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Title: Turn your iPod touch into a phone, with Truphone Post by: RealWire on December 04, 2008, 09:50:37 PM Make free calls to other iPod touch owners: no SIM, no contract, no money
Described by Apple itself as the ‘funnest (http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/)’ iPod ever, the iPod touch may now be the ‘useful-est’ too thanks to FREE software - Truphone for iPod touch (http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/affiliates/download/?itmsUrl=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.itunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewSoftware%3Fid%3D294325816%26mt%3D8%26ign-mscache%3D1) - that effectively turns one into a mobile phone. Not only is the software free, but calls made using Truphone’s (http://www.truphone.com/) application for the iPod touch are also FREE - just in time to save precious cash when making those Christmas calls to friends and family. Once installed, and with the addition of microphone adaptor (Truphone microphone adaptor available soon)*, an iPod touch owner can make free calls - no matter where any are in the world - to other iPod touch owners, to customers of Truphone’s Internet telephony service, and to users of the Google Talk™ (http://www.google.co.uk/talk/) instant messaging service. Truphone for iPod touch will become a one-stop-shop social hub with the following features coming soon: - Making and receiving calls to and from landlines (PSTN) at low cost (simply set yourself up with a Truphone account) - Instant messaging to Skype and MSN (free) - Calling to Skype users (free) - Calling to MSN users (free) - Check and set facilities for Twitter (free) - Check and set facilities for Facebook (free) Truphone for iPod touch is easily downloaded from Apple’s App Store (http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/affiliates/download/?itmsUrl=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.itunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewSoftware%3Fid%3D294325816%26mt%3D8%26ign-mscache%3D1) in exactly the same way as any other iPod touch application. The software uses the iPod touch’s Wi-Fi connection to carry calls over the Internet to its destination. There is no monthly line rental, no subscription or other hidden charges. * Microphone adaptor accessory currently available at the Apple Store. |