T for explaining all that to me. It's nice to have it in simple terms. From the sounds of it, it appears that information packets get lost causing callers to have to repeat themselves as they speak. This is a bad thing for me, so I think that I won't be using Voip until the technology improves. t

I got a work at home job and they strictly note to use a land line as telephone, but i have voip with skype? Will they know that my number is a voip (voice over internet)? I want to know if I can get away with using it like this because i do not have a land line. They say their system wont be compatible, but theres gotta be a way I can use this. Its still a phone and works just like a land line. please help me!! For 1800 flowers

How do they CREATE a VoIP telephone network (not just "how does it work, but how is it CREATED!)? Did Vonage and Digis and magicJack and whatever others there are out there all have to place internet-conversion servers out at all different municipalities, so that when we call with our phone in the little box and then it goes over the internet, something is on the other end to convert those internet signals back into a regular phone call for those millions of people still using standard phone service? Wouldn't that have taken several years to deploy all over like that? Or exactly how do ya do that? Does each new VoIP phone company have to put their own receiving-end convert-down servers in every area of the nation like that, or do they share resources, or what, exactly? Well, I mean would it be that the first one who did it (was it Vonage?) have laid all that ground work, and then the new ones, so that they don't have to reinvent the wheel, just lease parts of the same systems from the first one (probably Vonage)? But if that were the case, then what about magicJack, with their only $20/year system? In order to not have to pay the earlier settlers lease for their work, they'd have to have "reinvented the wheel" for their system, huh? One person told me that they got the traditional phone companies to do that work for them. Well, how would that go over well with those companies, knowing how much competition the VoIPs might be against them? So if that were the case, then how could that kind of cooperation be reached? And either way, then if there's internet in distant nations from us (the USA where I am), why don't we just get to pay the same monthly rate when calling someone connected to a regular phone company out in... oh, say... the Philippines, as we do here, instead of still having to pay the semitraditional, but still somewhat inexpensive, 17-23c/min. or so that companies like OneSuite.com charge us (still less expensive than regular phone companies charge without a monthly international rate plane in place)? How does that all work (not just the service itself, but how to BUILD a network that works like that)? You don't need to try to answer how the sound data is converted into and back out of digital packets and transferred over the internet servers out there. I'm just asking mostly about bringing that internet signal back down to regular phone networks. Can ya answer that, please? Will you please come back to see what follow-ups (but not chat) I may need to return to your answers in case those answers could use editing for additional clarification or other information in order to be complete (because of some kind of comparison logic or whatever)? Thanks, if so. By the way, this OneSuite.com isn't the kind of service where we plug our phones into special hardware, and I don't even know if it uses VoIP in some way. It's just a service that lets us pay 17-23 cents per minute for calling places like the Philippines from here when we dial their number and then our PIN and then the number we want to call. I mentioned them just for the comparison between their prices and just the flat rates for within-the-nation calling with services like Vonage, Digis, and magicJack. Thanks, Classic Sat, for your rather detailed answer. I still have questions about how it all works, but I guess I'll have to write a new main one for that, because this one has run out of time for adding details and editing answers as the need for follow-ups comes up. For example (and you can e-mail me about this): So you're saying that the traditional phone service company sets up that other end of VoIP for the VoIP phone company? If so, how does the VoIP company get them to do that even though the traditional phone company would lose money by losing customers (even though the pay on THAT end you say is the same amount--since it wouldn't be on the customer end)? Or if the VoIP phone company still has to take their own equipment into the trad. phone company's shops and set them up, then how do they get the trad. phone company to let them do that (same concern as above, but different scenario, just depending on which scene is the correct one)?

What is Traditional Telephony (VOIP)? In the recent past i have gone through most of the sources related to VOIP and i desperately want to know more on this topic. I want to know what is Traditional Telephony (VOIP)? and also the negatives of it and How does VoIP differ from a traditional telephone system?

Is there a device which turns the digital signal into analogue using VoIP? I work at a radio station, and we're moving our phone system over to VoIP. However, we need to turn the digital feed coming from our Cisco 7960's into an analogue feed [normal phone line cable] so that we can plug it into our Telephone Balance Unit / Hybrid, so we can put the calls to air. However I haven't found a device that can do this, any ideas?

Why the VoiP rates per min. to Honduras are so expensive compared to the rest of the world? I notice that the internet calls to the whole world are cheap, except to Honduras I wonder if is because the government over there charges a big ammount of money to receive a call through their monopolized telephone system?. If this was the case Why the rest of the world doesn't reciprocate when calls coming from a country like Honduras is using their systems?

How to set up a small Callback system at home through PSTN only & no VoIP? Hello all, What hardware/software is required to set up a home call-back system with the following scenario: 1. I call my home land telephone xxx 2. the callback system will check the incoming Caller ID 3. if the caller is me (yyy), then, system will disconnect the line, and call back (yyy) 4. once I (yyy) pick up, the home callback system will request termination number zzz. 5. I will dial the termination number zzz 6. then the system dials zzz, while I'm waiting on the same line. 7. finally the system connects me (yyy) with termination (zzz) notes: A. only my home telephone will be charged all the time with this system. B. I have Caller ID and group calling features activated at home phone. C. No VoIP at all for the time being. only PSTN/PBX & my home phone. D. I prefere a stand alone device that does this function if possible. If not, then a PC + cards+ software is ok Thank you for spending your time trying to figure this out! waiting for your best solutions. :)

Linksys SRW2048: Layer 3 or not? I'm looking to buy cheap layer 3 switches to accommodate a VoIP telephone system. The problem is I get three conflicting answers from different websites which are: The Linksys SRW2048 is: a) Layer 2 only. b) Layer 2 (L3*). b) Layer 3 full. So which do you think it is? Thanks for your time.

