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January 28th, 2010

Apple lifts VoIP ban over 3G networks; iCall is first iPhone app with 3G support

Posted by Rachel King @ 3:04 am

Categories: AT&T, Apple, Mobile, Cell Phones and Smartphones, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone original

Tags: Apple iPhone, Network, 3G Network, Apple Inc., Telephony, Cellular Phones, 3G, VOIP, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications

Looks like Apple’s got some other news going on besides all this iPad business, namely that they’ve lifted VoIP restrictions over 3G networks.

Up until now, iPhone users could only make VoIP calls over Wi-Fi networks. Well, Apple has swung open the cellular network doors and updated the smartphone’s SDK to allow developers to take advantage of this new function.

And with this, iCall has become the first and only (for the moment) iPhone/iPod Touch app to have functionality over the 3G network (and they did that remarkably fast…). Will Skype, Truphone and other similar calling apps get on board soon?

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YEAH, REALLY
Skype seems to disagree with you, too.

http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2009/10/good_move_att.html

I've been using Skype this way since back in October.

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Posted by: PlanetJohnny Posted on: 01/28/10 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
bye bye AT&T voice plans  odcchaz | 01/28/10
Comparing apples to squash  jumpymonkey | 01/28/10
Did not realize the iPod touch had 3g NT  mrlinux | 01/28/10
Works on wifi  dpeters11 | 01/28/10
RE: Apple lifts VoIP ban over 3G networks; iCall is first iPhone app with 3G support  Real World | 01/28/10
Apps already do VOIP over 3G  nomorespam3333 | 01/28/10
Could this mean, they are opening the door for the iPad to make phone calls  Axsimulate | 01/28/10
They need to. Will they? Who knows.  goingbust | 01/28/10
RE: Apple lifts VoIP ban over 3G networks; iCall is first iPhone app with 3  PlanetJohnny | 01/28/10
really  tbuccelli | 01/28/10
YEAH, REALLY  PlanetJohnny | 01/28/10
RE: Apple lifts VoIP ban over 3G networks; iCall is first iPhone app with 3G support  kaneb80@... | 01/28/10

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