Source: voipcentral.org

Vonages celebration over Federal appeals court ruling that eventually liberated the company from the control of state regulation, has suddenly immersed with US District Judge is all set to restrain the VoIP player from using IP telephone technologies of Verizon Communication Inc,.

The US District Judge of Alexandria, Va., Claude Hilton has announced that the court will issue a permanent injunction sought by Verizon which would bar Vonage using the VoIP technologies. Hilton will sign the order in two weeks.

If it happens, the million of Vonage customers are likely to face regular disruptions in VoIP services.

Assuring the customers, Vonage CEO, Mike Snyder made a strong comment,

We are confident Vonage customers will not experience service interruptions or other changes as a result of this litigation. Our fight is far from over.

Meanwhile, the Friday decision has put an adverse affect on Vonage share in the New York Stock Exchange. Vonages stock experienced all-time low of $3, down $1.05, or 26 percent.

Source: voipcentral.org

Vonage and Motorola have developed a co-branded WiFi router, which provides VoIP, fax, telephone and Internet services all at the same time. It comes with a 4-port wired and 802.11 b/g wireless access point for home networking connectivity.

Dubbed as Motorola VT2542 Internet Phone Adopter & Wireless Router, the device connects two Vonage lines, telephone and fax through a high-speed Cable or DSL Internet connection. It has four Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) ports and an 802.11b/g Wireless port to support additional computers or other network devices.

Using the WiFi router, the Vonage customers can use their Internet connection for the computer and the phone simultaneously. It means, they can enjoy VoIP services along with fax, telephone and other Internet services.

In addition to these, the router also provides Virtual Private Network (VPN) pass-through support, a secure web based user interface and full support of standard Vonage features, such as conference calling, call forwarding, call transfer, and call waiting.

Mike Snyder, CEO of Vonage says,

Vonages successful relationship with Motorola has produced ground-breaking devices that help our customers communicate, when, where and how they choose.

It is now available for $59.99 after a $40 instant rebate.

Source: voipcentral.org

Is year 2007 going to be a year of Cheap VoIP Services? I put this question after coming across a number of cheap and free VoIP offers from different service providers.

The latest one is from Vonage, which for the first time has introduced V-Access service that enables friends and family members of its subscribers to contact them away from home without incurring long distance or international fees. The new service is also equally applicable for its subscribers.

Commenting on V-Access, Mike Snyder, CEO of Vonage said,

We wanted to make sure that every Vonage customer and their loved ones can enjoy the savings of Vonage wherever they go.

The Vonage V-Access service offers customers an access number to make VoIP calls to other Vonage phone number or an 800-number without incurring any long distance or international charges.

As of now, the new service is available for the customers of UK, USA, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico and Spain.