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Vonage Testing Mobile VoIP Service Routers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-you-here-me-there dept.

kamikaze-Tech writes "In a Vonage VoIP Forum article titled Vonage Testing Mobile VoIP Service Routers we learn that Vonage is doing customer trials involving a new Linksys Wi-Fi mobile service router. From the article comes the claim: "With the special router and handset, individual customers would be free to roam about their home or office, untethered from a modem or phone jack and without a connection to a laptop or desktop computer." Suggesting the new routers are geared for installation in Wi-Fi hot spots: "In theory, someone should be able to walk into a Wi-Fi-enabled cafe, fire up a laptop, log on to the Internet and start dialing. But that now requires technical know-how and configuration hassles that most consumers don't want to deal with. The new routers are designed to do most of the heavy lifting.""

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  1. Wow! by PopeAlien · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine! Phones without wires!!

    We live in exciting times!

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  2. I can make a VOIP call with my iPAQ & Skype by winkydink · · Score: 2, Funny

    Walk into hotspot.
    Acquire connection.
    Start Skype.
    Make call.

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  3. Love those configuration hassles. . . by Sialagogue · · Score: 2, Funny

    "...requires technical know-how and configuration hassles that most consumers don't want to deal with."

    Yup, the 'technical know-how and configuration hassles' of many broadband connections are currently being 'dealt with' by the nice folks at the cable company, which has allowed many Slashdot readers to use their neighbor's Internet for the last year.

    So now we're a year away from being able to use their long distance service too, I guess.

    Vonage's tag line should be "Get your neighbor to sign up!"

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  4. Dialup 56K access by trailerparkcassanova · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next Vonage will offer 56K dialup through wifi.