Office telephony system? Im in the Uk i need to set up a telephone system possibly runnign on Voip - i want to be able to have diffrent extensions, every sales agent has his own voicemail and direct line - wi want to be abel to have a group setting where all phones ring once a main 0800 number calls through - how much would this cost me im a small business user 10 - 20 users...

VoIP - Does it work? Is anyone in the Atlanta area using it? Especially for Business? We are looking at switching from POTS to VoIP (BellSouth isn't as reliable as we need) Using our current in house telephone system and Comast business service - Anyone in Atlanta using any service? Do you like it? Call quality? Ease of use? Reliability? Anything you can tell me?

Dial-up Internet on Analog or VOIP lines? Which makes a better(more stable/faster) Dial-Up connection? Using the good old analog telephone phone system or a VOIP/Digital Phone line? And why? I use a certain application online that for some odd reason very much prefers the use of dial-up over broadband.

what is the best VOIP adapter to hack or crack to use with SIPphone ,Gizmo Project and Astriek@home PBX system I read an article in 2600 magazine i bought at Barnes and Noble .. Ever since I got my Cisco/ Linksys Router set up and figured how to add more firmware add ins to it.. I just want to know what is the best Telephone Adapter to buy and Use so i can play with SIPphone, Gizmo Project, and Astriek@home PBX's

How secure are wireless business telephones using DES Encryption? I'm looking for wireless telephones for my business that use a VERY secure encryption. The one that was quoted by our local telephone company uses DES encryption. Is this really that secure? If not does anyone know a company that does carry a more secure product at a decent price? Our company does use a Nortel VoIP system and we are looking to expand with wireless sets that work with our BCM. Securely.

What is IP address? Explain how you will get IP address of a computer system? An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique address that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP). Any participating network device — including routers, computers, time-servers, printers, Internet fax machines, and some telephones — can have their own unique address. An IP address can also be thought of as the equivalent of a street address or a phone number (compare: VoIP) for a computer or other network device on the Internet. Just as each street address and phone number uniquely identifies a building or telephone, an IP address can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on a network. An IP address can appear to be shared by multiple client devices either because they are part of a shared hosting web server environment or because a proxy server (e.g. an ISP or anonymizer service) acts as an intermediary agent on behalf of its customers, in which case the real originating IP addresses might be hidden from the server receiving a request. The analogy to telephone systems would be the use of predial numbers (proxy) and extensions (shared). IP addresses are managed and created by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. IANA generally assigns super-blocks to Regional Internet Registries, who in turn allocate smaller blocks to Internet Service Providers and enterprises.

landline phone through pc not using voip, but regular phone service? I am trying to find out if it is possible to connect a standard telephone with standard landline service to a pc and talk through a pc headset instead of the standard landline handset. The reason being: I am trying to find a way to answer the phone with my standard company greeting, instead of physically saying it each time I answer the phone. So if you know of another way of applying a standard telephone greeting, I would be interested in that also. I would also like to use the system to for making calls by announcing the company name and who I am when making phone calls, and then I can start speaking after the repetitive intro is complete. Thanks for your help.

Small home office phone system? Hi my setup in the house so far is 2 telephone lines 1 for calls 1 for fax and a 4mb broadband , i will be starting my own buisness and was looking to get a phone system like big companies have "press 1 to sale press 2 to complain etc." i would like the ability to monitor my calls on the desktop and see what department the call is coming to and accept basicly a switch board on my computer im not too bothered about a desktop one this would cool although i would settle for a phone with flashing lites for diffrent departments , if possible ? ive also heard about VOIP phone systems using my internet would it be alot more reliable to use a phone line instead of internet , incase of brakedowns? Thanks for anyone that can help Gary.

I am looking for medical transcription services/dictation services and voice recognition software in regard t? This is what I am looking for. Medical practices and telephone systems and voice mail. We would be looking for the type of system or software used. Pros and cons for the different systems or software programs; cost (for different # users), licensing, system life, adaptability /compatibility to/with a computer network system, VoIP, data storage, etc... any information along these lines would be helpful. This is for my capstone class & I could really use some help on my end of the project. PLEASE HELP ^_^ (its due by next week)

sound breakup with my vonage system? I am connected from a Arris TM502 modem into a Motorola wireless router into my Vonage wireless device. I receive both internet and voip but am having interruptions when using the telephone. I have reduced the bit useage from the default 90 to the minimum 30 on the Vonage set up but I am still having issues. Any ideas?

If I have broadband VOIP, can I access the internet with a dial up ISP? I am considering getting a broadband connection and a VOIP service and eliminating my land line. From what I can see, most of the things I want (cable internet, movie downloads) require Windows Operating System and my current computer has SUSE Linux Operating System. I plan on buying another computer with Win OS, but would like to access the internet on this other computer for shopping and financial dealings (because I feel more secure with it) The cable internet allows 20 hours a month of dial up access, can I dial up through the VOIP lines as I do now using the telephone line? (I would have the new computer attached to the broadband connection, but still want internet access on this computer.) I would bet that Linux OS could be massaged to overcome some of the system requirements for Window OS but I am technically illiterate and feel this would be my favored option (if able)

how can I use my computer as a phone(not talking about VoIP)? I want to be able to use my computer as a normal telephone. I'm not talking about VoIP. I want to plug a normal phone line into my computer and use my computer to dial on my landline and use it as if it were a phone. I don't have a Windows computer. my Operating System is debian/GNU Linux (5.0) so, anyway... I was just wondering how I could do this..I'm pretty sure it can be done.. if you need more information just let me know. I'll add more details.

what are the hardware requirement to implement a VOIP service? A company is going to use VOIP technology.The infrastructure of the company is as follows: Head Office in Wollongong 20 employees with each computer. Cat 5 cable with 2 data points at each desk(1 for Pc) Old PBX system with 10 incoming line on an OnRamp 10 standard telephones Branch offices are all identical (Picton,Mittagong,Goulburn) 5 employees with one computer each 1.5 mb broadband 5 telephone lines I want the information in following regards: necessary hardware requirement at each site the cost of implementation of the hardware for each site

Establishing home alarm monitoring without tel line? I have not had regular telephone service in years. I want to connect my home security system to a monitoring service. I can't justify paying the $40/mth just for the use of the monitoring svc. Has anyone used a straight (not VOIP, vonage, etc) internet connection for alarm monitoring?

