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Here’s what happened to one small business owner when he switched to VoIP and there was an outage.
Read the article and you’ll find it’s no wonder SunRocket went broke… they had razor thin margins!
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From PC World
The problem stems from contractual relationships […]

Working at home is getting simpler and safer - fewer wires to trip over - thanks to home wireless networks.
Not just in the US either. This is a South African report.
From ITWeb.com
Eighty percent of respondents who already had wireless networks at home agreed that they were more productive. Respondents who did not have a […]

To date, satellite Broadband hasn’t been able to accommodate the needs of home medical transcriptionists, home based call center employees, and other home based workers.
Current group, however, is not satellite based. As their name hints, they are on the forefront of “broadband over powerline” (BPL) technology and working with utility systems to enable […]

How can you benefit from the booming US Hispanic Market? Help them use low cost VOIP long distance to call their friends and family members.
Facts to consider:
o The Hispanic marketplace in the United States totals an estimated 30 million.
o Hispanic long distance callers use 1300 minutes/month @ 6c/min for international calling.
o Easily installed, the plug […]

It finally happened. There’s a long distance dialer that uses VOIP for really low cost calls to the US or Mexico. You can register up to five phones (even cell phones) and not have to insert a lengthy PIN number each time you call.
Some of the people who will really like this are dial up […]

This sounded like such a good idea. That’s why Microsoft, Dell, and Google were salivating over the prospects. The device would have used previously unused TV airwaves to allow for the transmission of wireless broadband. Sadly, it’s flopped so far.
This could be a great boon to people who cannot otherwise get broadband service. If they […]

I’ve blogged about cheap laptops before and suggested they would soon make their way to Wal Mart though initially designed for poor school children.
Here’s how that is progressing in the technology world to a Wal Mart near you… In this case, it’s a PC that uses the owner’s TV set as the monitor to cut […]

Small Businesses are using Google Earth as a tool to save time and money and get new business.
From the Wall Street Journal and The Entrepreneurial Mind

Roofers aren’t the only ones taking advantage of aerial mapping — landscapers, pool maintenance people, real-estate agents and insurance companies are also using such services. In some cases, they’re checking […]

According to the L.A. Times Laser Printers can be as hazardous to your health as smoking cigarettes due to the particles they give off.
The finding came accidentally… they’d originally planned to test air quality in a building next to a “dusty road” assuming the dust on the road was the problem.
It’s an interesting story about […]

Sunrocket VOIP was sold through a number of home business channels. They’ve gone out of business leaving their customers high and dry and disconnecting their service.
If you or your customers is in this situation, you may want to consider Packet8
If you have customers abandoned by Sunrocket, check this out and get them some help!
Here’s what PC […]