VoIP and Internet Telephony

Mobile VoIP: Free And Cheap Calls With Your Smartphone
VoIP lets you make calls via computer to landlines and mobiles using your internet connection. Here you can find reviews and news about VoIP software, VoIP phones and operators
VoIP is ready to substitute your home phone and then to lead all the mobile phone system to a crisis. I had been testing Truphone for a month: it gives you the chance of using access points for internet free calls or cheap calls worldwide.
In this case, we need a more expensive and technologically advanced version of mobile phone, but I think that’s worthwhile. This situation is different from the one comparing internet and traditional TV.
Free VoIP: what we need
Truphone: as I had already told you, is a mobile VoIP program for internet calls via wifi

• A new generation Nokia smartphone equipped with a E-series or N-series
• Wifi connectivity
• An ADSL connection (not necessarily the fastest one)
• A wireless access point or modem/router.
  Truphone installation on your mobile phone

1. Send to the number +44 7624 000 000 an sms with the word “tru”
2. Open the reply sms
3. Click on its link
4. Now you can install Truphone
5. Your username will be composed by your phone number.

Truphone and VoIP sets up our mobile phone

Once installed Truphone it starts an automatic set up connecting to the first available wi-fi connection: this operation requires a huge amount of energy as it can use up Nokia N95 batteries in few hours. Then, I suggest you to disconnect the automatic start.

How to do internet calls

The procedure can change from one mobile phone to another, but it can mainly be the following one:
Dial the phone number Click on options instead of pressing the button for sending the call, and then choose for internet call. Now, if Truphone is disconnected, you’ll be asked to choose among one of any available Wifi connections, and then the call will start

Costs of calls and free calls

The main question is: are calls free for real? And what about all other costs?Calls to the Tru Zone (UK, USA, Australia, China, Japan, Russia, Hong Kong and almost all of Europe) cost the same flat rate;
Destination c/min

Landline 6

Mobiles 30

SMS 20

Truphone Free

You can calculate according to your curriencies Mobile calls to other Truphone users are always free. Here you have the complete list with all Truphone costs.

Internet calls quality

When having a call voice arrives with some delay, and that’s its weak point. It is almost unperceivable when calling on a fixed line phone, but when calling on mobiles or on fixed phone numbers abroad this echo is quite remarkable. Therefore, the quality is not the same one as for fixed line phones, but the heavy drop in roaming costs is a reason enough to forgive this default. Look at what I paid when I made a roaming call with my mobile phone, so that you can understand what I mean.

Jajah

JAJAH’s primary service, JAJAH Web, takes an approach called web-activated telephony, using VoIP to connect traditional phone lines (land or mobile). Founded by Austrians Roman Scharf and Daniel Mattes in 2005, JAJAH headquarters are located in Mountain View, California and Luxembourg. JAJAH also maintains a development center in Israel.
Unlike other companies that are trying to replace the phone with the computer, JAJAH believes that phones are great the way they are. “Phones work. People are not interested in headsets, downloads or hotspots. They simply want to make a call. And we completely agrees

Installation and Interface
JAHJAH is not a PC-to-PC VoIP service. Instead, users connect using the PC, but the user is connected through the telephone. This is how it works: Register at the JAJAH site, insert your phone number into the JAJAH interface at the JAJAH Web site, insert a friend’s phone number into that same dashboard, press the green call button and your phone rings. You pick up, and your friend’s phone rings. Wait for a reply to talk. No download, no installation.
This service is especially useful for individuals who don’t want to be tethered to their computers for long phone calls. The plan applies to landline and mobile calls to and within the United States, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore; and it applies to landline calls to and within Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and most other European nations. It applies when both call participants are registered JAJAH users. In countries where free phone calls are not available, or if someone is calling a non-JAJAH member, calls are simply subject to JAJAH’s low rates

Features
In its latest development in November 2007, JAJAH launched the JAJAH Direct service, which enables users to make long-distance or international calls by dialing a local number from any phone. JAJAH Mobile is a transparent way to make JAJAH calls from a cell phone if the phone is a Symbian. Otherwise, users can download a Java application to make calls from a mobile phone.
Other features include the ability to send SMS/text messages directly from a desktop, schedule calls well in advance, hold conference calls and use a JAJAH button. Just place the JAJAH Button on your website, your blog, your ongoing auction or your e-mail signature, and it allows people in your online network to call you while you keep your phone number private.
Performance
According to CNET Reviews, users have had mixed success with JAJAH. Additionally, if you’re on the road and you want to change your registered numbers, you will need to contact JAJAH support to do it for you. On the other hand, if you’re not ready to surrender your landline, JAJAH provides an inexpensive and easy way to make long-distance calls, especially if you use a broadband connection.

