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2004 — Commercial VoIP service providers proliferate

Why just 2004? Have they not proliferated in other years? This historical milestone, or at least the date to which it is confined, seems rather dubious to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.14.254.26 (talk) 20:24, 21 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Presumably this is when commercial VoIP started to become widely available. I've added early as a qualfier and requested a citation. ~Kvng (talk) 14:52, 21 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

____________________ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:6596:4C01:FD51:7E99:9464:9F5D (talk) 12:24, 29 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

This article uses so many abbreviations that I suggest that the first time they are used and the meaning is given that the abbreviation be placed in bold characters so that when they are used later the meaning can be more easily found. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:6596:4C01:FD51:7E99:9464:9F5D (talk) 12:21, 29 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

This is a digital encyclopedia, and it's written, and edited by anyone - who -hopefully, can contribute. I've run across something on various pages, which share 2 things in common; the (bizarre) obsession with the word, however - and (Almost always) on these same pages, it seems that (is it the same person?) there's huge sections which seem to be COPIED directly from textbooks. The way these parts are written include language typically found in textbooks, where the author(s) is engaged with the reader, almost (in some cases) as if they were a 'teacher',

'Thus, we can see', is a typical example. It's not natural English, and it's a dead-giveaway someone is copying from a book. I believe it's the same person as the person obsessed wit the word however, which - in a normal reading of an average page in English, one comes rarely across, but, whenever it appears here, on a WikIpedia page, there'll be many instances, and in the most odd places. Whoever this person is - it's obvious English is NOT your native tongue, because no one speaks like this, and writing here - in a language which is not your native tongue, as if this is a 'classroom', is disingenuous (looking over the note written directly above this, it too, seems to be written in the same stilted-English. I'm guessing that others do notice that this person - Asv128 - wants to contribute, but, doesn't understand the 'advice' which seems to have been proffered).

I don't think they're doing this maliciously, but, the effect is almost the same; hard to read, trying to decipher - in plain, clear English - what it is thy've tried to convey, but, by taking it from others. I'd recommend for you - who apparently wants to contribute, write on the WikIpedia which is in your native tongue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UNOwenNYC (talk • contribs) 23 okt 2017 16:46 (UTC)

I edited this and changed the reference. My edit was reverted however the link (one I replaced) points to a domain parked page? Danv8086 (talk) 20:52, 16 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.continuitycentral.com/feature074.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040402170357/http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature074.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 2, 2004|title=VoIP - Vulnerability over Internet Protocol?|website=www.continuitycentral.com}}</ref>

Piñanana (talk) 04:11, 6 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

where does this go?

search: intel long-distance service free over the Internet 1996

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/26/business/worldbusiness/IHT-cyberscape-internet-expands-into-phone-service.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/03/12/intel-microsoft-setting-internet-phone-standards-companies-to-improve-voice-communication-allow-video-conferencing/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-23-fi-27157-story.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/07/23/intel-software-lets-phone-calls-be-made-on-net/

https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/07/23/intel-software-lets-phone-calls-be-made-on-net-2/

https://www.deseret.com/1996/7/24/19256236/online-document-intel-microsoft-ally-to-prove-they-have-the-right-net-stuff/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/05/business/1-multimedia-computer-modem-software-and-internet-connection-extra.html

https://bizwest.com/1996/11/01/internet-telephony-offers-cheap-long-distance-calls/

https://www.wired.com/1996/12/intel-takes-one-small-step-toward-video-net-phone/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/12/09/intel-microsoft-introduce-internet-phone-software/

https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-war-on-internet-phone-calls

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB837991360471751500

https://www.intel.la/content/dam/www/central-libraries/us/en/documents/2025-05/history-1996-annual-report.pdf

https://brainly.com/question/13413614

Piñanana (talk) 04:05, 6 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Seems like there is potentially enough there for a stand-alone article. with a summary here in Voice over IP#Milestones. ~Kvng (talk) 15:32, 19 March 2026 (UTC)Reply