PC to Home Phone Connection? Now that Skype has opened up VoIP, I heard Clark Howard talking about a very inexpensive/possibly free way to connect your PC to your home telephone system so that you can make Skype calls using any phone in your house. Does anyone know what he is talking about? I searched his website and couldn't find any reference to it. Is it hardware? Software? Both? Where can I get it?

What VOIP service should I choose? You know, I used to spend hours and hours researching crap online because I am technologically ignorant but now I just ask you guys. So... yay! I want to set up some sort of VOIP service in my home but I would really prefer to pay nothing or next to nothing. I realize there are systems like Magic Jack on the cheap but as I understand, that would have to stay plugged into my laptop (which is my only computer), and I don't want that. Then, there are systems like Vonage that could run through all the wall jacks in my home, which would be super awesome, but I don't want to pay "that much." (Ha- its not that much but I still don't want to pay it). So... my actual query. Is there a happy medium? I want a real phone number that can be called from a land line or cell and which would run on at least 1 telephone in my home. I don't care if that phone is plugged into a wall jack or my wireless modem or whatever, as long as it does not plug into my computer. Any suggestions?

Calls using computers? Hello VoIP is a system that allows you to telephone people using the internet, but because this requires a service which has to be paid for such as Skype; I want to do this a different way. I want to be able to access my land-line service using my computer. I would need to be able to find some way to be able to operate my telephone with my computer, how could this be done? CREED

What is a PBX used for? My organization used to have an audio system and a conferencing bridge, with analog telephone service, to allow anyone to dial into a public conferencing system, to listen to the audio inside the organization, from a phone at home. Now, to save costs, they decided to eliminate the use of a public conferencing system, and decided to just have a private conferencing system, inside the organization. To do this, they decided to get a VoIP phone system. Now, they have a cable modem for VoIP phone service, a Linksys wireless router, and a PBX. Before they got VoIP, they had 2 phone numbers, but I am not sure if they still have the same phone numbers. In this case, what is the PBX used for? Does it act as a bridge for the conferencing system, to allow people to dial in, to listen to the audio coming from the organization? Is there anything else that the PBX could be doing in this organization? Also, why is a PBX necessary?

A strange new way to use the phone? In 2005, I set up some free fax software which is said to use VoIP to sent faxes through the computer system. I had no service provider for this software to function. I accessed it using Microsoft word fax system that allows users to send faxes, which is found under 'File > Send to > Fax recipient'. If that uses VoIP to send faxes with no subscription to a service provider; then the same principal sound be possible for telephone calls through the computer without a service provider. The only service provider would be the one that makes the land-line phone which is already installed. But when I go to find software to make telephone calls through the computer, it says that you need a service provider. How can that possible that I sent a fax without one then? Not only did I do that, but I also got someone speak to me through the computer when they thought they were receiving a phone call, using a telephone/fax machine. Any ideas from what I have written above, as to how to make phone calls using the computer like I did when I sent faxes? CREED

Do you have to pay to talk on the phone with someone in the army? My friend is talking on the computer to a man who claims he is in the US Army. They speak of love and the notion that they will be together when he returns from his tour in Afghanistan. He sent this e-mail stating that to contact him through a service called "TS2 Phoning Communication System" and it would cost 190 dollars: Good Day, Thanks for the request about the Ts2 phonning communication System. This is the phoning service through which you can communicate with your military friends and the families. Your message received via SF/ AKO/ Sergeant Steve Benny/E-5. we shall start the processing as soon as your request is confirmed Virtual family reunions are being provided for US troops serving in Iraq by Ts2 Business (ts2), a provider of integrated communications and information technology (IT) solutions and a unit of Skyport Communications (NYSE:VZ), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) (NYSE:WMT), along with ts2 and the USO (United Service Organizations), which provides services to US military personnel and their families. Ts2 TelePresence is being used to enable troops to speak to family in the US, from now on.. Ts2 offers technical solutions to build systems connected via LAN, WAN, ISDN, VPN, VoIP, twisted pair, fiber or other networks—for several users. Once you provide us with this information you are no longer anonymous to us (We) protect your privacy. W e do not insist you to provide extra personal information than necessary All information collected will not be used for any illegal activity. This is what we a re going to use in registration with the Military ts2 phonning Service in other to have the access to our Ts2 phoning facility. Ts2, users can communicate and collaborate in real-time as though meeting face-to -face. We also provide Thuraya Satellite Phones for the Milit ary personnel. Kindly get back to us with your Information when the payment is sent to the section address. City : Phone Number& Service provider: Address: Basic advantages of the Thuraya satellite telephony we provides for the Military are: Possibility of communicating freely in 110 countries in Europe, North and Centra Africa, Asia, and Middle East. Satellite and GSM connectivity in one telephone . Posibility of calling Inmarsat A/B/Mini/ Iridium networks No prepaid cards needed . Free Thuraya - SG-2520 Handset - Satellite/GSM . Where he or she needs the services (We) protect your privacy. We do not insist you to provide extra personal information than necessary. All information collected will not be used for any illegal activity The information is what we are going to use to register you with our service. You are duly permitted to make a Refundable payment worth of $190 to the Underneath WU account details. THE WESTERN UNION ACCOUNT DETAIL RECEIVER'S NAME: DAVID GROVER ZIP CODE: 94930 CITY : FAIRFAX STATE : CALIFORNIA And you send us the Western Union MTCN details as given. For us to endorse your application with the immediate release of the Telcomm paper works. Ts2 CONFIGURATION DETAILS AND SOFTWARE ROUTINE CODE WILL BE DISPATCH TO YOU AFTER SERVICES PAYMENT FOR THE CONNECTION. Thanks for the consideration. Regards, Phoning section THIS MESSAGE IS FROM PHONING SECTION She is worried this is some sort of scam. If someone could help me and my friend it would be greatly appreciated.

