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Now, at least in the United Kingdom, there’s an application from VoIP provider TruPhone that allows iPhone users to make VoIP calls over WiFi, without soldering and coding.
It is still in beta, but the TruPhone has so far been successful. The TruPhone software for iPhone is a native application, according to Tim Donnelly Smith of TruPhone. Third-party application installers are required.
“Just to be totally clear: the demonstration of TruPhone on the iPhone doesn’t mean that it’s available to use yet,” said Smith. “It’s still early days. Some people have reported that ‘TruPhone has launched …’ but, as the news release (I hope) makes clear, this isn’t the case yet.”
TruPhone expects to release a simpler version in the near future. The new application won’t require breaking the SIM lock, and will switch from WiFi to SIM depending on availability of service.
The question remains: Will AT&T, and Apple, respond to freeing the iPhone from AT&T’s network?
Apple might not mind as much as service provider AT&T will. Smith doesn’t expect trouble from Steve Jobs and Co.
“This program doesn’t do anything that Steve Jobs says not to do,” said Smith. “Apple is fairly neutral on third-party applications and they won’t deliberately try to break them.”
Fring, an Israeli startup that has a great VOIP/Chat service for mobile phones (see our February coverage), is launching an iPhone version of the service sometime in the next 24 hours, we’ve heard.
This is not a browser-based chat app like FlickIM or Mundu. It should be a fully functional downloadable version of the application that allows users to access the fring, Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo and AIM services.
That means they’ll be using the Jailbreak installer, which severely limits the number of iPhone users who will download and use it.
But Fring may also be the first really killer application that can get non-early adopter users to consider using Jailbreak. The ability to make VOIP calls over the data plan in itself is probably worth it (although it may only work over Wifi, not the Edge network).
This is most likely a test run in preparation for the official iPhone app store that will launch this summer. It’s also a risky strategy - some developers I’ve spoken with are avoiding Jailbreak because they don’t want to anger Apple and have their official applications banned down the road.
Fring is doing very well even without the iPhone. The service, which is about a year old, gets 100,000 new active users per month. We’ll update when Fring actually launches the application.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
iCall VOIP for the iPhone
iCall VOIP for the iPhone
Now iCall covered a number of iPhone VOIP applications, but iCall looks particularly impressive. As you can see in the above video, it allows you to seamlessly transfer a regular inbound cell phone calls to VOIP. This means you can save your minutes any time your iPhone is connected via wifi. As of right now calls are free in the US and Canada, and there is an iCall Pro account that lets you make international calls for a fee. Unfortunately, the iCall application is only available for Windows at the moment but they're promising a Mac version soon. Nonetheless, it's clearly the iPhone application that's most exciting and the company is apparently part of the iPhone Developer Program.
iCall for the iPhone? It's already working and is coming soon to your iPhone. iCall think you'll find it as revolutionary as iCall do.
Make and receive calls over WiFi
Transfer inbound calls from a regular cell call to WiFi instantly and seamlessly - save your expensive minutes
Access your same address book
Customize your voicemail options
iCall are being absolutely inundated and overwhelmed with e-mails, so here are the ansiCallrs to the most common questions iCall've received:
iCall are part of the Apple iPhone developer program. This is not an application for you naughty jail breakers ;-)
iCall are not using any undocumented API calls. iCall are following every rule that developers must follow.
No, you can not have a copy. iCall are not physically capable of distributing the application to any phones except our development phones. If Steve-ness himself wanted a copy iCall could not provide it to him. Sorry.
Apple has explicitly stated that VoIP is alloiCalld, just not over Edge networks. Steve himself ansiCallred this question in the Q&A session after the last keynote speech.
iCall are huge Apple fans and plan to release a version of iCall for OS X, but iCall don't have enough developers..
