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June 29, 2008
iCall App Enables GSM to WiFi / VoIP Switching On The iPhone

Posted by Alias420

iCall is a newly announced app coming out on Apple’s App Store. It promises seamless call switching between VoIP via WiFi and regular calls. There will be no hacking involved, they are fully approved Apple developer. iCall has a two tier system with a free version and a ‘pro’ version with added features. iCall is their own service provider so don’t expect to use this application with any of your current VoIP plans like Vonage. It will be interesting to see how this will compare with other services competeing for the iPhone VoIP market. Like the previously released RingFree.

Here is their very short FAQ:

  1. We are part of the Apple iPhone developer program. This is not an application for you naughty jail breakers ;-)
  2. We are not using any undocumented API calls. We are following every rule that developers must follow.
  3. No, you can not have a copy. We are not physically capable of distributing the application to any phones except our development phones. If Steve-ness himself wanted a copy we could not provide it to him. Sorry.
  4. Apple has explicitly stated that VoIP is allowed, just not over Edge networks. Steve himself answered this question in the Q&A session after the last keynote speech.
  5. We are huge Apple fans and plan to release a version of iCall for OS X, but we don’t have enough developers. (see question 6).
  6. Yes we are hiring. Please visit our jobs page. We’ll even pay for you to move to Greenwich, CT.

A video of iCall in action:


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5 Comments »

Comment by Mad Mac Maniac
2008-06-30 16:07:30

Tear it up guys! It’s about time!

This shouldn’t be a problem for the carriers, wifi isn’t everywhere and if it was someone would come out with something like this anyway, much like those devices one can hook a phone to their PC and make calls that way.

It’s silly that we can email, send music and even watch TV free online, but can’t make a simple voice call.

You guys rock!

 
Comment by Chiller Bags
2008-06-30 21:33:17

kind of like spoofapp.com for us non 3g iphone users

 
Comment by James Body
2008-09-05 01:01:54

“….can’t even make a simple voice call.”

Of course you can! The team at Truphone (who demonstrated VoIP on the iPhone way back last fall have had a version of their VoIP application in the Apple iTunes apps store since it launched. It is free and works like a dream!

 
Comment by John
2008-09-05 06:35:51

I recently contacted iCall and ask them the status of there new app for iPhone and they said ” It’s comming Verry soon” . I have contacted them several times and this is the most I have been able to get out of them. Either they are having troubles with the app or with Apple.

Comment by jack
2008-10-03 13:41:54

that is a month ago john and truphone already has an app

what is the deal they want beta testers but want us to join facebook i would love to beta test but i do not want facebook they ca email me i travel to us/canada very often i would be a great tester

 
 
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