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Who needs Israel? Don't we all? Many Western and European political leaders have come dangerously close to deciding that little Israel is the "thorn in the side" of world order. Their logic goes something like "Who needs Israel? Let her be erased, her people dispersed (or whatever), and the Middle East can settle comfortably into a harmonious Islamic community of states. Problem solved!" Israel, the 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000th of the world's population, can make claim to an astounding number of society's advances in almost every direction. Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and technicians in the workforce, with 145 per 10,000 Israeli researchers have: -Invented (VoIP) technology -Discovered the molecular trigger that causes psoriasis -Developed Ex-Press shunt to provide relief for glaucoma sufferers -Unveiled a blood test that diagnoses heart attacks . . . by telephone! -Developed the first fully computerized, no-radiation, diagnostic instrumentation for breast cancer -Designed the first flight system to protect passenger and freighter aircraft against missile attack -Developed the first ingestible video camera, so small it fits inside a pill — enabling doctors to diagnose cancer and digestive disorders These are only a few of Israel's recent contributions to the welfare of the world. There are just too many to list here. Water shortage, global warming, space travel, anti-virus, anti-smallpox, blood pressure, solar power, paralysis, diabetes, data storage — these and hundreds more — are being addressed by her scientists. They're pioneering in DNA research, using tiny strands to create human transistors that can literally build themselves — and playing an important role in identifying a defective gene that causes a rare and usually fatal disease in Arab infants! Who needs Israel? Let's be honest. We all do. http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56783 Ah, the anti-Semites have come out of the woodwork I see

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I need a simple home office PBX that works with analog wired phones.? Can someone recommend a PBX for my needs? I have a home office with one incoming land line. I don't what to change my phone plan nor my number. But I'd like to have an automated attendant that I can record (e.g. "Thank you for calling Acme Anvil Co. For Eric, press 1. For Samantha, press 2) and then be able to connect the wired telephones that I already have to "line one" and "line 2." I'm not worried about a high volume of calls, so the one incoming line is fine. I definitely don't want a PC or software-based system - A simple standalone box is fine. (I don't need VOIP or cordless handsets, detailed data on the calls, or anything complex). thanks

What are the advantages of VOIP over a normal home telephone system? I haven't got much of an idea what I'm looking at, I need to buy a new phone for the house but I've seen some which are compatible with VOIP but are expensive, is it worth the extra money. Any advice on the whole system would be great. I currently have a --- RoadRunnter --- line and service and Dishnet TV with broadband package. Most phone usage will be evenings and weekend.

I got a work at home job and they strictly note to use a land line as telephone, but i have voip with skype? Will they know that my number is a voip (voice over internet)? I want to know if I can get away with using it like this because i do not have a land line. They say their system wont be compatible, but theres gotta be a way I can use this. Its still a phone and works just like a land line. please help me!!

Small home office phone system? Hi my setup in the house so far is 2 telephone lines 1 for calls 1 for fax and a 4mb broadband , i will be starting my own buisness and was looking to get a phone system like big companies have "press 1 to sale press 2 to complain etc." i would like the ability to monitor my calls on the desktop and see what department the call is coming to and accept basicly a switch board on my computer im not too bothered about a desktop one this would cool although i would settle for a phone with flashing lites for diffrent departments , if possible ? ive also heard about VOIP phone systems using my internet would it be alot more reliable to use a phone line instead of internet , incase of brakedowns?

My employer wants to put a VOIP phone on my network? I work from home and my boss sent me a VOIP phone (that is tied to the main telephone system at the office) to plug in on my residential broadband service. Since they can track and record calls, I need to know what other information can they obtain. Can they capture internet use on the network? Can they listen to my personal VOIP service? Would they get my wireless network key? ETC....

networking question on VoIP? You have decided to establish a VoIP system in your home. Which of the following devices is necessary to connect your analog telephone to your VoIP server? a) ATA b) IP-PBX c) Softphone d) Codec

