Santa Taking Requests LIvVE Online!
King of Prussia, PA (ContentDesk) December 17 2003--LIvVE, Inc., a Live Interactive Voice & Video Entertainment community serving as a premium content partner to Verizon DSL and Comcast high-speed cable Internet subscribers, will bring Santa Claus to Internet users on the three days leading up to Christmas. On December 22, 23 and 24 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST, jolly ole St. Nick will appear on the voice and video chat service to read Christmas stories to children of all ages, as well as hear the Christmas wishes of Verizon and Comcast broadband subscribers.The service is currently available free to Comcast and Verizon users.
Comcast subscribers need simply to log into their accounts, go to Games or Entertainment, click on the link and download the free software after creating a member name. Verizon subscribers can find LIvVE on the DSL Live page located at http://dsllive.verizon.net and follow the same instructions.LIvVE has positioned itself for the emergence of broadband and will continue to offer its video chat service to ISPs as a premium software package to enhance the quality of their high-speed Internet offerings. Santa Claus has appeared on LIvVE the last three years to the delight of online users. This is the first year Santa will appear especially for broadband subscribers..
Things You Should Consider When Selecting a VoIP Provider
Monthly costs:
A VoIP provider can save you upto 75% on your telephone/long distance expenses.
There are many VoIP providers out there so it will benefit you from shopping around.
Unlimited calling packages can range from $19.95/month to as high as $54.95/month.
Usually the lower priced providers have more customers and are able to offer the service at a lower price due to a lower overhead per subscriber.VoIP Product Features:
Not all VoIP providers are created equal.
VoIP offers a great value to the consumers because of the drastically reduced long distance costs as well as inexpensive local phone service with lots of enhanced features.
Some providers offer more features than others.
Features like Call Waiting, 3 Way Calling, etc. are usually included in the VoIP monthly cost where as the traditional phone companies will charge up to and above $5/month per feature.
When shopping for a VoIP provider, be sure...
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Some DSL Broadband definitions
Some DSL Broadband definitions, Often too many people get confused with all the definitions, here we have explained in easy to understand terms.ADSL:Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - asymmetric meaning it's faster downstream than upstream.ASAM:Advanced Services Access Manager -Whether you have a DSLAM or ASAM in your exchange doesn't really matter. They do the same thing. See DSLAM's as well.ATM:Asynchronous Transfer Mode - a method of encapsulation which is capable of many virtual circuits. With these, providers (ISP's) can split an ATM connection (155Mbit or 622Mbit) up into many connections. ATM isn't just used for DSL but in the case of DSL it's used to provision each customer.Contention RatiosA contention ratio is the number of users to xMbit of bandwidth.
For example some providers offer 2Mbit DSL, with a ratio of 50:1, meaning 50 users to 1Mbit of bandwidth.CPECustomer Premises Equipment, the term that describes the equipment used on the customer end of a connection...
Some DSL Broadband definitions
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Mammoth Networks Delivers DSL to VoIP Providers
Denver, CO (ContentDesk) February 6,2005 -- Mammoth Networks has announced a fivefold increase in wholesale DSL demand by VoIP providers.
The company allows VoIP providers to provision standalone DSL, or DSL without a phone line, enabling VoIP providers to deliver a telephone-like product to their End User.In the last half of 2005, Mammoth signed an increased number of VoIP providers to its wholesale DSL platform.
The company cites its ability to deliver a standalone DSL over a private network as the reason for this increased demand.
Because standalone DSL enters a home or business on its own telephone pair, VoIP can be delivered without the need for an expensive traditional telephone line."We've embraced standalone DSL, and have given VoIP providers the exact product they need to sell their service," says Brian Worthen, who oversees product development at Mammoth.VoIP, which stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, operates over a broadband internet connection...
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Cable Internet Subscribers Report the Highest Problem Experience
An overall 57% of cable Internet subscribers have experienced a problem with their service in the past 12 months.
This is higher than both DSL subscribers (51% problem experience overall) and dial-up (42%) subscribers."Once the service is set up and running, reliability and customer service is cited as a problem area more often among cable subscribers than DSL subscribers" says Christopher Clegg, President of Lumen Research Associates, LLC.
"This is a testament to hard work put forth by the ILECs over the past couple years to improve the overall DSL service experience."Lumen Research Associates, LLC is a survey research company in Rockville, MD.
The research cited is based on 580 online responses received over the first 6 months of 2003 (95% ? 4.1%).
A complete report of the relationship between broadband and dial-up is available to the general public at www.lumenresearch.com....
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