Posted by Steven on 19th June 2006
Earlier this week my good old BH220 died on me. I had been using it for the last year and it had proven to be quite a cost effective and reliable a model. Its primary uses were as an audio gateway connected to my PC when using skype, and ocasionally for answering mobile calls while I was out (thought that habbit died out pretty soon seeing as the device was too … alien looking).
Posted by Steven on 9th May 2006
Traditional phone systems are susceptible to a number of attacks. Such attacks more often than not involve the use of specialised equipment that can tap into the phone lines. The more common of these being cutting into the phone lines using clippers, evesdropping on the other side of the switch, or using a radio receiver tuned to the right frequency to pick the ongoing microwaves or finally you can evesdrop at the microwave or satellite phone links.
Posted by Steven on 4th May 2006
With the advent of broadband, internet speeds now enable high quality voice and video streaming. Voip is a technology that was developed over the internet to enable people to communicate as easily as using a phone without incurring the costs a fixed land line would usually incur.
Over the last couple of months i have had a number of occasions where Voip proved to be very useful. Calling abroad from here (Malta) is expensive to say the least. Voip on the other hand is a standard rate for the entire world, provided that your internet connection is stable enough to support it.
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