A Unique Phone To Record Calls

How would you use a phone that allows you to record all of your conversations -- either on a call or just in the room? You can then listen in, over the Web.

If ideas begin to spring to mind, consider the unique Phone-007 from purplegoods.com.

You can record calls, or record ambient conversations in a room without attracting attention. Phone-007 looks like any other landline phone.

You can then listen in, or access recorded calls remotely through the my.PurpleGoods.com website.

A variety of applications come to mind for the Phone-007. Reporters and journalists are always wanting to be able to record phone interviews -- this could be helpful for that.

Of course, you may also want to monitor a babysitter and check in. You could use the phone for that as well.

What would your use be?

Of course, you should become familiar with the law dictating conversation recording in your state or jurisdiction before using Phone-007.

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Consumer Reports' Survey: Verizon FiOS a Leading Choice for Internet, Television, Telephone Service

Consumers looking for Internet, television, and telephone service should consider Verizon FiOS. In Consumer Reports' latest survey of several major telecom providers, featured in the February issue, Verizon FiOS, whose network is fiber-optic based, received superior scores for reliability and performance for its Internet, television, and telephone services.

Because the availability of Verizon FiOS is as yet limited, many consumers should also consider other options for these services. The article also includes Ratings of services typically bundled from various providers based on reader scores.

Consumers interested in services provided by a cable company may not have an option when choosing a provider because a majority of homes only have one cable company available in their area. According to CR's survey, better cable companies include Cox, Bright House and Wow, which are fine alternatives to Verizon FiOS in areas that they are available and also offer Internet and telephone services.

If television service is a priority, satellite service may be a fine option. DirecTV scored significantly higher than all the major cable companies and Dish Network, the other major provider of satellite service. It also offers hybrid bundles of its TV offerings and DSL and phone service from telephone providers Qwest and Verizon. DirecTV's television service stacks up well against services offered from the best cable companies and requires getting a satellite dish and other equipment, typically free or at discount in exchange for a contract agreement.

For Internet service offered through a cable company, Wow and Bright House did well in CR's Ratings. Cincinnati Bell, which offers a DSL Internet connection, was one of the higher scoring providers due to its high marks for value and reliability. Verizon's DSL Internet service was average for value, reliability and support, but scores for performance were lagging.

Although landline phone service offers a more reliable connection, especially in cases of an emergency, VoIP phone service scored higher in overall satisfaction in CR's Ratings. Cox was among the leaders especially because of its reliability and performance. Skype was noted for its superior value, but its scores were worse than average when it came to reliability and performance.

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Video: Next Generation Internet Phone Calls

Walt Mossburg, the Wall Street Journal Personal Technology columnist, reviews Ooma, a new way to ditch your local landline without losing the convenience of a real telephone.

Interest in Internet-based phone calling has grown in recent years with the growth of commercial offerings of VOIP, or voice over Internet Protocol. That system, sold by such firms as Vonage, uses a customer's broadband connection to make phone calls.

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VoIP For Business

You've heard all the buzz, and you've seen the commercials -- use your Internet broadband connection to save money on your phone service.

Maybe you even have Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) installed at home.

Now you can enjoy the same cutting-edge technology and cost savings for your small business phone systems.

Let Xpander Communications do away with your old PBX phone system and its high maintenance costs. It also provides the fastest and most reliable internet service available to businesses.

Xpander's technology provides VPN (Virtual Private Networking), Web server hosted on your office network and other critical functions -- all with drastically reduced costs and unlimited free service and support.

Whether your business is in healthcare, freight, banking and finance, or other industry, Xpander can provide the solution you need.

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Think That Conversation From Your Office Phone Is Private? Think Again

News reports thata Wal-Mart employee taped telephone conversations between a New York Times reporter and other Wal-Mart employees brings to light the practice of corporations who require employees to consent to company surveillance of calls made through company systems and equipment.

Wal-Mart officials have said the employee in the recently reported case was not authorized to make the recordings and adds that company policy restricts monitoring of employee communications to instances in which fraud or criminal activity is suspected, according to a Vanderbilt University statement.

However, that policy is not a requirement. "We know from recent surveys by groups such as the American Management Association and others that many firms do routinely monitor employee communications that employees might think are private, without cause of suspicion," says Bruce Barry, professor of management and sociology. "This means workers, especially in the private sector, work under the threat that their expressive activity is being watched, which has the effect of chilling free expression that might have nothing to do with the corporation, or that might involve whistleblowing regarding corporate misbehavior."

Barry has focused recent research on free expression in and around the workplace from legal, managerial, and ethical perspectives. He is the author of a soon-to-be-published book on the subject, Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace.

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