American telephony company Jajah has announced that it will offer VoIP for the iPhone when it is released to US consumers in June. According to the company's blog, "iPhone users will be able to make free or very low cost global...
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American telephony company Jajah has announced that it will offer VoIP for the iPhone when it is released to US consumers in June. According to the company's blog, "iPhone users will be able to make free or very low cost global Jajah calls with a single click, without a special download, other equipment, wi-fi or broadband access. You'll just need to be a registered Jajah user - and registration is free." Jajah's announcement is slightly opportunistic: its service doesn't actually use VoIP on the phone to carry the call. Rather, you use any web browser (such as the iPhone's browser) to enter your phone number and the destination phone number, and Jajah connects the call. Put simply, your phone will ring, then the phone of the person you're calling will ring. Registration is free, but calls in many situations are not. Make sure that you read the company's rates before going wild. Australians will not see the iPhone until sometime in 2008, but can use the company's Jajah Mobile software now on a variety of Symbian and Java-capable mobiles. The Jajah Mobile software does little more than send the number you're calling to the Jajah server. X-Factor | add new comment 1: Jajah and Apple's iPhone You wrote, "Jajah's announcement is slightly opportunistic: its service doesn't actually use VoIP on the phone ... Rather, you use any web browser ... to enter your phone number and the destination phone number, and Jajah connects the call." Are you sure about that? With many models of mobile phone, you don't need a web browser to place calls with Jajah. You connect directly to Jajah through the cell phone itself, either using a Java applet or Symbian. I'd guess that's what they're planning with the iPhone. You're right that they don't use the internet to carry the calls - instead they have their own leased or owned fiber optic lines.
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