Choosing a Mobile VoIP
The first obstacle to determining the best mobile VoIP is deciding what exactly is meant by ‘mobile VoIP’. Is this software that lets you make WiFi calls using a dual mode handset? Is it software that lets you make VoIP calls using your cell service? Or does it let you make cell calls that end up being delivered over the internet?
Currently, mobile VoIP is much more of a marketing term than a particular technology or service.
Two examples of the purest form of mobile VoIP (where data travels the entire way to the handset over IP links), are Skype Mobile and Frig.
Mino Wireless uses client software to initiate calls to users’ cell phones as well as the number being dialed, then connects them from in between. This is a combination of traditional telecom service and IP infrastructure that offers low cost solutions.
ISkoot uses client software on the handset along with VoIP transport, delivering cell calls to Skype. The software uses the cell network to setup calls and then connects through the Skype network through users’ cell phones.
As you can see, the configurations are so varied that when looking into mobile VoIP it’s all about doing your homework and choosing the provider best suited to your particular set of needs.
