Talk is Not Cheap!: Saving the High Costs of Misunderstandings at Work and Home

ISBN: 1885167334
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 102

Authors: Beverly Inman-Ebel

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Talk is Cheap
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface
About This Book
Why You Need to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Who This Book Is For
Conventions Used in This Book
I d Like to Hear from You
Comments and Questions
Safari Enabled
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Chapter 1. How Internet Telephone Calls Work
Section 1.1. Analog to Digital, Voice to Data
Section 1.2. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
Section 1.3. Riding the Internet Past the Telephone Companies
Section 1.4. Redial
Chapter 2. Your Internet Phone
Section 2.1. Phone-Centric Providers
Section 2.2. Computer-Centric Providers
Section 2.3. What s Old Is New Again: Internet Telephony from Phone Companies
Section 2.4. Redial
Chapter 3. Free Internet Phone Features that You re Paying for Now
Section 3.1. Saving Money
Section 3.2. Handling, or Not, Calls
Section 3.3. Other Features
Section 3.4. Optional () Features
Section 3.5. Redial
Chapter 4. hoosing Your Internet Phone Equipment
Section 4.1. Phone-Centric Equipment
Section 4.2. Computer-Centric Equipment
Section 4.3. Beyond Standard Voice to Video
Section 4.4. Redial
Chapter 5. Vonage and Other Broadband Phone Carriers
Section 5.1. Broadband Phone Carriers
Section 5.2. What You Get with a Broadband Phone
Section 5.3. Before You Sign Up
Section 5.4. Signing Up
Section 5.5. After You Sign Up
Section 5.6. Troubleshooting
Section 5.7. Redial
Chapter 6. Skype and Other Computer-centric Services
Section 6.1. Skype and Competitors
Section 6.2. Stumbling Blocks
Section 6.3. Computer-Centric Phone Features
Section 6.4. How to Sign Up
Section 6.5. Requirements
Section 6.6. How Much?
Section 6.7. Decision Checklist for New Users
Section 6.8. Using Skype
Section 6.9. Managing Your Account
Section 6.10. Skype for the Pocket PC
Section 6.11. What Skype Forgets to Tell You
Section 6.12. Troubleshooting
Section 6.13. Redial
Chapter 7. 911, Alarms, and Other Outgoing Calls
Section 7.1. 911 Issues
Section 7.2. Alarm Systems and TV Device Phone Links
Section 7.3. SkypeOut
Section 7.4. Broadband Enhancements to Traditional Telephone Services
Section 7.5. Redial
Chapter 8. Tricks, Tips, and Techniques for Advanced Users
Section 8.1. Adding Phone Extensions by Rewiring or Other Options
Section 8.2. Improving Your Call Quality
Section 8.3. Conference Calls
Section 8.4. Skype Instant Messaging Tricks
Section 8.5. Broadband Phone Politics
Section 8.6. Redial
Chapter 9. Go Wireless
Section 9.1. Skype and SIP-Friendly Cordless Phones
Section 9.2. Wi-Fi Internet Phones
Section 9.3. Futures
Section 9.4. Redial
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