Info on VOIP (Voice over IP) services and use in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 June 2008)

Here are some links on VOIP (Voice over IP) services and use in Italy:

VOIP (Voice over IP)

• Abbeynet – "Humanizing Net Communication" – In English, Italian
• Callserve – In English, French, German, Spanish
• Digitale Italia - VOIP – In Italian Only
• lingo – offers unlimited local and long distance calls anywhere in the U.S., to Canada, and to Western Europe, plus over 25 calling features.
• Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype.
• VOIP.HTML.it – In Italian Only
• VOIP Your Life – "FREE YOURSELF FROM THE PHONE COMPANY'S HIGH PRICES!"
  
• Vonage – Using an existing high-speed Internet connection, Vonage technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls - worldwide - with a touch-tone telephone.
• and others
  

CONNECTIVITY FOR VOIP

• OPTION #1
• ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines)
• Alice – from Telecom Italia – In Italian Only
• ADSL.HTML.it – In Italian Only
• Digitale Italia - ADSL – In Italian Only
• FASTWEB – In Italian Only
• Libero – In Italian Only
• MC-link – In Italian Only
• tin.it – In Italian Only
• tiscali.broadband – In Italian Only
• and others
  
• OPTION #2
• Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)/Wimax
• T&T Tecnologie e Telecomunicazioni S.r.l. – In Italian Only
• PopWiFi – In Italian Only
• and others
  
• OPTION #3
• 3G - Requires 3G (HSDPA) or UMTS compatible cell phone
  
• TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile)
  
• Vodafone
  
• and others
  

SOMETHING NEW

• magicJack – $39.95 first year/$19.95 optional year
  
• FAQ's/Knowledgebase
• magicJack Reviews
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info about Cyber Cafes and Internet Points in Italy , dated Friday, October 20, 2006
• Info on Wi-Fi and Hotspots in Italy *, dated Tuesday, June 20, 2006
• Info about Internet Usage in Italy *, dated Tuesday, November 22, 2005

* = Blog entry has been updated.

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I know in the States that calling 911 (Emergency Response/Police/Fire Department) from some VOIP vendors setups do NOT function correctly. As a potential user of VOIP, it is YOUR responsibilty that you verify and confirm that the VOIP from the vendor that you select operates correctly with the critical phone numbers that you need to dial in Italy for Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency services.

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That's it for Saturday, 14 June 2008: sabado, 14 giugno 2008.

Ciao, Ben

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 21 June 2008)