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Delivering consumer VoIP without ATAs
New Zealand ISP Orcon has found a way to deliver VoIP to consumers without requiring them to purchase an ATA. In this podcast, Patrick Gray chats to their CTO Thomas Salmen, who explains how the company pulls off the trick!
Managed and hosted VoIP: muddling through
Managed and Centrex and hosted, oh my! For companies looking for an alternative to a premise-based phone system, there are plenty available, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Get a clearer understanding of exactly what's available so you can ask the right questions to get the managed or hosted service your organization needs.

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Can VoIP work on a GPRS-enabled mobile phone?
Is it possible to use VoIP on GPRS-enabled mobile phones?
How does the service provider differentiate between data and VoIP as data?
For our mobile devices in trucks, we use GSM/GPRS communication. Our customers are paying for a certain data amount -- depending on the service package to which they subscribe. We use a modem in our device, which can do both data and voice. But as I understand it, with VoIP, everything becomes data. So, is it cheaper for the user if they use VoIP? How will operators handle this from a business model perspective? Will they expand the data amount packages or will they need to differentiate between "regular" data and VoIP data? And a technical question: how much VoIP data am I consuming if I have a one minute voice conversation?

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