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Truphone VoIP application available on iPhone(Telecomworldwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Truphone (a trading name and trademark of Software Cellular Network Limited) announced on 10 July that its VoIP application, currently in beta but already available on several types of mobile handsets, is also now available on the iPhone. The Truphone application allows users with Wi-Fi equipped and connected mobile handsets to make VoIP calls from anywhere in the world to a fixed or mobile phone. Truphone claim that their charges for international calls are much lower than the charges (including roaming charges) made by mobile phone network operators. Calls to countries in the 'Tru Zone', which covers the UK, Brazil, Australia, Thailand, Japan, Russia, Hong Kong, almost all of Europe and several other areas, cost GBP0.03 (USD0.06) per minute to landlines and GBP0.15 (USD0.30 to mobiles), with calls to the US, Canada and China costing a flat rate of GBP0.03 per minute to both landlines and mobiles. Calls to countries in the 'Outer Zone' are slightly more expensive. Calls to countries that are not specifically included in any zone are priced on the Truphone website. Calls to other Truphone mobile users connected to the network at the time the call is placed are free. The cost of connecting to a local Wi-Fi hotspot is not included in these prices. SMS messages can be sent to any location and from any location in the world for a flat rate of GBP0.10 (USD0.20). The Truphone application can be downloaded from the company's website or from the Apple Store. Registration (free) on the Truphone website gives users an automatic GBP2.00 credit. Truphone make it clear that its application cannot be used for emergency calls and should not be seen as a replacement for an ordinary telephone but that the application is intended to allow people to save money on long distance calls from mobile telephones. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |