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TalkFree offers cheap VoIP services in developing countries–Taps the fortune at the bottom of pyramid

By Alok Saboo on August 2nd, 2010


If you have been following the VoIP industry, you would have noticed a few things: The number of companies offering VoIP services is growing leaps and bounds. The ease with which one can start a VoIP or a calling card business has only helped the cause. The industry is already showing signs of maturity –...

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Use Whistle Phone as a FREE mobile SIP client for the iPhone or iPad [Video Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on July 18th, 2010


Mobile VoIP (mVoIP) is growing in popularity. The growing number of mobile SIP clients on the App store is a testimony to this fact. However, one issue that plagues the rapid adoption of VoIP on smart phones is that most of these SIP clients are PAID. We have already covered two mobile SIP clients that...

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i-Hoot: Make free international VoIP calls on your iPhone using $5 free calling credits [Video Review]

By Alok Saboo on July 2nd, 2010


VoIP service providers are aggressively targeting the smart phone users. Given the demographic profile of this segment, it is not surprising at all. Smart phone users have all the attributes to make marketers salivate – they are (usually) rich, educated, connected, influential, savvy, etc. The ease of development for smart phones and their wide reach...

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How to configure custom SIP accounts and Skype in Fring on Nokia Symbian platform [Tutorial]

By Alok Saboo on April 27th, 2010


A while back, we discussed how to add custom SIP accounts and configure Skype in Fring. Although the instructions were applicable to other platforms (at least in spirit), there was some confusion about how to do that on the Symbian platform. I was just browsing the comments and it stuck me the number of users...

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Media5-fone SIP client for iPhone and Symbian S60 [Review]

By Alok Saboo on April 25th, 2010


The ubiquity of the mobile phone makes it the perfect device to access VoIP services. You can make low rate VoIP calls without being restricted to a place (e.g., computer or landline). It is not surprising to see the growing adoption of mobile VoIP (mVoIP) among users. Although lot of VoIP providers provide their own...

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CallArc promises unlimited FREE international calls – Hold off your excitement!! [Updates]

By Alok Saboo on April 5th, 2010


I got a whiff of CallArc a while back and have been following it since then. CallArc, a new face in VoIP space, is promising to offer unlimited free international calls to any country across the world. The service is currently NOT LIVE, so hold off your excitement. Let me briefly talk about the offering...

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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,...

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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,...

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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 gap...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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