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VoIP + 802.11 = Bad News For Phone Companies

r.future writes " Netstumbler, a site that has downloads for software used by wardrivers, points to an article on Red Herring that talks about combining voice over IP and 802.11 wireless technology. The article states "Individually, VoIP and 802.11 are hot technologies with promising futures. Now they are gaining attention for their potential as a combined force. Convergence, or the melding of voice calls over an IP network together with wireless 802.11 technologies, is becoming increasingly popular. VoIP reduces the need for local carrier origination and termination." both Netstumbler, and the Red Harring article point to the University of Arkansas as a example of an institution that has combined the two technologies and was able to "circumvented its local carrier and reduced monthly service fees from $530,000 to a mere $6,000 by using voice over IP technology ""

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  1. Spammers and Telemarketers will combine forces by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Then you'll get several hundred calls per day asking if you want to enlarge or reduce certain body parts.

  2. Re:Why don't you pay your SCO bills, GNU hippies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For those regarded as warriors, when engaged in combat, the vanquishing of thine enemy can be the warrior's only concern.

    Suppress all human emotion and compassion, kill whoever stands in thy way, even if that be Lord God, or Buddha himself.

    This truth lies at the heart of the art of combat.

  3. Re:Its coming by silentbozo · · Score: 4, Funny

    On another slightly related note: Anyone know where I can buy a 802.11b frequency jammer?

    I think they're called Microwave Ovens. You'll probably have to mod it to remove some safety features, but it should have the desired effect when turned on in the vicinity of any 802.11b receivers. You might want to invest in a pair of shielded briefs and a grounded tin-foil hat though...

  4. No, I'm New Here by New+Here · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, I'm New Here