September 21, 2006
More Mobile VoIP Solutions: iSkoot, Fring
There are a couple of recent mobile VoIP offerings that maybe noteworthy. First, Ken Camp talks about fring, a beta offering that is PC-free. It only works for 3G phones and allows mobile-to-PC calls to Skype and Google Talk, as well as other calling combos. It can be downloaded into your handset via SMS text messaging and all calls are free. Just pay for your cellular data network. Unfortunately, as it currently only supports seven Nokia phone models, I can't test it on my Palm Treo 650. Let's hope they follow up with other mobile phone and PDA support.
The other recent offering is iSkoot, also in beta, which is referred by a lot of VoIP/ comm websites as Skype-on-mobile phones. That's because it works with Skype. Fortunately, for me anyway, this one now offers support for Treo 650 and 700p PDA phones (in addition to Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson). Unfortunately for me, while trying to register with iSkoot, I was unable to enter my full Skype id. Curses!! Foiled again. How much effort would it have been for them to add a few more characters to the form field for Skype id? I'd have to register yet another Skype id just to try iSkoot.
Well, if none of these offerings are for you, there are a number of other mobile soft VoIP options for you mobile warriors.
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