Ooma’s rudimentary home security play is very inexpensive—especially if you’re already an Ooma customer. It’s been close to a decade since the Ooma Telo was released. This simple box plugs into your ...

Few American households use voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services as their home phone but adoption is growing -- up 20% since June 2005 -- and most users are satisfied with their service. About ...

The Gadget: T-Mobile @Home, a phone service for T-Mobile customers hooks your standard home telephone over the internet to make unlimited nationwide calls for just $10 a month on top of your current ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. As Internet ...

At stake are rules used to divvy up the 5.2 billion unassigned phone numbers set aside for use in North America, one of the biggest potential markets for Internet, or voice-over-IP (VoIP), telephone ...

VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is a method of sending audio voice signals -- or, more specifically, telephone signals -- as data packets over the Internet. By taking advantage of the different ...

The landline phone may seem an anachronism to many, but if like me you work from home it can still be an essential business tool. Even if you’re not a regular home worker, many people still like to ...

For nearly a decade, Toni Matthews-El has published business topics ranging from cloud communication software to best steps for establishing your own LLC. In addition to Forbes Advisor, she's ...