help i have no idea wat this means some body explain in short text 10 points best answer in plain explantion? Overview Instant messaging (IM) and chat are technologies that facilitate near real-time text based communication between two or more participants over a network. It is important to understand that what separates chat and instant messaging from technologies such as e-mail is the perceived synchronicity of the communication by the user - Chat happens in real-time before your eyes. For this reason, some people consider communication via instant messaging to be less intrusive than communication via phone. However, some systems allow the sending of messages to people not currently logged on (offline messages), thus removing much of the difference between Instant Messaging and e-mail. Instant Messaging allows instantaneous communication between a number of parties simultaneously, by transmitting information quickly. Some IM systems allow users to use webcams and Microphone which made them more popular than others. Due to this feature users can have a real-time conversation. In addition IM has additional features such as: the immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply, group chatting, conference services (including voice and video), conversation logging and file transfer. IM allows effective and efficient communication, featuring immediate receipt of acknowledgment or reply. In certain cases Instant Messaging involves additional features, which make it even more popular, i.e. to see the other party, e.g. by using web-cams, or to talk directly for free over the Internet. It is possible to save a conversation for later reference. Instant messages are typically logged in a local message history which closes the gap to the persistent nature of e-mails and facilitates quick exchange of information like URLs or document snippets (which can be unwieldy when communicated via telephone). [edit] History In early instant messaging programs each character appeared when it was typed. The UNIX "talk" command shown in these screenshots was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s.Instant messaging actually predates the Internet, first appearing on multi-user operating systems like CTSS and Multics[1] in the mid-1960s. Initially, many of these systems, such as CTSS'.SAVED, were used as notification systems for services like printing, but quickly were used to facilitate communication with other users logged in to the same machine. As networks developed, the protocols spread with the networks. Some of these used a peer-to-peer protocol (eg talk, ntalk and ytalk), while others required peers to connect to a server (see talker and IRC). During the Bulletin board system (BBS) phenomenon that peaked during the 1980s, some systems incorporated chat features which were similar to instant messaging; Freelancin'_Roundtable was one prime example. In the last half of the 1980s and into the early 1990s, the Quantum Link online service for Commodore 64 computers offered user-to-user messages between currently connected customers which they called "On-Line Messages" (or OLM for short). Quantum Link's better known later incarnation, America Online, offers a similar product under the name "AOL Instant Messages" (AIM). While the Quantum Link service ran on a Commodore 64, using only the Commodore's PETSCII text-graphics, the screen was visually divided up into sections and OLMs would appear as a yellow bar saying "Message From:" and the name of the sender along with the message across the top of whatever the user was already doing, and presented a list of options for responding.[2] As such, it could be considered a sort of GUI, albeit much more primitive than the later Unix, Windows and Macintosh based GUI IM programs. OLMs were what Q-Link called "Plus Services" meaning they charged an extra per-minute fee on top of the monthly Q-Link access costs. Modern, Internet-wide, GUI-based messaging clients, as they are known today, began to take off in the mid 1990s with ICQ (1996) being the first, followed by AOL Instant Messenger (AOL Instant Messenger, 1997). AOL later acquired Mirabilis, the creators of ICQ. A few years later ICQ (by now owned by AOL) was awarded two patents for instant messaging by the U.S. patent office. Meanwhile, other companies developed their own applications (Excite, MSN, Ubique, and Yahoo), each with its own proprietary protocol and client; users therefore had to run multiple client applications if they wished to use more than one of these networks. In 1998 IBM released IBM Lotus Sametime, a product based on technology acquired when IBM bought Haifa-based Ubique and Lexington-based Databeam. In 2000, an open source application and open standards-based protocol called Jabber was launched. Jabber servers could act as gateways to other IM protocols, reducing the need to run multiple clients. Multi-protocol clients such as Digsby,Pidgin, Trillian, Adium and Miranda can use any of the popular IM protocols by using additional local libraries for each protocol. IBM Lotus Sametime's November 2007 release added IBM Lotus Sametime Gateway support for XMPP. Recently, many instant messaging services have begun to offer video conferencing features, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and web conferencing services. Web conferencing services integrate both video conferencing and instant messaging capabilities. Some newer instant messaging companies are offering desktop sharing, IP radio, and IPTV to the voice and video features. The term "instant messenger" is a service mark of Time Warner[3] and may not be used in software not affiliated with AOL in the United States. For this reason, the instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim or gaim announced in April 2007 that they would be renamed "Pidgin"[4]. [edit] Cooperation Standard free instant messaging applications offer functions like file transfer, contact lists, the ability to have similtaneous converstations etc. These may be all the functions that a small business needs but larger organisations will require more sophisticated applications that can work together. The solution to finding applications capable of this is to use enterprise versions of instant messaging applications. These include titles like Jabber, Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office Communicator, etc., which are often integrated with other enterprise applications such as workflow systems. These enterprise applications, or Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), are built to certain constraints, namely storing data in a common format. There have been several attempts to create a unified standard for instant messaging: IETF's SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and SIMPLE (SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions), APEX (Application Exchange), Prim (Presence and Instant Messaging Protocol), the open XML-based XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), more commonly known as Jabber and OMA's (Open Mobile Alliance) IMPS (Instant Messaging and Presence Service) created specifically for mobile devices. Most attempts at creating a unified standard for the major IM providers (AOL, Yahoo! and Microsoft) have failed and each continues to use its own proprietary protocol. However, while discussions at IETF were stalled, Reuters head of collaboration services, David Gurle (the founder of Microsoft's Real Time Communication and Collaboration business), signed the first inter-service provider connectivity agreement on September 2003. This agreement enabled AIM, ICQ and MSN Messenger users to talk with Reuters Messaging counterparts and vice-versa against an access fee. Following this, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL came to a deal where Microsoft's Live Communication Server 2005 users would also have the possibility to talk to public instant messaging users. This deal established SIP/SIMPLE as a standard for protocol interoperability and established a connectivity fee for accessing public instant messaging clouds. Separately, on October 13, 2005 Microsoft and Yahoo! announced that by (the Northern Hemisphere) summer of 2006 they would interoperate using SIP/SIMPLE which is followed on December 2005 by the AOL and Google strategic partnership deal where Google Talk users would be able to talk with AIM and ICQ users provided they have an identity at AOL. There are two ways to combine the many disparate protocols: One way is to combine the many disparate protocols inside the IM client application. The other way is to combine the many disparate protocols inside the IM server application. This approach moves the task of communicating to the other services to the server. Clients need not know or care about other IM protocols. For example, LCS 2005 Public IM Connectivity. This approach is popular in Jabber/XMPP servers however the so-called transport projects suffer the same reverse engineering difficulties as any other project involved with closed protocols or