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Skype With Your Cell Phone

Posted by Zonk on from the nice-change-of-pace dept.

Praxiteles writes "Seen on Gizmodo, apparently a USB device called 'imFONE' allows you to use your existing cellphone as a VoIP phone From the article:"You simply plug this thing into your PC's USB port, pair it via Bluetooth to your phone, and you're ready to go...It currently works with imtel and Skype..." No extra contact management and caller ID works properly."

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  1. Stupid by mikejz84 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So basically it turns a Cell Phone into a wireless handset for your computer. It combinds the voice quality of VoIP with the speaker and microphone of a cell phone and the great range of bluetooth--Great thinking buddy! This is not news, just another stupid crap product that will never go anywhere.

  2. Correct me if I'm wrong.. by dr.matrix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ..but isn't this just a Bluetooth dongle with some additional software? This piece of Linux software
    http://www.soft.uni-linz.ac.at/_wiki/tiki-index.ph p?page=ProjectBluezHandsfree
    seems to do basically the same..

  3. samsung i730 and skype for pocket pc by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have a samsung i730 smartphone with Verizon's EVDO broadband internet access on it. Recently installed the pocket pc version of skype on it and now I can call the whole world for almost free of charge. Works fabulous and it has already cut down my phone bills by a good measure.