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Old 04-20-06, 03:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Free VOIP softphone for your Pocket PC to make free calls to landline/mobile phones


Ever wondered how you can take advantage of wi-fi hotspots and make calls to landline phones from your Pocket PC for FREE? Or do you already have a VoIP service that you want to use on the road using your Pocket PC?

You can do all that using the free VoIP softphone SJphone.

"SJphone has been successfully deployed by over a hundred IP-telephony Services worldwide - from small start-ups to huge National Telecoms. Product highlights are:
- Private Labeling and User Interface customization
- Translation to different languages
- Remote configuration, provisioning and updates
- Support for MAC OS, Linux, Windows Mobile"

Source: SJ Labs


See this tutorial to make 1 minute free calls to selected countries (including USA/Canada) with SJphone.

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Old 04-20-06, 03:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Thanks!!! very interesting
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Old 04-20-06, 04:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
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cool! i called my parents with the standard "guess where i'm calling from!!!" message. I'm such a dork...

One minutes seems short, but it could still be pretty useful in an "emergency". It's more time than you get with the 'ol message-in-place-of-name collect call trick anyway!

Is there a limit to how many of these you can make?
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Old 04-20-06, 04:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kryten007
cool! i called my parents with the standard "guess where i'm calling from!!!" message. I'm such a dork...

One minutes seems short, but it could still be pretty useful in an "emergency". It's more time than you get with the 'ol message-in-place-of-name collect call trick anyway!

Is there a limit to how many of these you can make?
Hi Kryten007,

I don't believe there's a limit to the number of '1 minute' calls you can make. The company behind VoIPCheap (Finarea SA) have quite a few VoIP companies on the go (VoIPBuster, InternetCalls, SIPDiscount, etc) and I'm pretty sure that most of them (if not all) offer the 1 minute trial calls to landline phones in certain countries. I've written an article about Finarea SA on my website if you're interested. Pay a 'registration fee' and enjoy unlimited 'free' calls to the same countries on the trial call list. Note: The registration fees vary between the Finarea SA companies and they change often.

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Originally Posted by kryten007
cool! i called my parents with the standard "guess where i'm calling from!!!" message. I'm such a dork...

One minutes seems short, but it could still be pretty useful in an "emergency". It's more time than you get with the 'ol message-in-place-of-name collect call trick anyway!

Is there a limit to how many of these you can make?
How does it compare to Skybe mobile? Are there any other voip solutions besdies these two.
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Old 04-20-06, 06:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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you need to pay for skype out. but with this, you can make free 1 min calls to landline phones for free. This might come in very handy in emergency situations. :approve:
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It works with my x51v. Just make sure you download the SJPhone for WM5 beta.
This voipcheap is in UK. Any similar service in US? I see someone mentions SIPDiscount. What are the connection strings? I don't seem to be able to get it to work. =(
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Originally Posted by yume
It works with my x51v. Just make sure you download the SJPhone for WM5 beta.
This voipcheap is in UK. Any similar service in US? I see someone mentions SIPDiscount. What are the connection strings? I don't seem to be able to get it to work. =(
They are all basically the same.

For sipdiscount try this for proxy: sip.sipdiscount.com

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I've written an article about Finarea SA on my website if you're interested. Pay a 'registration fee' and enjoy unlimited 'free' calls to the same countries on the trial call list. Note: The registration fees vary between the Finarea SA companies and they change often.
Good read. I finally ended up getting the unlimited from voipdiscount.com. They are offering free calls to a lot of countries (51).
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Originally Posted by akheron
Good read. I finally ended up getting the unlimited from voipdiscount.com. They are offering free calls to a lot of countries (51).
Thanks!

I've been using SIPDiscount for a few months now and have experienced very few problems in terms of quality and/or service continuity. People have hypothesized that Finarea are keeping tabs on the numbers people are calling (presumably to sell to Telemarketers and the like) however that remains to be seen. I guess when something appears too good to be true, it usually is... Time will tell.

Someone else asked about a North American equivalent. Unfortunately I don't know of any 'free' calling equivalent (although they pop up from time to time) however I can certainly recommend a very cheap 'paid' service from VBuzzer. They charge 1c/min to 20 countries and I've been using their service for quite a while now without any dramas.

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I'm in the US and it works swimmingly for me. I followed the posted steps verbatim and was on the line with my parents (in the US also) in seconds.

There is a slight delay, but that might just be my dad ;) Just kidding, i love 'em...
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Originally Posted by akheron
you need to pay for skype out. but with this, you can make free 1 min calls to landline phones for free. This might come in very handy in emergency situations. :approve:
Erm....if it were that much of an emergency, why wouldn't I just pull out my cell phone and use it? Hmmmm.....?
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Originally Posted by Wollombi
Erm....if it were that much of an emergency, why wouldn't I just pull out my cell phone and use it? Hmmmm.....?
hehe.. well for example if you are travelling and your cell phone carrier doesn't offer any service in that country you'll still be able to make free calls to 51 countries if you have internet.. :approve:
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Is there any way you can make calls for longer than 1 minute? Like, a contract of some kind? Will this limit be increased in the future?
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Originally Posted by Tak Maze
Is there any way you can make calls for longer than 1 minute? Like, a contract of some kind? Will this limit be increased in the future?
You sure can! Look at this reply. He put it nicely. :approve:
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Do a little online research and you will find that these operators seem to, at best, ladk ethics and are possibly simply running a scam. They suck you into paying them 10 euros, then change the terms of calls from free to being charged. Also, you 10 euro deposit becomes their 10 euros, if you fail to use it on charged calls within 120 days. They also apparently lack any customer service.

I think I will learn my lesson from the experience of others, who have reported their experiences.
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