formats. Some approaches, such as that adopted by the Sonork enterprise IM software or the Jabber/XMPP network or Winpopup LAN Messenger, allow organizations to create their own private instant messaging network by enabling them to limit access to the server (often with the IM network entirely behind their firewall) and administer user permissions. Other corporate messaging systems allow registered users to also connect from outside the corporation LAN, by using a secure firewall-friendly HTTPS based protocol. Typically, a dedicated corporate IM server has several advantages such as pre-populated contact lists, integrated authentication, and better security and privacy. Some networks have made changes to prevent them from being utilized by such multi-network IM clients. For example, Trillian had to release several revisions and patches to allow its users to access the MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! networks, after changes were made to these networks. The major IM providers typically cite the need for formal agreements as well as security concerns as reasons for making these changes. [edit] Mobile Instant Messaging Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) is a presence enabled messaging service that aims to transpose the desktop messaging experience to the usage scenario of being on the move. While several of the core ideas of the desktop experience on one hand apply to a connected mobile device, others do not: Users usually only look at their phone's screen — presence status changes might occur under different circumstances as happens at the desktop, and several functional limits exist based on the fact that the vast majority of mobile communication devices are chosen by their users to fit into the palm of their hand. Some of the form factor and mobility related differences need to be taken into account in order to create a really adequate, powerful and yet convenient mobile experience: radio bandwidth, memory size, availability of media formats, keypad based input, screen output, CPU performance and battery power are core issues that desktop device users and even nomadic users with connected network. [edit] Friend-to-friend networks Instant Messaging may be done in a Friend-to-friend network, in which each node connects to the friends on the friendslist. This allows for communication with friends of friends and for the building of chatrooms for instant messages with all friends on that network. Emotions are often expressed in shorthand. For example; lol. But a movement is currently underway to be more accurate with the emotional expression. Real time reactions such as (chortle) (snort) (guffaw) or (eye-roll) are rapidly taking the place of acronyms.[citation needed] [edit] Business application Instant messaging has proven to be similar to personal computers, e-mail, and the WWW, in that its adoption for use as a business communications medium was driven primarily by individual employees using consumer software at work, rather than by formal mandate or provisioning by corporate information technology departments. Tens of millions of the consumer IM accounts in use are being used for business purposes by employees of companies and other organizations. In response to the demand for business-grade IM and the need to ensure security and legal compliance, a new type of instant messaging, called "Enterprise Instant Messaging" ("EIM") was created when Lotus Software launched IBM Lotus Sametime in 1998. Microsoft followed suit shortly thereafter with Microsoft Exchange Instant Messaging, later created a new platform called Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, and released Office Communications Server 2007 in October 2007. Both IBM Lotus and Microsoft have introduced federation between their EIM systems and some of the public IM networks so that employees may use a single interface to both their internal EIM system and their contacts on AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!. Current leading EIM platforms include IBM Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office Communications Server, and Jabber XCP. In addition, industry-focused EIM platforms such as IMtrader from Pivot Incorporated, Reuters Messaging, and Bloomberg Messaging provide enhanced IM capabilities to financial services companies. The adoption of IM across corporate networks outside of the control of IT organizations creates risks and liabilities for companies who do not effectively manage and support IM use. Companies implement specialized IM archiving and security products and services like those from Secure Computing, Akonix, SurfControl, and ScanSafe to mitigate these risks and provide safe, secure, productive instant messaging capabilities to their employees. [edit] Practical Use in Enterprise The popular embrace of IM technology for sharing information has quickly led to organizations adopting IM solutions for the perceived advantages that can be brought by it. As organizations are becoming more information based (McNurlin & Sprague, 2006, p.499) the need for effective knowledge sharing, team working and collaborative environments amongst employees has become vital, especially within more geographically dispersed teams. Typically IM conversations tend to have a certain "character", they are often short and only cover one topic. Media-switching and multitasking are common throughout, however IM might also be used between established coworkers and friends for longer, more intermittent conversation. In their report of IM use at the workplace Nardi et al. (2000) identifies the four primary functions of IM which are often cited in other reports, These primary functions are: Quick Questions and Clarifications Coordinating and scheduling tasks Coordinating impromptu social meetings Keeping in touch with friends and family IM is perhaps best suited to "Quick Questions and Clarifications" as this is the most often mentioned attribute in other reports. A user can "respond rapidly without the overhead of telephone or FTF interaction. For example, IDC reports, "Users see IM as a medium for quick, semi-permanent ‘flashes’ that beg a near-immediate response" (Isaacs et al., 2002). Nardi's second and third observations are enabled in part due to the "Presence Awareness" feature of IM clients in which the user knows who is "available". This is the most relevant for colleagues who share the same physical space as each other and even paves the way for other mediums to take up the task of communication e.g. F2F or Phone. The implication is that viable communication of any sort can in someway be encouraged through IM's "Presence Awareness" feature. (Issacs et al, 2002) supports this view, "IM in business might not be the main tool for of communication, it could just be the meeting point for another type of media e.g. conference calls. Nardi's third and fourth observations focus on the social use of IM, which have also been widely publicized in other report. That IM is used for keeping in touch with friends and arranging social events has led some employers to believe that it is used primarily for this purpose. According to (Issacs et al, 2002) a market study found that "'Fear of losing employee productivity’ was the greatest concern of businesses in regards to instant messaging". The study by (Issacs et al, 2002) goes on to suggest this fear is unfounded as it was found that on average "only 13% of conversations contained personal topics", and "only 6.4% were exclusively personal". [edit] Review of Products "IM solutions can typically be catagorised into two types: Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Consumer Instant Mesaging (CIM). Enterprise solutions use an internal IM server, however this isn't always feasible, particularly for smaller businesses with limited budgets. The second option, using a (CIM) provides the advantage of being inexpensive to implement and has little need for investing in new hardware or server software. However, in recent years open source IM clients such as Jabber have emerged that provide free EIM grade solutions. (Wikipedia,. 