VOIP

Download Skype for Android!! Nimbuzz, Vopium and Truphone laugh all the way

by Muzzammil Waheed October 5, 2010

skype-for-android Skype has finally released its app for Android (eclair) 2.1 and Froyo (2.2). The app will allow free Skype to Skype calls else where but USA and is also not available in China and Japan, but will allow free 3G calls.The Skype Android app works over WiFi, 3G, EDGE and GPRS all for free.

Download app by pointing your android browser to http://skype.com/m, make sure sure you have enabled mobile mode on your android phone.

Please note that the app right now has issues on Samsung Galaxy and Skype is investigating the claims. There are also reports about issues in usability like…

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Feature comparison of Top 6 VoIP apps.Skype, Google voice, Vopium,Truphone, Nimbuzz & Rebtel

by Sarah September 24, 2010

In a recent article I covered and compared the pricing of all top 6 VOIP service providers here Rates comparison of top 6 VoIP apps – Choose the BEST! and since price comparison is not enough without comparing the app features and other value added services. So here I will focus on feature comparison of top 6 VoIP apps including Skype, Google, Vopium, Truphone, Nimbuzz and Rebtel. All of these providers are using VoIP technology to provide users with cheap or almost free calls, competing fiercely with each other in grabbing the market share and attracting maximum customers. Google Voice’s latest entry in the market is seen as a positive move where everyone is forced to offer competitive rates and benefits in order to sustain in the VoIP market. Here we will quickly rush through the features provided by each and their current positioning and offerings in the market.

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Rates Comparison of Top 6 VoIP apps – Choose the BEST!

by Sarah September 7, 2010

Looking at the interest of people in our previous post “Google Voice call rates compared with Skype & others.The winner is??”, we now bring in a detailed analysis of top 6 VoIP app providers competing aggressively with each other in providing the cheapest rates, newest features and high call quality. The latest announcement of Google Voice (Free calls to US and Canada in year 2010) has shaken the competitors to bring down their calling rates. Just after this interesting news, we see Truphone coming up with an announcement of slashing their call rates upto 60% in 30 destinations, luring the customers to keep their ties attached to Truphone. Well whatever the scene is, we have analyzed the entire calling rates offered by Google voice, Skype, Vopium, Truphone, Nimbuzz and Rebtel which are among the top 6 VoIP apps.

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Google Voice call rates compared with Skype & others.The winner is??

by Muzzammil Waheed August 29, 2010

Google has finally announced the Google Voice calling for Gmail inbox with which you can make VOIP calls to anywhere in the world on landline or mobile. With this announcement Google has officially stepped into the world of cheap VOIP calls. What does it mean for Skype ( the market leader ) and other VOIP call and services providers( Vopium, Vonage, Fring, Truphone and Nimbuzz ), well in my opinion Google is going to give them tough time.

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Vopium raises $ 16.5 million investment – All ready to become the next alternative to Skype

by Sarah June 25, 2010

Vopium, a VoIP provider for low cost international calls and SMS announces its latest investment of $ 16.5 million from international telecommunication investor Raghuvinder Kataria, an early investor of Bharti Airtel (one of the world’s largest telecommunication provider). With this recent investment, Vopium has some aggressive plans for international expansion. Already present on all top [...]

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Discover Low tariff international calling packages from Vopium

by Sarah May 10, 2010

As the calling volume shifts from mobile /fixed line to low cost VoIP, we find all VoIP service providers like Skype, Truphone, Nimbuzz competing fiercely with each other. The race is on to provide a reliable service with increasing focus on improving their voice quality. In recent few months Vopium, a European startup has been extending its reach while offering a mobile solution that works on majority of popular handsets in the market. The service is worth a mention to those who want to stay connected using cheap international calling rates.

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Skype Mobile for Verizon on Android available but is it useful? you decide!

by Muzzammil Waheed March 25, 2010

Skype has finally made available Skype Mobile for Verizon on Android via Android Marketplace, it must be noted that it is available for only Verizon devices. The caveat is that to run Skype mobile users will have to turn off WIFI. Clearly Verizon wants to protect their main revenue stream and this is why  Skype [...]

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One SIM for all locations – truphone

by nauman March 14, 2010

Sometime back I wrote about TravelSIM, a GSM SIM that works in over 170 countries. This was for frequent travelers who trot the global on a monthly basis or even more frequently. It seems that the trend is catching on. Now truphone has launched a new SIM that lets subscribers to be local literally anywhere [...]

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IPhone : I can has VOIP .. Thanks to AT&T 3G network

by Muzzammil Waheed October 7, 2009

Apple has been notoriously rebuffing VOIP applications from its app store but no explanation was available. But now it seems it wasn’t Apple which was refusing VOIP applications instead AT&T did not allow VOIP traffic through its network. Finally AT&T is saying that it will allow VOIP traffic through its 3G network, means go ahead [...]

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What? Voice chat for Facebook?

by nauman September 18, 2009

If there is one thing that Facebook lacks in its applications lineup and services then it is voice chat, well, actually, no more. Very soon the social networking website is going to provide some 300 million of its registered users with  (high quality) voice chat. the technology is being offered by Vivox a coming that [...]

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