Truphone Anywhere launched for iPhone- no WiFi needed
Those folks at Truphone have been busy of late and weren’t happy to rest on that version of the VoIP software for the iPod Touch we told you about recently. Today they’ve announced Truphone Anywhere for the iPhone that bring that Truphone VoIP capability to the iPhone with no WiFi required. This version of Truphone will let you make cheap VoIP calls using the iPhone’s native phone call ability and only pay for a local call before VoIP takes over. Why is Truphone offering this new version for the iPhone? CEO Geraldine Wilson responds:
“No-one likes big mobile bills, and they don’t come any bigger than for international calls” said Geraldine Wilson, Truphone’s new CEO. “But for iPhone users, that no longer needs to be the case. They can choose either to pay standard international call rates, or to reduce them to as little as 3 pence or 6 cents per minute. It’s as simple as that, no catches.”
Truphone Anywhere is a free app availabe from the iTunes App Store.
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Well you have to pay for both your AT&T minutes and your Truphone minutes – in some cases this may be more than an International plan. Depends where you’re calling. Also, unlike Skype, Truphone charges extra for connecting to mobiles. Hate to bash these guys, because this is an important service and competition is good. But I’m anxiously awaiting iPhone and Blackberry Skype clients.
I like to see native Skype client on iPhone soon, but Fring does it now and it is free. Works pretty good saved me a boatload on some travel I recently did being able to call home and office from a free hotspot.
I tested the Truphone iPhone to iPhone free calling and it works well. My only complains with Truphone is no desktop client and the cost is a bit high at 6 cents per minute.