Yes iCall are hiring. Please visit our jobs page. iCall'll even pay for you to move to Greenwich, CT.
iPhone 3G
Now iCall covered a number of iPhone VOIP applications, but iCall looks particularly impressive. As you can see in the above video, it allows you to seamlessly transfer a regular inbound cell phone calls to VOIP. This means you can save your minutes any time your iPhone is connected via wifi. As of right now calls are free in the US and Canada, and there is an iCall Pro account that lets you make international calls for a fee. Unfortunately, the iCall application is only available for Windows at the moment but they're promising a Mac version soon. Nonetheless, it's clearly the iPhone application that's most exciting and the company is apparently part of the iPhone Developer Program.
iCall for the iPhone? It's already working and is coming soon to your iPhone. iCall think you'll find it as revolutionary as iCall do.
Make and receive calls over WiFi
Transfer inbound calls from a regular cell call to WiFi instantly and seamlessly - save your expensive minutes
Access your same address book
Customize your voicemail options
iCall are being absolutely inundated and overwhelmed with e-mails, so here are the ansiCallrs to the most common questions iCall've received:
iCall are part of the Apple iPhone developer program. This is not an application for you naughty jail breakers ;-)
iCall are not using any undocumented API calls. iCall are following every rule that developers must follow.
No, you can not have a copy. iCall are not physically capable of distributing the application to any phones except our development phones. If Steve-ness himself wanted a copy iCall could not provide it to him. Sorry.
Apple has explicitly stated that VoIP is alloiCalld, just not over Edge networks. Steve himself ansiCallred this question in the Q&A session after the last keynote speech.
iCall are huge Apple fans and plan to release a version of iCall for OS X, but iCall don't have enough developers..
Yes iCall are hiring. Please visit our jobs page. iCall'll even pay for you to move to Greenwich, CT.
iPhone 3G
Friday, August 15, 2008
AT&T should embrace iPhone VoIP over 3G
When the App Store was announced and Steve Jobs was discussing the possibility of iPhone applications totally transforming the way we use Apple's devices, he was asked if it would support VoIP on the iPhone. In response, Apple confirmed that VoIP would be available in the App Store as long as it was running on Wi-Fi, but not AT&T's 3G network. The company claimed that any VoIP solution running on 3G would be in violation of its exclusivity deal with AT&T.
But now that Global IP Solutions has released VoIP software for the developer community, I think it's time we explore why AT&T doesn't want iPhone VoIP running on its network.
Now I know that the first response will be because the company will lose substantial revenue as people use VoIP instead of its own network, resulting in less usage and fewer overage charges, but I think that's a bit short-sighted.
First off, no one is telling AT&T to allow VoIP on all its devices, just the iPhone. Secondly, why can't AT&T get in on the sale of VoIP solutions and encourage people to buy them from the App Store as way to reduce overages?
It may sound radical, but it just might work.
One of the main concerns every cell phone owner has is whether or not they will be charged additional fees for spending too much time on the phone. But with the help of VoIP, they'll be able to reduce the number of minutes they use and in turn, save some cash each month. In the process, AT&T will lose revenue and probably feel the effect of VoIP in no time.
And while the initial shock of lost revenue could be jarring, we can't forget that the iPhone customers are just one segment of AT&T's revenue source and they certainly don't account for the majority of users. That said, iPhone users are most likely to add apps to their devices and are more likely to use a VoIP app than someone using a BlackBerry or Treo.
But who cares? AT&T will lose some revenue in the short-term, sure, but why wouldn't it create a VoIP application of its own and sell it on the App Store, dubbing it the "official VoIP application for the iPhone 3G?" That app may not make up for the lost revenue in overage charges, but it will effectively create a PR campaign that the company can exploit for months: AT&T is the only cell phone carrier that's willing to let you use a different voice communication solution on its own platform, and thus, save you money.
The long-term effect of allowing iPhone 3G users to use VoIP over 3G could have a major impact on AT&T's bottom line. Current users would tell others that after buying an iPhone, they too will be able to reduce their monthly payment to one offering less minutes and use VoIP instead. In the process, AT&T could advertise that simple fact and probably see an influx of customers that are looking to save some cash on cell plans and own an iPhone at the same time.
It may be a risky move, especially considering AT&T may not be the desired carrier for some people, but I think it's a risk worth taking. Let's face it -- not all iPhone users will use VoIP anyway and more often than not, it'll be easier for them to make calls with their phone than to use VoIP on the device, since 3G is hardly ubiquitous.
