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First Free Mobile-to-Mobile Cross-Platform Calls

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the do-you-want-to-hear-me-now dept.

bombduck writes "Barablu demonstrates free calling from Nokia Series 60 based phones to Windows Mobile phones and PDAs using a Wi-Fi connection. Both Nokia E Series and N Series Wi-Fi enabled phones tested, showing not only Voice but IM, video and conference calling. "

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  1. Don't Need Special Software by Greyfox · · Score: 3, Informative

    With the Nokia E70 -- it's got a sip dialer already. The problem is finding a wifi network where you want to make a call. If you could get it going at home and office that'd be plenty for a lot of people. I still need to investigate the possibility of connecting to my home asterisk server through T-Mobile's unlimited data service, either directly from the cell or by installing asterisk on the laptop and connecting to the Internet through the phone's bluetooth modem and then running an ad-hoc wifi network on the laptop. That would be sick! I'm not sure their data service provides enough bandwidth to run a voip call, but it's a neat idea.

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    1. Re:Don't Need Special Software by Ken_g6 · · Score: 2, Informative

      I thought of that before. Usually, those cell-network-based data services have a special clause in the contract forbidding VOIP use. :(

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