VoIP Cell Phones Coming

bp33 writes "Wireless Newsfactor is running a story about how the wireless vendors are climbing over themselves to get Voice-Over-IP cell phones. You might ask "why bother? We already have wireless voice now." But with an open platform for wireless (Symbian, JavaPhone etc), your "voice" (er .. audio) just becomes bits that your programs can manipulate before sending."

Comments

Downloadable Voice Filters

[martyb]

...your "voice" (er .. audio) just becomes bits that your programs can manipulate before sending."

Great. Just Great. First it was downloadable ring tones. Now it'll be customized voice filters. I can just see the advertisement now:

For your next heavy-breathing prank call, get our Darth Vader filter NOW! ;^)

This could be great

[Daimaou]

"your "voice" (er .. audio) just becomes bits that your programs can manipulate before sending."

I can't wait until someone creates a cell-VoIP-phone virus that scrambles your sentences into vulgarities and profanities whenever you try to call your mom.

Re:This could be great

[commodoresloat]

Hi, Mom! How are you?

I send you this stream of obscenities in order to have your advice.

See you later

Thanks

Re:Latency & Jitter

[Anonymous Coward]

Hello?

(wait one and a half seconds)

(click)

How weird that a telemarketer shows up on call display as my mother...

Re:The Revolution Continues etc.

[Anonymous Coward]

dude, you are so mid '90s. What the hell has 'Nick' done recently, anyway?

Re:Latency & Jitter

[Arandir]

You don't understand. VoIP is a buzzword. That means all the cool companies must have it in order to stay cool. It doesn't matter if it works or not. It doesn't matter if you can't understand the guy on the other end of the line. It doesn't matter if it overloads your network to the point of unusability. It's cool so cool companies must have it.