phone

A phone, short for telephone, is a device that allows the user to converse via sound with another user also using a phone.

Technological advances have led to three key different types of phones:

1. POTS (plain old telephone service) phone — the one you use in your house that's hardwired to the phone provider
   
2. Cell Phone — telephones that are highly portable, use antenna towers to communicate with the phone
3. VOIP Phone -- voice over IP, a phone that connects via the Internet to another user

Blogs often times review and discuss Cell Phone features, models, and value.  Additionally, discussions may occur on POTS or VOIP services which many households still use.

If you are writing about any type of phone product or service, please use the tag "phone".

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Original Technorati articles tagged “phone”

• in Business
  Google Leads the Pack for Truly Next Gen Smartphones
  Google is the poster child for the little tech company that could. It's amazing to consider that a company founded less than 20 years ago is one of the largest businesses on the planet today.
  by speters1001 / on May 16, 2013
• in Business
  Why Facebook is NOT Making a Phone
  Rumors resurface that Facebook is about to release a phone. Why you should expect an entirely different animal...
  by dopodomani / on Mar 30, 2013
• in Technology
  FCC Role in VoIP Services Future Unclear
  The role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in VoIP services remains unclear according to a Jan. 30 article from Bloomberg.
  by lanabandoim / on Jan 31, 2013

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