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SIPphone Offers Free US Telephone Numbers Which Ring Computer and Mobile Identity
SIPphone today announced Area775, a new VOIP service where one personal phone number can ring a landline, mobile phone or any computer connected to the Internet, so incoming calls can be answered from anywhere. With the service, available immediately from www.area775.com, users can sign up for a free U.S. telephone number that, when dialed, will ring both their computer and any U.S. mobile phone or landline. Incoming calls can be screened from any phone or computer by listening to voicemail messages callers leave while they are speaking. Desired calls can be answered and unwanted calls can be ignored with resulting voicemail messages sent to an email account as an audio attachment.
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SIPphone Announces $6.0 Million Venture Capital Investment; Funding To Expand Popular PC Based VOIP Service To WiFi And Mobile Phones
SIPphone Inc, developers of the popular VOIP software Gizmo Project have secured $6.0 million in funding to expand their SIP standard service to non-PC devices such as adapters, routers, WiFi handsets and dual mode mobile phones.
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Gizmo Project and Google Talk become the first major networks to roll out full instant messaging compatibility
SIPphone and Google Talk became the first major instant messaging networks to launch complete compatibility between their userbases. This relationship is the culmination of over six months of cooperation between the two companies to bring a fully interoperable communication experience to the world. Available immediately, Gizmo Project and Google Talk users have seamless connectivity between the networks as if they were one.
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SIPphone Releases Gizmo Project 1.0 With Agreement to Connect With Google Talk
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2005--SIPphone Inc. announces Gizmo Project 1.0 net calling software along with an agreement to connect to the Google Talk instant messaging network using open standards. The software, available immediately at www.gizmoproject.com for Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and Linux computers, makes PC calling free, easy, fun and powerful with a wealth of new industry leading features.
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Is Gizmo Project a Skype Killer?
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2005--Gizmo Project (www.gizmoproject.com) announces the public beta of its free consumer VoIP software, heralded by early beta testers as "the first viable Skype alternative." Free downloads are available for both Windows and Mac users on its website. The software has won early praise from press and bloggers alike for its clean user interface, simplicity, and use of open standards and directory.
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Skype vs. Gizmo Project
For those of you not in the know, there are now two programs out there that do free P2P VoIP - Skype has been around for quite awhile now, where Gizmo Project (which may get a new name soon) is a relative newcomer. Both offer similar paid services, such as the ability to call out to standard phone networks, or the ability to have your own custom inbound number.
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Project Gizmo challenges Skype
IP Telephony is on the brink of becoming mainstream in both the business sector and for "personal" communications. Indeed, when it comes to "personal" usage — by which I mean a small number of people talking together using relatively simple systems rather than corporate solutions — IP telephony has already made an impressive impact. Indeed, amongst the analyst community, and in many other areas of everyday life, IP telephony is growing rapidly.
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Web Calls Are Becoming More Than Just Talk
Call it Skype envy or the inevitable search for the next killer app on the Internet. But Web powerhouses like Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), and Yahoo (YHOO) are all scrambling to get in on the voice-over-Internet-protocol craze
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MySIPphone 2.0 released
We've moved the SIP Minutes, Virtual Numbers, and Custom Numbers purchasing system into MySIPphone for an integrated ecommerce experience. Now you can buy, manage and assign Minutes and Numbers to your accounts from one easy to use interface. Also, Check out some great new features such as Find Me, Do Not Disturb, and enhanced UI.
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SIPphone Sues Vonage for Misleading Consumers on VOIP Costs
SIPphone calls for full disclosure of crippled hardware and mandatory monthly fees
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SIPphone Adds Free Calling Worldwide to UCSD's Phone System
Network Interconnection Partnership Brings the Great Advantages of VoIP to UCSD's 20,000 Phones
University Site
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New PSTN-SIP access numbers
Free PointOne IM Connect access numbers now available.
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5 Free Minutes: 30 Countries
SIPphone customers can now make free calls to over one billion people around the world in 30 countries on their SIPphones to traditional (PSTN) phones.
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Phonegaim Released
Are you looking for an alternative to clumsy Internet phone calling? Now you can make phone calls to your friends and family directly from your Linspire computer with the latest software from Lindows.
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The SIPhandset
The SIP Handset allows PC users to connect their softphone to a convenient hand set.
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The New FX-200
We are offereing the FX-200 for our "power users".
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XTen softphone for MacOSX released
This application enables you to make free calls from your computer to anywhere in the world. You can also make free conference calls There is no initial charge, and no monthly fee. It's free!
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5 Free 1 one minute calls
SIPphone customers have always been able to call free within the network of users, but now they can call to over 1 billion more numbers for free in the PSTN world with 5 Free Minutes.
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SingTel and SIPphone form strategic partnership to deliver SIP VoIP services worldwide
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has formed a strategic business partnership with SIPphone, Inc. to deliver SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) VoIP services globally.
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SIP Minutes
You have always been able to call other SIPphones for free. And now with SIPphone Minutes, you can call any phone in the world for some of the lowest per minute charges in the world.
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SIPphone and SingTel Partnership
On April 4th, the Wall Street Journal announced SIPphone's major partnership with giant Asian telecommunications leader, SingTel. The partnership is a far reaching agreement between the two companies to collaborate, develop, and co-market SIP voice over IP services across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
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The New Call-In-One Adapter
The SIPphone Call-in-One is our best adapter yet. Developed by Leadtek Research, it combines your traditional PSTN and SIP calls on one standard phone. To make a traditional call, say to your neighbor, you dial as you normally do. To make a free SIPphone call to your friend on the other side of the world, dial "#" and then the SIPphone number. It is that easy.
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Virtual Numbers
Now you can make and receive free calls with other SIPhones, make calls at amazingly low rates to any phone in the world with SIP Minutes, and receive calls from anyone in the world with virtual numbers.
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Custom Numbers
Need a specific number for home or business? Want a number which is easy to remember for clents or friends? We offer custom numbers for as little as $19.99 a year.
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My.SIPphone re-release
Sign up for a My.SIPphone account today to take advantage of our improved, easy to use interface. It just takes a minute to create your account and start managing your minutes, missed calls, voicemails, and more."
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Numbers you can SIP call
Aside from your friends, family and clients, there is a growing list of SIP numbers the savy user can call and take adavantage of.
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VM Rover Voicemail Client Mvox Virtual Numbers