2008) For corporate use encryption and conversation archiving are usually regarded as important features due to security concerns. Sometimes the use of different operating systems in organizations calls for the use of software that supports more than one platform. For example many software companies use Windows XP in administration departments but have software developers who use Linux. Most people have had experience of using online chat and messaging over the internet whether it is with Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger, Skype or e-mail. One form of chat and messaging currently popular is Bebo. It is a non-corporate form of messaging which allows its user to create and maintain a social network. Libraries use chat applications and Morris Messenger is an application commonly used by them. This is a power based instant messenger, which uses Perl, SQL, and small Java. It accepts input from both staff and regular customers and saves important information in an SQL database built for the system. [edit] Risks and liabilities Although instant messaging delivers many benefits, it also carries with it certain risks and liabilities, particularly when used in workplaces. Among these risks and liabilities are: Security risks (e.g. IM used to infect computers with spyware, viruses, trojans, worms) Compliance risks Inappropriate use Intellectual property leakage Crackers (malicious "hacker" or black hat hacker) have consistently used IM networks as vectors for delivering phishing attempts, "poison URL's", and virus-laden file attachments from 2004 to the present, with over 1100 discrete attacks listed by the IM Security Center[5] in 2004-2007. Hackers use two methods of delivering malicious code through IM: delivery of virus, trojan, or spyware within an infected file, and the use of "socially engineered" text with a web address that entices the recipient to click on a URL that connects him or her to a website that then downloads malicious code. Viruses, worms, and trojans typically propagate by sending themselves rapidly through the infected user's buddy list. An effective attack using a poison URL may reach tens of thousands of people in minutes when each person's buddy list receives messages appearing to be from a trusted friend. The recipients click on the web address, and the entire cycle starts again. Infections may range from nuisance to criminal, and are becoming more sophisticated each year. In addition to the malicious code threat, the use of instant messaging at work also creates a risk of non-compliance to laws and regulations governing the use of electronic communications in businesses. In the United States alone there are over 10,000 laws and regulations related to electronic messaging and records retention.[6] The more well-known of these include the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, HIPAA, and SEC 17a-3. Clarification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") was issued to member firms in the financial services industry in December, 2007, noting that "electronic communications", "email", and "electronic correspondence" may be used interchangeably and can include such forms of electronic messaging as instant messaging and text messaging.[7] Changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, effective December 1, 2006, created a new category for electronic records which may be requested during discovery (law) in legal proceedings. Most countries around the world also regulate the use of electronic messaging and electronic records retention in similar fashion to the United States. The most common regulations related to IM at work involve the need to produce archived business communications to satisfy government or judicial requests under law. Many instant messaging communications fall into the category of business communications that must be archived and retrievable. Organizations of all types must protect themselves from the liability of their employees' inappropriate use of IM. The informal, immediate, and ostensibly anonymous nature of instant messaging makes it a candidate for abuse in the workplace. The topic of inappropriate IM use became front page news in October 2006 when Congressman Mark Foley resigned his seat after admitting sending offensive instant messages of a sexual nature to underage former House pages from his Congressional office PC. The Mark Foley Scandal led to media coverage and mainstream newspaper articles warning of the risks of inappropriate IM use in workplaces. In most countries, corporations have a legal responsibility to ensure harassment-free work environment for employees. The use of corporate-owned computers, networks, and software to harass an individual or spread inappropriate jokes or language creates a liability for not only the offender but also the employer. A survey by IM archiving and security provider Akonix Systems, Inc. in March 2007 showed that 31% of respondents had been harassed over IM at work.[8] Companies now include instant messaging as an integral component of their policies on appropriate use of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and other corporate assets. Within the company there is also the risk of employees using instant messaging to release confidential information and project details to an outside source. This issue is best controlled by a combination of written policy and technology. An organization's policies on use of IM in the workplace should be an integral part of the overall computing and network use policies, and should be published and communicated at least annually. In addition to written policy, organizations should implement "gateways" or IM security products to monitor content of inbound and outbound messages. Products from IM security providers (See section on IM security) typically allow administrators to set alerts and enforce policy (i.e. allow or block messages) based on keywords and regular expressions within instant messages. Employees may also misuse IM to communicate on a personal level with friends and family. This is poor use of a business’s time and resources, as the employee’s effectiveness will most certainly decrease due to the added distractions. (Licari, J., May 2005). Businesses often use IM security products to monitor and archive IM conversations for the purpose of minimizing this type of productivity drain. [edit] Security and archiving In the early 2000s, a new class of IT security provider emerged to provide remedies for the risks and liabilities faced by corporations who chose to use IM for business communications. The IM security providers created new products to be installed in corporate networks for the purpose of archiving, content-scanning, and security-scanning IM traffic moving in and out of the corporation. Similar to the e-mail filtering vendors, the IM security providers focus on the risks and liabilities described above. With rapid adoption of IM in the workplace, demand for IM security products began to grow in the mid-2000s. By 2007, the preferred platform for the purchase of security software had become the "appliance", according to IDC, who estimate that by 2008, 80% of network security products will be delivered via an appliance.[9] [edit] User base Note that many of the numbers listed in this section are not directly comparable, and some are speculative. Some instant messaging systems are distributed among many different instances and thus difficult to measure in total (e.g. Jabber). While some numbers are given by the owners of a complete instant messaging system, others are provided by commercial vendors of a part of a distributed system. Some companies may be motivated to inflate their numbers in order to increase advertisement earnings or to attract partners, clients, or customers. Importantly, some numbers are reported as the number of "active" users (without a shared standard of that activity), others indicate total user accounts, while others indicate only the users logged in during an instance of peak usage. Service User count Date/source AIM 53 million active September 2006 >100 million total January 2006 Jabber 40-50 million total January 2007, based on calculations of Jabber Inc 90 million total Based on calculations of Process-One: Process-One uses ejabberd as Jabber server software. If it is assumed that ejabberd has a 40% market share amongst public and private open source server deployments, there are 50 million users using open source servers. With Jabber Inc's numbers, this adds up to the 90 million number stated here. eBuddy 35 million total October 2006, including 4 million mobile users Windows Live Messenger 294 million active worldwide November 2007 Yahoo! Messenger 22 million total September 2006 QQ 20 million peak online (majority in China) 3 June 2006 221 million "active" (majority in China) 3 June 2006 IBM Lotus Sametime 17 million total (private, in enterprises) November 2007 ICQ 15 million active July 2006 Skype 12 million peak online February 2008 309 million total April 2008 Xfire 10 million total May 2008 MXit 7 million total (>560,000 outside of South Africa) 10 August 2007. Note that these users are part of the Jabber user base as MXit federates with the Jabber network. Gadu-Gadu 5.6 million total June 2006 Paltalk 3.3 million unique visitors per month August 2006 IMVU 1 million total June 2007 Mail.ru Agent 1 million active (daily) September 2006 Meebo 1 million total October 2006 PSYC 1 million active (daily) (majority in Brazil) February 2007. Total count cannot be accurately estimated due to the decentralized nature of the protocol. VZOchat >200,000 October 2007 [edit] IM Language Users sometimes make use of internet slang or text speak to abbreviate common words or expressions in order to quicken conversations or to reduce keystrokes. [edit] See also Comparison of instant messaging clients Comparison of instant messaging protocols Instant messaging manager LAN messenger Text messaging it is a question

