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...
Make Unlimited Free Calls to 34 countries on Valetine’s Day [Free Calls]
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...
Call your loved ones in 30 countries for free on Valentines Day [Free Calls]
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....
Why Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo may NOT provide SIP support? [Interview]
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...
PennyTel offers Unlimited FREE calls to India, China & more [Free Calls]
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...
Localphone offering unlimited FREE calls to USA over Thanksgiving [Free Calls]
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...
Truphone offers unlimited Free calls to US on Thanksgiving [Free Calls]
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...
Why Apple cannot sit back on its 100,000 apps? [Opinion]
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...
How to add custom SIP accounts & configure Skype in Fring [Tutorial]
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...
BMAX-Choose lowest cost Betamax provider to minimize your Call Rates [Review]
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...
Easiest way to Enable Google Voice Push Notification on iPhone – Revised [Tutorials]
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...
Deep Dialing Revisited – How-To Avoid Phone Menus [Review]
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...
How-TO Add Custom SIP Account in Nimbuzz [Tutorial]
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...
Free SMS Global.AQ gets update – Hints at Pro option [Update]
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...
How to enable Google Voice push notifications on iPhone 3GS [Tutorial]
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...
SMS Global.AQ – Send unlimited Free SMS all over the World [mVoIP]
It seems SMS or text messages are the most used feature on a cell phone. Not surprisingly, the cell phone carriers are trying to milk this cash cow, in spite of the fact that it almost costs nothing to send a text message. Today we review a great mobile application that lets you send unlimited...
Use Google Voice to save your Cell minutes [Tips & Tricks]
As Google slowly rolls out the Google Voice invites, we are busy figuring out how to make the best use of this great service. We already talked about how you can use Google Voice on your iPhone. Today, we will discus a great way to save your precious cell phone minutes using Google Voice.
Please note...
Make Unlimited Free Calls to USA/Canada [mVoIP]
If you are a proud owner of the Apple iPhone (any generation), then you are in luck!! Today, I am going to explain you how you can make unlimited free calls to USA and Canada from your iPhone. This article adds to our mobile VoIP (mVoIP) series.
iCall is one of the iPhone app that...
Best App to use Google Voice on your iPhone [Tools]
If you are convinced that you should start using VoIP on Mobile, using Google Voice on your mobiles is one way to start. If you are not aware of what we are talking about, find out the power of Google Voice/ Grandcentral accounts. With more than a few options available to use Google Voice (erstwhile...
mVoIP – All you need to know about mobile VoIP [Tutorial]
Are you always worried about using up your cell phone minutes? Are you worried about the roaming charges when you are on a business trip? Do you want to make cheap international calls using your cell phone alone? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you must read this.
What is mVoIP: Mobile...


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