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At the end of the month, I leave for a two-week vacation in Italy. It’s exciting, despite the crazy amount of planning that goes into a trip of this magnitude. I bought a Fodor’s Guide to Italy that’s — no joke — 985 pages! There are myriad decisions to be made, from the critically important, “Where are we going to stay?” to the most mundane, “What socks should I bring?”

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Android

Wait … Who invented the telephone?

It’s always a little bit disconcerting when you find out things aren’t what you thought they were. Classic example: Pluto. Growing up, we were taught that Pluto was the ninth planet, discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. I wonder how Clyde would have felt about its downgrading to planetoid in 1992? Suddenly Pluto is no longer a planet? Appalling. Years later, tomatoes were called into question. Fruit or vegetable? When I was told that a hare isn’t a rabbit, well, that’s when I lost it. There’s a vague feeling of betrayal that comes with these revelations. I was taught this stuff in school, and now it’s wrong?

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android

After a recent decision, the FCC has decided to regulate Internet Service Providers in the same way common carriers (a.k.a., phone and cable companies) are regulated. While some concerned citizens are crying “foul,” saying it’s the government’s first step toward regulating the Internet, the reality is simpler and much less ominous.

Topics: Voice Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android

Remember the kid in school who asked all the questions? Even when everyone else in class seemed to get the lesson, this kid would keep asking. The same kid wore glasses, read books through recess, ate lunch alone, and is now likely the wealthiest person at the class reunion.

Topics: Communication, iPhone, Voxox, Android

People hate to say “I don’t know.” It’s just human nature. Many times I’ve found myself inventing things in order to avoid saying those dreaded words. As a result, in an effort to not sound ignorant when asked something I can’t answer, I’ve inadvertently spread misinformation and wound up sounding more ignorant than if I’d only said “I don’t know.”

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, Cost Savings, Android

Everybody makes mistakes. Most of the time they’re no big deal. You screw up, you fix it, you move on to your next one. Few mistakes are unfixable. But each of The Five Biggest Mistakes You Can Make with Your Free Calling App can easily be avoided.

Take a look at five key things you may be doing to miss out on the best VoIP experience.

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android

Every month I’m stumped as to why my $9.99 per line mobile plan, with unlimited free texting, is costing me $240. There are only three lines on my plan, but in reality I’m paying $24 per line. I’m not complaining [necessarily], just a little confused. Are you, like me, wishing for a more predictable monthly bill?  And what else do you wish for in your mobile communications?

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android

Everybody’s got one. No, I’m not talking about noses or excuses. I’m talking about mobile phones. As the proliferation of cell phones continues, more and more people worldwide are ditching their landlines in favor of going wireless-only.¹

Have you been thinking of cutting the cord?

Topics: Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android

It has been less than 150 years since the first telephone was invented. Personally, I can’t think of another device that has undergone more radical changes since its inception. If he were to look at an iPhone today, Alexander Graham Bell wouldn’t even recognize his invention,* let alone understand what a free calling app is!

Bell had a long road ahead getting buy-in from the public and patenting his invention. Fortunately for us, enlightened individuals kept it alive. Today telecommunications is one of the most exciting industries in the world. Let’s take a look at how far we’ve come.

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android

So what have you learned this week? I learned that the @ symbol was close to being deleted from our standard keyboards. It was saved by one Ray Tomlinson who, in 1971, used it in his computer code to send the first email.¹ I can’t imagine a world without @!

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Android