Comments on: The Truth About Nokia VoIP

By: Amit Narula

Amit Narula — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:10:16 +0000

Hey, calling from India using nokia & gizmo is not free. But there is an alternate solution, which is nearly free.

Parents in india can also buy Nokia N series (eg. N91) Download Fring s/w on it Fring is free VOIP. It just needs a GPRS connection, They can activate Mobile office GPRS Data Connection (Eg On Airtel) which cost Rs 350/mnth in maharastra.

So i can say it is just free.

By: Rishi

Rishi — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:37:16 +0000

Hey Om, I was thinking to BUY Nokia N80ie and Gizmo account. However, I was wondering how much did it cost you to call India using Gizmo project?? Is there any way that my parents can call me for free from India?

By: acmdorio

acmdorio — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:19:35 +0000

Please, I did a great mistake in my post.

Where you read Rudy De Waele, undestand Niekk; and where you read Mark MacLeod, understand Lark.

Sorry guys.

If someone could help me I will apreciate too.

By: acmdorio

acmdorio — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:12:31 +0000

Hi…

Unfortunatelly I do not have success to use my E70 with Voipbuster , so I would ask Rudy De Waele if he can publish your SIP settings to help me (and others with same problem).

And Mark MacLeod, I am agree with u that this 3 companies have good SIP services that working with ESeries (I use Challenger Mobile too), but remember Challenger Mobile do not be able to make calls to all other kinds of phones (landlines, GSM numbers etc), so you have to have a SIP number to receive or make a call.

By: Lark

Lark — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:59:09 +0000

I think this article is very inaccurate. So you use Gizmo and it doesn't work with E-series so you bitch. There are atleast 3 VOIP providers that cater to Nokia E-series and N080ie that do not even need NAT traversal or 3.x of the firmware. Tell Gizmo to get there act sorted!

1.Challenger mobile 2.Truphone (works with USA SIM's too) 3.AQL

By: Mark MacLeod

Mark MacLeod — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:52:13 +0000

Om,

If you want a true mobile VoIP revolution, check out Voxlib. No client needed, which means any mobile device can use it, not just select smartphones.

The current trial product runs on Skype only, but there is a much bigger story.

By: Mirko

Mirko — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:48:39 +0000

Nokia E60 with surface video call camera,without main camera.Is it possible?

By: John Lansard

John Lansard — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:52:40 +0000

I use the service from Challenger mobile (www.challengermobile.com) with my Nokia E61. Works flawlessly.

Rgds John

By: Niek

Niek — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:24:46 +0000

I'm using firmware version 2.0618.07.10 (date 31-08-06) on my Nokia e70.

By: Mike Puchol

Mike Puchol — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:18:56 +0000

Om,

The love-hate relationship phone makers such as Nokia have with the carriers is a well-established fact. In the US, around 90-95% of the handset distribution market is controlled by the carriers (last time I looked), and the last thing carriers want is you calling using your data plan instead of their high voice rates.

On the other hand, non-native applications tend to cause problems such as spontaneously or being inadvertently closed (hit the red hangup key…) which limits their usefulness. The triumph of the mobile phone is in part due to its relative robustness and hassle-free operation. If I have to keep glancing at my phone to check if the data connection has dropped, or the application closed, I will end up not using it at all.

Nokia has a strict policy on release of certain APIs that make or break these types of applications, I know for example that Truphone chased them for a number of months for such a critical API.

The bottom line is that carriers have a strong influence on what phones are manufactured, the ROKR case being a good example.

Regards,