Louisiana Town Finally Gets Phone Service at The Wired Home Weblog

Sometimes we take it for granted when we pick up the phone or dial up the internet on our modems. The residents of Mink, Louisiana will be sure to appreciate their new phone service.The last town in Louisiana without phone service, Mink's 15 homes were wired this week at a cost of $700,000 or about $47,000 per phone. The phone service was a long time coming due to Mink's remoteness [...] Read More


Town Wired For Change at The Wired Home Weblog

The Iowa City Press-Citizen is reporting that city of North Liberty, Iowa is pushing for an ordinance that would set standards for communications wiring in homes. According to the article:City administrator Brian James said the ordinance would adopt the wiring standards of the Telecommunications Industry Association for every new house, apartment and condominium built in the city. The standards would require lines for voice, data or video in almost every [...] Read More


VoIP over Phone Wiring at The Wired Home Weblog

Jake Ludington of Mediablab decided to take on a unique project at home. He took his existing phone wiring and converted it to Voip.I had a revelation during a trip to the drugstore a few blocks from my house. The phone wiring in the house could be terminated at my Linksys Phone Adapter the same way the phone company brings their lines to the house and ties in to all [...] Read More


New Service Sets up Private Phone Calls With the Click of a Mouse at The Dating Weblog

PR NEWSWIRE -- Sept 9 -- PrivateTel, a privacy-oriented telecommunications company, has launched Click-and-CONNECT enabling members to connect by phone without the need to reveal each other's real phone number. Click-and-Connect dials both parties, who pick up their phones and chat. Personal security expert Robert Siciliano noted, "what most people don't realize is a home phone number can be traced back revealing a home address and social security number. This makes a person vulnerable to identity theft and [...] Read More


Get a Free Phone Number for Your Business at Home Based Business

Having a separate phone number for your business is both convenient and professional looking, but not everyone wants to deal with the expense of adding a second line to their home phone or the hassle of having two cell phones. There is an easier way. Check out Grand Central. This is a service offered by Google. It allows you to pick a number in any area code you want. This [...] Read More