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iPhone VoIP over 3G with iCall app.

voipmaster — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:40 +0000

Slashgear brings news that there is now a VoIP app in the Apple App Store for the iPhone (and iPod Touch) which allows IP calling over 3G networks.

The software, known as iCall allows for incoming call notification even when the application is not running.

This signals a lifting of the 3G VoIP calling restrictions which Apple imposed on iPhone apps.

Truphone Paypal payments on-phone

voipmaster — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:10:43 +0000

Truphone who provide a SIP standard voice over IP calling system for mobile handsets of the Symbian S60 platform as well as some iPods and the iPhone have announced that they will now support Paypal payments for customers using iPods and iPhones.

While a number of debit and credit cards were already accepted, customers will now be able to use Paypal through their device to add land-line calling credit without the need to resort to using a web-browser equipped personal computer.

Sipgate now for iPhone

voipmaster — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:30:22 +0000

Sipgate, an established SIP Voice Over IP provider has announced a new software product for the Apple iPhone.

iPhone users will now be able to use a SIP application directly when connected to WiFi hotspots to make free or reduced cost calls over the internet.

This brings the iPhone in line with other WiFi enabled smartphone which have SIP functionality directly available.

Sipgate appear to be offering their free iPhone product via their USA, UK and Austrian websites although, if the software is truly SIP compliant, there shouldn’t be any geographic limitations to its use.

iCall the iPhone

voipmaster — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:04:29 +0000

iCall has a closed beta of their system for the iPhone in work.

iCall allows you to route your incoming cellular network calls to your iPhone via VoIP when you are connected to a WiFi hotspot. You can also send and receive VoIP calls over WiFi.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Watch the demonstration video for more information.

fring Releases Open API for Developers

voipmaster — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:15:45 +0000

Blonde 2.0 for Mashables.com brings us news that mobile p2p VoIP provider fring has released it’s API for third party developers.

This will enable others to develop new applications and add-ons for the fring platform.

The fring platform supports mobile devices such as the Symbian Series 60, Sony Ericsson UIQ, Windows Mobile 5 & 6 and the iPhone.

As a network, fring also integrates with Skype, AIM, Twitter, Google Talk and the industry standard SIP protocol.

Fring to launch iPhone app using Jailbreak installer

voipmaster — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:49:06 +0000

According to techcrunch.com, a new Israeli company, Fring, is to offer a native VoIP application for the Apple iPhone. Making this particularly interesting is that techcrunch.com reports that Fring will be using the iPhone ‘Jailbreak’ unlocking tool to get around Apple’s platform lockdown.

Fring appears to already provide their product for most other smartphone platforms.

JAJAH to provide iPhone native VoIP

voipmaster — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:51:42 +0000

Internet telephony company JAJAH is creating a native voice over IP application for the iPhone to be released later this year.

No word yet as to whether the JAJAH offering will allow the iPhone to utilise VoIP while also using other applications – a sticky point for Apple as the SDK does not directly allow for multitasking of ‘third-party’ applications.

The JAJAH native iPhone VoIP application is expected this summer.

iPhone VoIP could be hamstrung by SDK limitation.

voipmaster — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:48:07 +0000

iPhone users hoping to use Voice Over IP applications via the new SDK (Software Development Kit) may be in for some disappointment as it emerged that the SDK will only allow one application to run concurrently.

Seemingly, if you had a VoIP app running ‘listening’ for incoming calls over the network, you wouldn’t be able to use any other applications on the phone.

More details at gizmodo.