VOXOX Blog

It's Thankgsiving day and you're spending the holiday away from family this year. Whether your flight got canceled due to bad weather or you decided to spend it volunteering at a soup kitchen, you could still celebrate the holiday with the people you're thankful for most.

Here's a few fun ways to stay connected with loved ones this Thanksgiving...

Topics: Communication, Voxox, Text Communication

Our Hosted PBX solution just won the 2014 Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award! Winners were announced via TMCnet press release this week and will be published in the December issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. The TMC Labs Innovation Award honors products that have demonstrated innovation, unique features, and noteworthy developments toward improving communications technology.

Topics: Company Announcements, Voxox, Hosted PBX

The selfie has gotten a bad rap. Blame it on the “sexters” or the Narcissists. Personally, I blame the hipsters, who hate everything. You could also blame it on the nuts who take selfies with a homeless person, then text it to their friends. Can someone please tell me what’s funny about that?

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

When you need to share a special moment, do you instantly start to compose a text message or do you go straight to your dialpad and make a call? A recent survey done by research firm ORC International^[1] shows that over 70 percent of adults prefer voice calling to texting when sharing important news. Not surprisingly (but a little amusingly) the survey of over 1,000 adults was conducted over the phone.

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

Happy Halloween from the folks at Voxox! This year we had a potluck party and best costume contest in the office.

Check out some of the pictures... 

Topics: Voxox

Growing up, I never understood the entertainment value of horror films. In fact, I was terrified of them. Every Saturday, my mom would drop off a group of us kids at the movies for a double feature, regardless of what was playing. (The MPAA ratings system was in its infancy then.)

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

Remember the meme, “There’s an app for that”? Whatever your need may be, these days there are likely many apps available to accomplish it. One obscure — but surprisingly useful — app is from Charmin. Called “Sit or Squat,” it’s a utility for finding public restrooms. Users rate the cleanliness of each pit stop. Great for road trips!

But let’s face it — your phone’s primary purpose is calling and texting. And if you use an app that gives you free calling and texting, you’ve hit upon a great way to save your hard-earned dollars and still get all the benefits of your smartphone.

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

The best things in life are simple.

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

The First Technological President

Before Al Gore there was Abraham Lincoln.

Despite his detractors’ statements to the contrary, the former Vice President never actually claimed to have invented the Internet. However, he did recognize its importance and was considered by Vinton Cerf (the man often referred to as the "father of the Internet") to be the “first political leader to promote and support its development. 

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

We are thrilled to announce that our Voxox app has been selected as a Gold Winner of the 2014 Golden Bridge Awards for outstanding innovation in consumer products and services in telecom, cable, broadband, and voice. The annual Golden Bridge Awards program recognizes and honors the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, innovations, and much more – from every major industry in the world.

Topics: Communication, iPhone, Company Announcements, Voxox, VoIP, Android