First WiFi hotspot to offer free VoIP phone calls
Speaking of Vonage's WiFi phone, Wi-Fi Networking News reports on what might possibly be the first free public Voice over WiFi phone. The VoIP phone, which is connected to a wireless laptop, was set up at a local cafe in Portland, Oregon by a nonprofit group called the Personal Telco Project, and anyone can just walk in and make free phone calls (with purchase of a beverage, that is). Right now it can only be used to make calls to the 360 area code in southern Washington state (it's a bit complicated to explain why) and toll-free 1-800 number calls. The ability to make local calls to Portland numbers is up next.
