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<title>SIP and VOIP FAQ</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com</link>
<description>Answers common questions about VOIP and SIP. Covers VOIP technology, software and the SIP protocol.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2006 2006 All rights reserved. 3CX Software Ltd. </copyright>
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<title>What is IVR / interactive voice response?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ivr.html</link>
<description>
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3CX Phone System for Windows has a built-in IVR / interactive voice response system to professionally handle business communications. Download 3CX Phone System for Windows now!
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ivr.html</guid>
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<title>What is a voice mail system?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voicemail-system.html</link>
<description>
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3CX includes a free voice mail system in 3CX IP PBX for Windows. Download 3CX Phone System for Windows free edition today!
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voicemail-system.html</guid>
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<title>What is an auto-attendant?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/auto-attendant.html</link>
<description>
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3CX includes a free auto-attendant / digital receptionist in 3CX IP PBX for Windows. Download 3CX Phone System for Windows and break free form your proprietary PBX!
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/auto-attendant.html</guid>
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<title>What are IP Phones / IP Telephones?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ip-phones.html</link>
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Most popular IP Phones are supported by 3CX Phone System for Windows, a SIP-based IP PBX that evolves your business communications. Download the FREE edition today!
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ip-phones.html</guid>
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<title>What are SIP Phones?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/sip-phones.html</link>
<description>
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3CX Phone System for Windows can be used with most popular hardware SIP Phones. Download the FREE version of 3CX IP PBX and enjoy the benefits of a SIP-based phone system in your business!
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/sip-phones.html</guid>
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<title>Microsoft Response Point vs 3CX Phone System for Windows</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/microsoft-response-point.html</link>
<description>
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3CX Phone System for Windows is an IP PBX that does not tie your business to specific hardware and delivers a full set of enterprise level features. A completely functional FREE edition is available for download!
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/microsoft-response-point.html</guid>
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<title>VOIP FAQ &amp; Info</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-faq.html</link>
<description>
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The VOIP FAQ contains general information and questions and answers about VOIP technology. Use it as a starting point to learn about VOIP
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:30:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-faq.html</guid>
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<title>10 reasons to switch to an IP PBX</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/pbx-benefits-wp.html</link>
<description>
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This whitepaper explains the top 10 benefits of an IP PBX which provide a compelling reason to throw out the old PBX and replace it with a new IP PBX. The whitepaper also provides a brief explanation of what an IP PBX is, how it works in a computer network and how it integrates with VOIP providers and PSTN Gateways.
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:47:21 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/pbx-benefits-wp.html</guid>
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<title>What is Unified Communications?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/Unified-communications.html</link>
<description>
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3CX Phone System for Windows delivers Unified Communications with a FREE IP PBX.&nbsp; Download it NOW!
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:13:55 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/Unified-communications.html</guid>
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<title>What is FOIP - Fax over IP?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/FOIP.html</link>
<description>
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FOIP stands for Fax over IP and refers to the process of sending and receiving faxes via a VOIP network
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:22:13 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/FOIP.html</guid>
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<title>What is T38?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/t38.html</link>
<description>
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T38 is a protocol that describes how to send a fax over a computer data network. Download 3CX Phone System for Windows completely FREE and start receiving faxes through your IP PBX!
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:10:39 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/t38.html</guid>
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<title>What different types of CODECS are there?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/codecs.html</link>
<description>
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A Codec converts an analog signal to a digital one for transmission over a data network
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:08:06 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/codecs.html</guid>
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<title>How does FAX work in VOIP environments?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/FAX-VOIP.html</link>
<description>
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FAX was designed for analog networks, and does not interoperate well at all with VOIP networks
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:06:01 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/FAX-VOIP.html</guid>
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<title>Example of SIP Call session between 2 phones</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-call-session.html</link>
<description>
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A sip call session between 2 phones is established as follows
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:57:27 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-call-session.html</guid>
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<title>Can you list all known SIP responses?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-responses.html</link>
<description>
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Here is a list all known SIP responses
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:46:03 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-responses.html</guid>
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<title>What are SIP Methods / Requests and Responses?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-methods.html</link>
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SIP uses Methods / Requests and corresponding Responses to establish a call session.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:40:54 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-methods.html</guid>
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<title>What is a SIP-URI?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-URI.html</link>
<description>
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A SIP URI is the SIP addressing schema to call another person via SIP.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:34:43 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP-URI.html</guid>
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<title>What SIP-based IP PBX's are available?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ip-pbx-examples.html</link>
<description>
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3CX Phone System - a windows based IP PBX
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:30:42 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ip-pbx-examples.html</guid>
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<title>What is RTCP - Real Time Transport Protocol?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/RTCP.html</link>
<description>
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RTCP stands for Real Time Transport Protocol and is defined in RFC 3550. RTCP works hand in hand with RTP
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/RTCP.html</guid>
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<title>What is RTP - Real Time Transport Protocol?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/RTP.html</link>
<description>
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RTP - short for Real Time Transport Protocol defines a standard packet format for delivering audio and video over the internet.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:22:21 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/RTP.html</guid>
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<title>What is ECHO cancellation?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/echo.html</link>
<description>
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Echo cancellation is the process of removing echo from a voice communication in order to improve the voice call quality.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:20:51 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/echo.html</guid>
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<title>What is H323?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/H323.html</link>
<description>
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H323 is a set of standards from the ITU-T, which defines a set of protocols to provide audio and visual communication over a computer network.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:18:48 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/H323.html</guid>
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<title>What is SDP - Session Description Protocol?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SDP.html</link>
<description>
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SDP, short for Session Description Protocol, is a format for describing streaming media initialization parameters.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:17:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SDP.html</guid>
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<title>What is a VoIP Telephone?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voip-telephone.html</link>
<description>
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Download 3CX VOIP telephone for Windows. A free VOIP phone that is easy to use and supports multiple SIP providers.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:13:55 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voip-telephone.html</guid>
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<title>What is a PBX Phone System?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/pbx-phone-system.html</link>
<description>
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Download the Free edition of 3CX IP PBX for Windows and break free from your proprietary PBX phone system.