But for every risk, there's the possibility of enjoying a huge reward. AT&T could lead the pack in VoIP communications over a cell network and exploit its "desire to make customers happy" to steal more customers from competing carriers.
Cell phones are quickly reaching saturation and cell carriers will be forced to steal customers from now on instead of gaining those without plans. And as that happens, they will need to differentiate themselves and try to entice more people to their side. And what better way to do that than to use the iPhone 3G as a test market and offer customers the opportunity to come to AT&T and enjoy all the benefits of VoIP?
Sure, it's radical. But at this point, throwing some caution to the wind wouldn't be such a bad idea for AT&T. And let's not forget that no one has a gun to the executives' heads: they can always stop supporting VoIP whenever they feel like it if it puts too much of a strain on the company's bottom line.
AT&T should embrace iPhone VoIP over 3G
Posted by Don Reisinger
iPhone 3G
But now that Global IP Solutions has released VoIP software for the developer community, I think it's time we explore why AT&T doesn't want iPhone VoIP running on its network.
Now I know that the first response will be because the company will lose substantial revenue as people use VoIP instead of its own network, resulting in less usage and fewer overage charges, but I think that's a bit short-sighted.
First off, no one is telling AT&T to allow VoIP on all its devices, just the iPhone. Secondly, why can't AT&T get in on the sale of VoIP solutions and encourage people to buy them from the App Store as way to reduce overages?
It may sound radical, but it just might work.
One of the main concerns every cell phone owner has is whether or not they will be charged additional fees for spending too much time on the phone. But with the help of VoIP, they'll be able to reduce the number of minutes they use and in turn, save some cash each month. In the process, AT&T will lose revenue and probably feel the effect of VoIP in no time.
And while the initial shock of lost revenue could be jarring, we can't forget that the iPhone customers are just one segment of AT&T's revenue source and they certainly don't account for the majority of users. That said, iPhone users are most likely to add apps to their devices and are more likely to use a VoIP app than someone using a BlackBerry or Treo.
But who cares? AT&T will lose some revenue in the short-term, sure, but why wouldn't it create a VoIP application of its own and sell it on the App Store, dubbing it the "official VoIP application for the iPhone 3G?" That app may not make up for the lost revenue in overage charges, but it will effectively create a PR campaign that the company can exploit for months: AT&T is the only cell phone carrier that's willing to let you use a different voice communication solution on its own platform, and thus, save you money.
The long-term effect of allowing iPhone 3G users to use VoIP over 3G could have a major impact on AT&T's bottom line. Current users would tell others that after buying an iPhone, they too will be able to reduce their monthly payment to one offering less minutes and use VoIP instead. In the process, AT&T could advertise that simple fact and probably see an influx of customers that are looking to save some cash on cell plans and own an iPhone at the same time.
It may be a risky move, especially considering AT&T may not be the desired carrier for some people, but I think it's a risk worth taking. Let's face it -- not all iPhone users will use VoIP anyway and more often than not, it'll be easier for them to make calls with their phone than to use VoIP on the device, since 3G is hardly ubiquitous.
But for every risk, there's the possibility of enjoying a huge reward. AT&T could lead the pack in VoIP communications over a cell network and exploit its "desire to make customers happy" to steal more customers from competing carriers.
Cell phones are quickly reaching saturation and cell carriers will be forced to steal customers from now on instead of gaining those without plans. And as that happens, they will need to differentiate themselves and try to entice more people to their side. And what better way to do that than to use the iPhone 3G as a test market and offer customers the opportunity to come to AT&T and enjoy all the benefits of VoIP?
Sure, it's radical. But at this point, throwing some caution to the wind wouldn't be such a bad idea for AT&T. And let's not forget that no one has a gun to the executives' heads: they can always stop supporting VoIP whenever they feel like it if it puts too much of a strain on the company's bottom line.
AT&T should embrace iPhone VoIP over 3G
Posted by Don Reisinger
iPhone 3G
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