Can you answer DJ bee’s question about VoIP?:

I’m using the X-Pro Softphone with my VOIP Vonage service, but the quality of the calls are unreliable. Often the people on the other end hear nothing but static. It doesn’t happen on every call, but often enough that it’s highly annoying. I went with Vonage because I thought it would be more reliable than Skype, but it’s still no where near as good as a regular phone. I’ve used my softphone from all kinds of different locations, always with a highspeed (often DSL) line, and with different (high preformance) computers. I also have tried closing all but one or two other programs. Any tips?

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Everybody knows that an iPhone is cool. One of the key things that makes it so cool is the applications you can download. Now you can actually make it even cooler (and more functional) when you use this capability to download apps to turn your iPhone into an iPhone softphone. The best part is that all you need to do is to install one of the new and exciting iPhone softphone client applications that can be downloaded from the Apple store or from one of the many third party websites that now feature this type of software. iPhone softphone technology is relatively new and has been welcomed with open arms by the many iPhone users who have anxiously been awaiting this capability.

iPhone softphone is simply loading your iPhone or iTouch with voice over Internet technology protocol (VoIP) software. VoIP takes advantage of SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) technology. SIP is multimedia protocol that will not only allow for telephone communication over the Internet but has the capability for messaging, video, and conferencing.

The primary appeal to iPhone softphone is that users can avoid costly cellular talk time and long distance charges. This advantage is, in fact, the same reason that iPhone softphone capability has been somewhat slow to develop. Because AT&T feared that VoIP for the iPhone would cause their revenue from traditional cellular talk time to decline, Apple and AT&T agree to limit the iPhone softphone capability to wireless (wi-fi), as opposed to cellular network. Despite this limitation iPhone softphone is a big leap for users who have been waiting for SIP capability since the introduction of the iPHone. In fact, not having ready access to VoIP has been one of the biggest knocks on the iPhone. Luckily, this is no longer a problem.

With the recent announcement by Skype that it would be offering an iPhone softphone application and Apple’s decision to begin supporting third party development of iPhone softphone/SIP applications, the market for iPhone softphone has exploded. Users now have a variety of options in terms of SIP software solutions. These vary in terms of functionality and ease of use but there is certain to be one available that suits your needs.

One thing that has users especially excited is the capability to use the iTouch as a phone. It is iPhone softphone technology that enables users to do this. The very same software that is designed to run on the iPhone can be installed and used on the iTouch. Transmission is still limited to wi-fi but VoIP using the iTouch is possible.

So, if cool is what you want then iPhone softphone really fills the bill. As an added plus, you can save tons of money by avoiding long distance charges and talk time minutes. If you don’t care about cool then you are almost certain to be swayed by the money. The cost savings alone makes it worth it. You owe it to yourself to give the latest and greatest in iPhone softphone a try. You will be really glad that you did.



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Can you answer spec_zone’s question about VoIP?:

I need to find a softphone cause I want to substitute my actual Cisco 7912 Ip phones connected to my Cisco Call Manager 4.xx with headsets and software telephones.

Any hint?

thanks in advance!

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Can you answer __HELLO__’s question about VoIP?:

I travel a lot. Here is what I want to do.
I want to connect my home land line to my PC. and run software in my home PC. Then when I travel I want to use softphone in my laptop and then call to my home pc and dialout from my landline. Reason i want to do this because I am making lots of international calls and they are not cheap from celphone. so I want to use my home phone when am on road to dial international number.

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softphone is a fantastic invention. Not just does it allow you to make cell phone calls from anywhere in the world, even from places where there is no cell phone signal, but it lets you communicate from just about anywhere for a tiny cost. Have you used Skype on your home computer or at your office to make voice calls over the internet? This is what an iPhone softphone lets you do, but in a complete portable version. Obviously you wouldn’t want to go swimming with it, but you can take it to the beach, the pool, the football game. Wherever you might need to be able to communicate with someone, you can take your iPhone, and with the iPhone softphone you no longer need to pay big bucks for the privilege. When you make a call from a cell phone, you will usually use the cell phone network and this means that the cell company knows you are using their network and it will charge you for the minutes and seconds that you use that network for. With your iPhone softphone you are no longer a slave to the cell phone company’s charges. An iPhone softphone does not need the cell phone network in order to make or receive a call. An iPhone softphone just needs a wireless internet connection in order to get online and make or receive the call from the internet. This means that it won’t use the cell phone company’s minutes, and therefore you can make calls from an iPhone softphone for a very small cost, regardless of where you are. The thing is, when you go abroad, the cell phone company knows that you are out of the country and will charge you big bucks for every call you make, and I mean big bucks. If you’ve ever made or received a call on your cell phone while on holiday you know what I mean. And it doesn’t stop there. They also charge you to receive calls when you are abroad. Horrible, right? Well, not anymore. With an iPhone softphone you can make and receive calls from absolutely anywhere in the world and you won’t pay based on where you are. You will pay for the time you use, but it will still be a very paltry charge, compared to what the cell phone company would charge you for using their cell phone minutes. An iPhone softphone will let you call from inside your home, outside your home, a beach in the Mediterranean or the top of the Great Pyramid to wherever you like. If there is a wireless internet connection, your iPhone softphone can use this to make its calls over the internet and your cell phone company won’t even know, let alone charge you for it. An iPhone softphone is your ticket to very cheap calls, to and from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. With an iPhone softphone you can keep in touch without having to worry about how much that will cost you.

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