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Your Amazon Echo Can Help You Call 911 in an Emergency - blog post image

Your Amazon Echo Can Help You Call 911 in an Emergency

May 2, 2019

What do you do if you can’t get to the phone during an emergency? After a fall or stroke, a phone on the other side of the room could be useless.With the prevalence of voice-activated smart assistants, such as Amazon Alexa, you could use a simple.
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7 Tips for Surviving a Coworking Space

April 30, 2019

It’s Monday morning, and you have a big week ahead of you. Deciding to buckle down and make the most of your busy week, you head to your local coworking space.Despite the advantages of coworking spaces, you may find that you lose patience for.
What Does VoIP Stand For? Explaining Internet-Based Phone Service - blog post image

What Does VoIP Stand For? Explaining Internet-Based Phone Service

April 25, 2019

VoIP is a term that you may have heard before but are unsure what it means. Let’s look at VoIP technology to understand what it is, how it’s used, and how it compares to other types of phone service.What Does VoIP Mean?VoIP is an.
What’s Being Done by Lawmakers to Block Robocallers? - blog post image

What’s Being Done by Lawmakers to Block Robocallers?

April 23, 2019

Consumer rage about robocalls has reached a boiling point. The lightning rod topic has politicians scrambling, federal agencies brainstorming, and phone companies troubleshooting. All the while, users just want their phones to stop ringing with spam.
What Are the Pros and Cons of VoIP, Landline, and Cellular Phone Service? - blog post image

What Are the Pros and Cons of VoIP, Landline, and Cellular Phone Service?

April 18, 2019

The phone technologies of today give consumers more choices than ever. When deciding which type of phone provider to use, it can be helpful to understand the three different approaches to phone services.Landline Phone ServiceTraditional.
How to avoid becoming the next victim of robocallers who use caller ID spoofing - blog post image

How to avoid becoming the next victim of robocallers who use caller ID spoofing

April 16, 2019

Phone scammers will try anything to fool people into believing their cons.One of the most common robocalling tricks is using caller ID technology for the purposes of psychological manipulation. Known as caller ID spoofing, scammers use false.