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</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:13:55 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/pbx-phone-system.html</guid>
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<title>What is Voice over IP?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voice-over-ip.html</link>
<description>
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Voice over IP is the same as Voice over Internet Protocol, and is better known as VoIP.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:13:55 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voice-over-ip.html</guid>
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<title>What is SIP - Session Initiation Protocol?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP.html</link>
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SIP, short for Session Initiation Protocol is an IP telephony signaling protocol used to establish, modify and terminate VOIP telephone calls.
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:13:55 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/SIP.html</guid>
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<title>What is DID - Direct Inward Dialing?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/DID.html</link>
<description>
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DID - Direct Inward Dialing (also called DDI in Europe) is a feature offered by telephone companies for use with their customers' PBX system, whereby the telephone company (telco) allocates a range of numbers associated with one or more phone lines
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:11:54 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/DID.html</guid>
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<title>What are the benefits of an IP PBX?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ip-pbx-benefitfaq.html</link>
<description>
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Much easier to install &amp; configure than a proprietary phone system....
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:09:05 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ip-pbx-benefitfaq.html</guid>
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<title>What is a good source of VOIP info?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voip-source.html</link>
<description>
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Download the FREE edition of 3CX VoIP PBX with unlimited number of extensions and no time outs!
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</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:48:34 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/voip-source.html</guid>
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<title>What is a SIP server?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/sip-server.html</link>
<description>
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A SIP server is the main component of an IP PBX, dealing with the setup of all SIP calls in the network. Download the FREE 3CX SIP server and enjoy the advantages of IP Telephony!
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</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:46:40 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/sip-server.html</guid>
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<title>What is a STUN Server?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/stun-server.html</link>
<description>
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A STUN (Simple Traversal of User Datagram Protocol [UDP] Through Network Address Translators [NATs]) server allows NAT clients (i.e. computers behind a firewall) to setup phone calls to a VOIP provider hosted outside of the local network
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:42:32 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/stun-server.html</guid>
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<title>What does ENUM mean?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ENUM.html</link>
<description>
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ENUM stands for Telephone Number Mapping
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2006 09:41:40 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/ENUM.html</guid>
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<title>Check out these VOIP blogs and VOIP links</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-links.html</link>
<description>
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3CX VoIP Phone System is a FREE IP PBX - Download it now and break free from proprietary phone systems.
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:30:26 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-links.html</guid>
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<title>VOIP-defined</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-definition.html</link>
<description>
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Voice over IP (also called VoIP, IP Telephony, and Internet telephony) refers to technology that enables routing of voice conversations over the Internet or a computer network.&nbsp; Download your FREE 3CX VoIP Phone System today!
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:07:41 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-definition.html</guid>
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<title>IP PBX: How an IP PBX / VOIP phone system works</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/IP-PBX-overview.html</link>
<description>
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A VOIP Phone System / IP PBX system consists of one or more SIP phones / VOIP phones, an IP PBX server and optionally includes a VOIP Gateway
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:20:37 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/IP-PBX-overview.html</guid>
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<title>What do the terms FXS and FXO mean?</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/FXS-FXO.html</link>
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What is FXO and FXS and why is it important when using an IP PBX?
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:38:01 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/FXS-FXO.html</guid>
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<title>VOIP gateway information - Learn about VOIP gateways</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-gateway.html</link>
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Learn why a VOIP Gateway is useful and the different types available.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:28:46 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-gateway.html</guid>
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<title>Sip phones / VOIP Phones types</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-phones.html</link>
<description>
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Learn about the different types of VOIP / SIP Phones available and which one is best for you
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:46:39 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-phones.html</guid>
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<title>VOIP Definitions</title>
<link>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-terminology.html</link>
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VOIP glossary - get to know the VOIP jargon
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:41:02 +0100</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.3cx.com/PBX/VOIP-terminology.html</guid>
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