intercomms
Communication without a telephone company refers to the difference between broadcast radio and CD players. Intercommunication requires Internet access and personal computer software or a Internet compatible telephone. People with compatible equipment can communication without a telephone company just as people listen to music without a radio station.
Ubiquitous Internet connectivity makes possible an endless variety of communication applications:
Replace traditional telephone:
Jeff Pulver's Free World Dialup
Jeffrey Citron's Vonage
Gamers talk to each other:
Microsoft XBox
Voice chat:
Apple iChat Audio Video
VoIP in eCommerce:
Intercomms Timeline:
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