BT Home Hub, the wireless router supplied with BT broadband packages is reported to be vulnerable to the attacks of hackers and other external threats, according to Adrian Pastor and Petko D. Petkov who say all Alcatel Speedtouch 7G routers will have same problem as Home Hub and these routers are made by Alcatel. Due to the presence of many bugs in these routers, a hacker can easily override password authentication system and assume the role of administrator. This makes these routers quite incapable of providing complete security to your PC and network, thereby it is open to exploitation of your VoIP service or Wi-fi service, according to the report in theregister.co.uk.

Even without knowing the administrator password, a hacker can gain control of the PC/network just by making the user to visit a specific site which is used by hackers to collect all vital information about the user. The crafty design of the hackers may also include the secret listening to your VoIP calls or stealthily getting your WPA key.

However, BT issued a statement saying that it was seriously looking into the matter. BT further said: "However, as part of a series of ongoing improvements, this week we began pushing out a new firmware update to Home Hub owners which further improves security in a number of areas,"

VoIP or broadband calls help you to save the money you spend for your phone services.
Voice over Internet Protocol is a way to use your internet connection to call some one who is online with same audio equipment you have. This type of VoIP calls are free and you need not pay any service provider for making and receiving these calls.

Say, you want to call some landline or mobile number. Although the normal VoIP will not allow this, you can get this service by subscribing to VoIP providers like Skype or Vonage. Various call plans are available to suit your needs. You may also read VoIP guides to know how to setup VoIP and use it.

A few broadband providers like BT offer free VoIP calls with their packages. For instance, their BT Total Option 1,2 and 3 offer free evening & weekend VoIP calls to 01 and 02 numbers. After 60 minutes usage, there will be a charge of pence per minute. To avoid this, you can disconnect before 60 minutes and redial the number.

If you do not wish to go for a stand-alone VoIP service, these packages help you to use this technology along with your conventional phone service. BT business broadband packages also include VoIP calls. Whether you look for a home broadband package or a business package, VoIP calls included in BT broadband packages make them complete packages.