Officail website of Jajah

Gizmo

Gizmo is an innovative company that often comes out with new products and editions to improve upon the old ones. The company got their start building the SIPphone VoIP platform. Other companies got away from that model so Gizmo felt the need to adapt and offer even more quality. They have now created the free Gizmo5 softphone. The idea has spread like wildfire and it is becoming one of the more popular online phones out there.
Installation and Interface
The softphone is computer based so the user can just download it onto his/her computer for free. Registration takes place during the initial startup of the phone. The user can use the phone as is so long as he/she has a microphone. Many people prefer to buy headsets to make the experience more like using a regular phone. There are several recommended on the Gizmo website which work well with the company’s system.
The requirements for download are such that many people will be able to use Gizmo5 without any upgrades to his/her system. It requires Windows XP or 2000 and also supports Macintosh OX X 10.3.9 and above. Linux users are also supported with Version 3.1.0.79.

Features
Gizmo5 is a great way to connect with friends and family who can also use the system. As long as the other person is using Gizmo the call is free. This is good news if the user will be a frequent caller to an out of state or out of country area.
Beyond calling to other Gizmo users it is possible to call landlines and mobile phones as well. The rates are relatively inexpensive to use this feature. Many people will like the company’s integration with AIM and MSN, which will add his/her buddy list into Gizmo.
Other features include Voicemail, chatting, and avatar uploads so each person can see whom he/she is talking to.

Performance
Gizmo is a great service for those who need to save money on long distance calls or who want to call other Gizmo users. Those who are expecting to get more functionality out of his/her phone service will need to look elsewhere. Vital features such as 911 services are missing so this is not a home phone replacement.
Gizmo does stand above other services in the company’s class because it is possible to make calls outside of the Gizmo softphone. That adds a bit more to users who won’t just be communicating to others who also have the phone. Business people and others with clients should opt for this service instead of the alternatives in the same class for that reason.
Service and Support
Gizmo is free so the service is not all-inclusive. There is an online knowledgebase that is very helpful in answering consumer questions. Users can also seek information via the forums and connect with others who have a solution to common problems.
For issues that go beyond the scope of the FAQ’s and forums sections there is a helpdesk where users can communicate with the Gizmo company.

official website of Gizmo5

Skype

Skype is software that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service and to free-of-charge numbers are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing.
It was created by entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis, and a team of software developers based in Tallinn, Estonia. The Skype Group has its headquarters in Luxembourg, with offices in London, Tallinn, Tartu, Stockholm, Prague, and San Jose.
Skype has experienced rapid growth in popular usage since the launch of its services. It was acquired by eBay in September 2005 for $2.6 billion

With Skype’s free software – by the way, it works seamlessly with your internet connection – you can chat away with free Skype-to-Skype calls and never worry about cost, time or distance. Share the love and get your friends to download Skype so you can talk, instant message (IM) or make video calls for nothing. You can also make local, long distance and international calls to phones and mobiles .

Pay As You Go or Pay Monthly –
There are two ways to start using these great products. There’s our pay monthly subscriptions or the simplicity of a pay as you go option with Skype Credit.

Download Skype latest version

click here please : Skype

Talkster How is work

From your computer
No downloads, no headset needed, works with any phone.
Step 1
On the form on the Home Page, enter your name and phone number you will make the call from, along with the name and number of the person you want to call. Click on Go to start.
Step 2
Talkster will give you and your friend each a local Talkster number that you can use whenever you want to call each other. Save this number in your phone book (if you want). Your local numbers will also be sent to you both by SMS (in case you forget them!). Click here to see the list of Talkster countries currently available.
Step 3
Call the Talkster number for your friend. When your friend answers, tell them to hang up and call their local Talkster number for you that they got in the SMS or that they see on their phones caller display. You stay on the line - don't hang up! When your friend dials back using their Talkster number, youll be connected and can talk for FREE as much as you want!
Call a group!
Click on Add someone else to add up to 5 friends for a group call. Now you can reach a whole group with one single phone number, all for FREE!

From your phone
You can use Talkster from ANY cell phone, on any network.
Step 1
Go to http://free.talkster.com
Step 2
Enter your name and phone number you will make the call from, along with the name and number of the person you want to call. Click on Go to start.
Step 3
Talkster will give you and your friend each a local Talkster number that you can use whenever you want to call each other. Save this number in your phone book (if you want). Well also send you your local numbers by SMS (just in case!). Click here to see the list of Talkster countries currently available.
Step 4
Call the Talkster number for your friend. When your friend answers, tell them to hang up and call the local Talkster number in the SMS they were sent or on their caller display. You just hang on - don't hang up! When your friend dials back using their Talkster number, you will be connected and can begin talking for FREE as much as you want!
Group calls
Click on Add someone else to add up to 5 friends if you want to make a group call.

With an SMS
You can use Talkster from ANY cell phone just by sending us an SMS!
Step 1
Send the SMS to Talkster at this phone number: +447624802492 Send it in this format: {your name} {your friend's phone number in international format} {your friend's name} Example If John wants to call Jane at 12125551212, the SMS would look like this: John 12125551212 Jane
Step 2
Talkster will send you and your friends an SMS with your local numbers for each other. Save your number in your phone book (if you want). Click here to see the list of Talkster countries currently available.
Step 3
Call the Talkster number for your friend. When your friend answers, tell them to hang up and call the local Talkster number in the SMS they were sent or that they see on their caller display. You stay on the line - don't hang up! When your friend dials back using their Talkster number, you will be connected and can talk for FREE as much as you want!

Watch the Talkster video