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GVMax – Most comprehensive Google Voice Notification system [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on February 26th, 2010

 


I already have published some tutorials on how to Push Google Voice notifications to iPhone (or read here). While they all were great, today I will introduce the most comprehensive Google Voice notification system – GVMax. GVMax is a great service developed by Hani (as a hobby). While GVMax has always been a great service, it...

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Make Unlimited Free Calls to 34 countries on Valetine’s Day [Free Calls]

By Alok Saboo on February 13th, 2010

 


Close on the heels of TruPhone offering unlimited free calls to 30 countries, LocalPhone announces an even better offer by offering unlimited free calls to 34 countries (including mobiles in some countries).The free call offer runs between 00:00 GMT and 23:59 GMT on February 14th. Please note that the timings are mentioned in GMT, so...

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Call your loved ones in 30 countries for free on Valentines Day [Free Calls]

By Alok Saboo on February 9th, 2010

 


After the unlimited free calls to USA offer, TruPhone is back with an even bigger and better offer. This Valentine’s Day, TruPhone is offering unlimited free calls to 30 countries. This is a great opportunity to call all your loved ones and make them feel special. Remember, Valentine’s day is not restricted to romantic couples....

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Why Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo may NOT provide SIP support? [Interview]

By Alok Saboo on January 16th, 2010

 


In our last post, we discussed how GTalk2VoIP brings SIP capability to your instant messengers. Continuing our discussion with Ruslan Zalata, co-founder or GTalk2VoIP, today we will talk about SIP strategies of Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. The interview extract follows (AS – Alok Saboo; RZ – Ruslan Zalata): AS. GTalk2VoIP is essentially filling a...

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PennyTel offers Unlimited FREE calls to India, China & more [Free Calls]

By Alok Saboo on December 24th, 2009

 


This holiday season, we have the ultimate international calling deal for you to connect with your loved ones for FREE. PennyTel, a leading Australia based VoIP providers, is offering 10,000,000 (that’s 10 million) minutes of free calls to 6 countries, including India, USA, China, Canada, Australia, and United Kingdom (UK). That’s right, you can make unlimited...

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Thank you Google for the Google Phone!!! [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on December 12th, 2009

 


The blogosphere is abuzz with the imminent launch of the Google Phone. It seems that Google has already handed out the phone to its employees for internal testing, and so far the impressions are favorable. To me, this is significant news not because of the phone per se, but because of Google’s entry into the...

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Localphone offering unlimited FREE calls to USA over Thanksgiving [Free Calls]

By Alok Saboo on November 27th, 2009

 


Happy Thanksgiving to you all once again!! This holiday season, Localphone is offering unlimited free calls to the USA for full 5 days starting November 25 through November 30 (3 more days to go). Truphone had a similar offer for making unlimited free calls to USA for 12 hours.  But Localphone’s offer is almost 10 times...

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Truphone offers unlimited Free calls to US on Thanksgiving [Free Calls]

By Alok Saboo on November 21st, 2009

 


Holiday season is here and to make this Thanksgiving special, here’s a great deal. Truphone is offering unlimited free calls to all the US landlines and mobiles on Thanksgiving!!! Yes, you heard it right – FREE CALL to US on Thanksgiving. Truphone is offering free calls to US landlines and mobiles for 12 full hours on...

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Why Apple cannot sit back on its 100,000 apps? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on November 7th, 2009

 


This is a great time to be writing this post. Like everyone else, I am excited about the launch of Motorola Droid and this is a great opportunity to take stock of the smart phone market. Today, I analyze the impact of Droid and other handsets on Apple, the de-facto smart phone leader. Apple had...

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Why Mobile Carriers should adopt Mobile VoIP or VoIP over 3G? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on October 27th, 2009

 


I am surprised (and upset) at the reluctance of telecom companies (telcos) to embrace and encourage VoIP over their cellular networks. Today, I will discus why it makes absolutely no sense for the mobile carriers to discourage the adoption of VoIP on their networks. Mobile carriers may be motivated to to block VoIP over their networks...

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How to add custom SIP accounts & configure Skype in Fring [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on October 21st, 2009

 


We discussed how to add custom SIP account in Nimbuzz. Continuing our Mobile VoIP (mVoIP) series, today we will discus how to add custom SIP account and configure Skype and other instant messaging (IM) accounts in Fring. Fring is another leading SIP client for various mobile platforms, including iPhone, Windows Mobile, and Symbian. I am...

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BMAX-Choose lowest cost Betamax provider to minimize your Call Rates [Review]

By Alok Saboo on October 12th, 2009

 


If you have been following the VoIP space for some time, you would surely have accumulated a few Betamax accounts. I for one have over 5 accounts, including Jumblo, Nonoh, SmartVoIP, Rynga, and ActionVoIP. As you would have noticed, Betamax has different rates for the same destination across its services. This implies that, as a...

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Easiest way to Enable Google Voice Push Notification on iPhone – Revised [Tutorials]

By Alok Saboo on October 7th, 2009

 


Our earlier tutorial on enabling Google Voice push notifications on iPhone/iPod generated significant interest. The earlier method required a lot of effort and an always-on computer that could push the messages to your iPhone. Despite the obvious issues, there was a huge interest – well the savings were significant. Today, I will present an extremely...

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Deep Dialing Revisited – How-To Avoid Phone Menus [Review]

By Alok Saboo on September 22nd, 2009

 


How many times have you called a company to speak with a customer service agent only to be greeted by the sweetest computer voice – “Please listen carefully as our menu options have changed”. Arrgghhh!!! You patiently keep pressing 1s or 2s only to be lost in the ever so complicated phone menu. I am...

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How-TO Add Custom SIP Account in Nimbuzz [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on September 16th, 2009

 


From the number of comments/questions that I get, it seems that Mobile VoIP (mVoIP) is growing fast. If you are still not familiar with the idea, I would recommend that you read Mobile VoIP (mVoIP) for dummies. Today, I am going to provide a simple tutorial on how to add a custom SIP provider in...

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GVISapp – Access Google Voice without Jailbreaking your Phone [iPhone]

By Alok Saboo on September 1st, 2009

 


Apple’s rejection of a native Google Voice app has caused a furor in the blogosphere. Not only has Apple rejected Google’s app, it has also removed other apps such as VoiceCentral, GV Dialer, or GV Mobile from the app store, leaving you with little option to use Google Voice. If you have a jailbroken iPhone,...

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Free SMS Global.AQ gets update – Hints at Pro option [Update]

By Alok Saboo on August 17th, 2009

 


While we were talking about how to send unlimited free text messages (SMS) across the world using Global.AQ, the developers were busy pushing out a major update. After having tested the new version 1.0.2 for a while, we review the latest version here. You can try the latest version here (iTunes link). While the underlying architecture...

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8 Reasons Why you should NOT use Google Voice as your primary number? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on August 5th, 2009

 


@mjgraves made an interesting tweet earlier about why he was not ready to use Google Voice as his primary number. His tweet inspired me to think the pros and cons of using Google Voice as your primary number. We are all familiar with the positives of GV like ability to make free calls within USA,...

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Thank-You Apple for Blocking Google Voice App? [Opinion]

By Alok Saboo on July 28th, 2009

 


By now, I am sure, you would have heard of the latest storm in the telephony world. Apple rejected the official Google Voice iPhone application from the App store and also removed other Google Voice iPhone apps from the app store. The entire world is crying foul and decrying Apple for stifling innovation. As an...

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How to enable Google Voice push notifications on iPhone 3GS [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on July 24th, 2009

 


UPDATE: This post has been revised. Read here for even more simpler trick to push Google Voice notifications to iPhone. Google Voice is slowly changing the face of communication. We already explained earlier, how you can save your cell phone minutes using Google Voice. Today we explain how you can use Google Voice to even dump...

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