What is VOIP

June 28, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Internet

Advantage of VOIP, VOIPAs days pass by the technology that used to entertain us and make our lives easier and better becomes outdated. Something more updated and better always replaces them. VOIP technology is among one such example.

The full form of VOIP is Voice over Internet Protocol. It is a technology that has been revolutionized to translate audio signals from analog to digital form termed as a “packet” and then delivers such packet via the Internet to the individual at the receiving end of the call. There are many ways for accessing VOIP. All you need to have is an Internet connection via which the person makes the call. There are many phones available in the markets that are specifically designed to be directly plugged in the router for making VOIP calls. These phones are called as IP Phones or Internet Protocol Phones. The main advantage of VOIP calls is cost reduction on having phone calls.

DIY tips to check your broadband speed

June 23, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Internet

Check broadband speed, broadbandYou can want to check the speed of your broadband connection and you can easily do it with the help of the online broadband testing websites. The speed of your broadband connection is measured by calculating the time taken to download a certain amount of data. The speed of the downloading is recorded in kilobits per second. Most internet service providers calculate the speed they offer in megabits per second. You can know the speed of your connection by just dividing the score by 1000.

Downloading a large amount of data at a time sometimes lowers the speed of your downloading. You can test the speed of your connection more than once in a day. This will help you to know the standard of your connection and thus you can change your connection if needed. Broadband speed tester is an online tool that allows you to test your connection free of cost.

Is wireless internet service a better pick?

June 15, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Internet

Wireless internet service, internetIf someone would have told you 20 years back that you could get all the information about the world from the comfort of your living room, you would have called him barking. But that is exactly what the internet has provided us with. One can now get all the information that they want right from their computer by simply clicking a few buttons. And as expected with technology, the internet has also improved and now we are presented with the advent of wireless internet. But, is it better?

The answer lies within us to be very honest. Wireless internet enables us to use the laptop and avail internet access without wires even though the router is in some other room. Comfort wise, yes, wireless internet is better but one of the major problems is weak connectivity in case the distance between the computer and the router increases and also in case of limited or no connectivity, it is difficult to find out the root cause at times.

Real estate web design: understanding the current trend

May 23, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Internet, Real Estate

Web design tips for real estate business, web designing tipsThere are number of benefits of having website for yourself when you are doing real estate business. This website will surely increase the profit and will also increase the number of customers for your company. The current trend of the website says that it should have more number of pictures and images. These pictures and images will attract more number of customers as the website will look more attractive.

The website should give a traditional appearance in order to impress the clients. The most important thing that a website should have is the property locator tab. This tab should help the customers to locate the property area easily. The customers do not have to do much search work in order to get the location of the property. The price of the area or the land should also be mentioned on the website so that the customers do not find any difficulty in finding the price of the land.