Not receiving incoming voip calls? I have my High Speed connected to a Linksys Wireless Router. Connected to this Wireless Router I have a WIFI and Laptop as wireless connection and a Linksys PAP2 and a VOIP841 Telephone Deck for Skype and PSTN calls as well. My Linksys PAP2 has two lines, one going to my home line and a second one connected to the VOIP 841 Telehone Deck, which makes my Skype out calls and through my connection coming from my Telephone Adapter(Linksys PAP2) I can receive Non skype SIP calls. I make skype calls using my voip 841 system very well, but I can't receive non skype calls anymore like before. Should I change any setting on my wireless router like port forwarding,,etc....Is my Telephone adapter causing problems or not configured properly?! Can any expert help me please? I receive non skype sip phone calls perfectly to a softphone with the same setting as with the account that is supposed to work with the VOIP 481 Deck Telephone system.

How do they CREATE a VoIP telephone network (not just "how does it work, but how is it CREATED!)? Did Vonage and Digis and magicJack and whatever others there are out there all have to place internet-conversion servers out at all different municipalities, so that when we call with our phone in the little box and then it goes over the internet, something is on the other end to convert those internet signals back into a regular phone call for those millions of people still using standard phone service? Wouldn't that have taken several years to deploy all over like that? Or exactly how do ya do that? Does each new VoIP phone company have to put their own receiving-end convert-down servers in every area of the nation like that, or do they share resources, or what, exactly? Well, I mean would it be that the first one who did it (was it Vonage?) have laid all that ground work, and then the new ones, so that they don't have to reinvent the wheel, just lease parts of the same systems from the first one (probably Vonage)? But if that were the case, then what about magicJack, with their only $20/year system? In order to not have to pay the earlier settlers lease for their work, they'd have to have "reinvented the wheel" for their system, huh? One person told me that they got the traditional phone companies to do that work for them. Well, how would that go over well with those companies, knowing how much competition the VoIPs might be against them? So if that were the case, then how could that kind of cooperation be reached? And either way, then if there's internet in distant nations from us (the USA where I am), why don't we just get to pay the same monthly rate when calling someone connected to a regular phone company out in... oh, say... the Philippines, as we do here, instead of still having to pay the semitraditional, but still somewhat inexpensive, 17-23c/min. or so that companies like OneSuite.com charge us (still less expensive than regular phone companies charge without a monthly international rate plane in place)? How does that all work (not just the service itself, but how to BUILD a network that works like that)? You don't need to try to answer how the sound data is converted into and back out of digital packets and transferred over the internet servers out there. I'm just asking mostly about bringing that internet signal back down to regular phone networks. Can ya answer that, please? Will you please come back to see what follow-ups (but not chat) I may need to return to your answers in case those answers could use editing for additional clarification or other information in order to be complete (because of some kind of comparison logic or whatever)? Thanks, if so. By the way, this OneSuite.com isn't the kind of service where we plug our phones into special hardware, and I don't even know if it uses VoIP in some way. It's just a service that lets us pay 17-23 cents per minute for calling places like the Philippines from here when we dial their number and then our PIN and then the number we want to call. I mentioned them just for the comparison between their prices and just the flat rates for within-the-nation calling with services like Vonage, Digis, and magicJack. Uh, adam... yeah, uh... I think I KNOW that the internet was there already. That's not what I was asking. You misunderstood what I thought I was so careful to already explain. Will you try actually READING someone's question details before answering, next time, please? What I was REALLY asking is since the regular phone companies don't use internet service to route their calls, how the VoIP companies tie in with those. And yeah, since we could call to any city in any part of the nation through one of these VoIP companies, that's why there would need to be an internet-to-standard-phone server set up everywhere. Also, no, even if VoIP was COMPLETELY over the internet, it wouldn't be FREE, because hellOOOO, there's still the ISP charge and also the charge for using the technology someone has worked so hard to develop for this to work. Anybody have a REAL answer, now?