Response from: Tim, Truphone    (07/03/07 6:32am)

Hello. I'm afraid I can't agree with you on that: there is, in fact, quite a lot of ground-breaking stuff in Truphone. Not least of these is that Truphone was the first provider to deliver true VoIP (end-to-end IP) on mobile phones. By this I mean that the entire call is over an IP connection; there is no GSM element to a call, or callback.

A major difference in Truphone's approach from the others is that it integrates deeply with the internet telephony functionality that comes with those handsets on which it works. This brings major benefits in terms of battery life, voice quality, and integration with the phone's normal functionality (dialler, address book, SMS messaging). Again, this is groundbreaking stuff.

The Cloud roaming agreement dates from December last year and many good things have happened since then. Most notably, Truphone has announced version 3 of its service. While still beta overall, it introduces Truphone over 3G, presence functionality (know who else is online) and SMS-over-IP. Visit www.truphone.com for more information.

Cheers,
Tim

Cheers,
Tim.

Response from: Rico    (07/03/07 10:22am)

Thanks very much Time for your comment. To be honest, now that you've expounded on the process, it does seem more groundbreaking, especially when you talk about the more seamless integration with the devices' i-telephony functionality.

The reason why I wasn't "amazed" by the fact that Truphone works through "real" internet telephony is because that's how I'd always VoIP with my PDA phone. So I guess I let my personal experience affect my writing.

I'm very excited about Truphone 3's new features, especially since it will work over cellular networks which are currently more widespread than Wi-Fi (at least from where I'm from). Do keep us up-to-date on the latest developments with your VoIP-based service. :D