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Apple Will Allow Voice Over IP (VOIP) on Wifi

Thursday March 6, 2008 12:11 pm PST by Arnold Kim
During the Q&A Session, Apple indicated that they would allow Voice Over IP (VOIP) applications on the iTunes App Store so long as the applications only ran over Wifi, not cellular networks (such as EDGE).

This means that popular internet telephone applications such as Skype could be easily ported to the iPhone. Allowing VOIP to run over EDGE connections would directly compete with AT&T's voice plans, but even Wifi support for VOIP could be very useful.
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psychofreak
Posted: 51 months ago
Awesome...hopefully a Jailbreak app will come fore VoIP-On-EDGE :)
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overanalyzer
Posted: 51 months ago
The day Skype or another VoIP app comes out post iPhone 2.0, even for WiFi only, I'm definitely dropping Vonage for good (even though they give me free service when I try to cancel). And yes, I know I could hack my phone, but I actually want a supportable product with a solid upgrade path, thanks. :)
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spazzcat
Posted: 51 months ago

Awesome...hopefully a Jailbreak app will come fore VoIP-On-EDGE :)


I think EDGE will be too slow for this?
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SilvorX
Posted: 51 months ago
This is pretty amazing news, my parents live in a rural community without a GSM tower (but a couple CDMA towers) so when I "need" to make calls through my current phone, I use Skype. This will be handy if a VOIP based app arrives onto the iPhone, that is if the iPhone ever comes to Rogers
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Nanaki
Posted: 51 months ago
This will make the iPhone the most coveted platform on the planet. I can't freaking wait to buy a 32GB one.
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CommodityFetish
Posted: 51 months ago
But note there's no mic on the Touch. :(

And the SDK can't access add-on peripherals, like a mic. :( :(

So yay for VOIP on iPhone, but meh! if you still have to pay for the cell and data plan with AT&T...

Unless you could have the iPhone but drop the AT&T service and use VOIP - can that be done? Within the terms of service?
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ubersalad
Posted: 51 months ago
This will be insane...no more international roaming charges.

What about Touch, with the right software, you can use it as a phone, too!
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overanalyzer
Posted: 51 months ago

And the SDK can't access add-ons, like a mic. :mad:


Actually, I'm not sure that's true. It was stated in rumors before the SDK release that that would be the case, but Apple said today that the SDK is the exact same APIs they're using at this point. So it should actually allow for using external devices I think.
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CommodityFetish
Posted: 51 months ago

Apple said today that the SDK is the exact same APIs they're using at this point. So it should actually allow for using external devices I think.


That would be sweet! I hope that's right... It'd be good to hear an official statement on this.
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organic bond
Posted: 51 months ago

But note there's no mic on the Touch. :(


Actually, there is a mic: http://touchmods.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/the-next-1500-please/
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