May 15, 2007
Fring, Talkster, Nimbuzz and Barablu Reviewed
Laptop magazine has a review of Fring, Talkster, Nimbuzz and Barablu. These four apps turn your good old cell phone into an internet phone and more. Of the four, Nimbuzz is new to me and Barablu I haven’t tried yet. Fring and Talkster I’ve used and quite like, although I think having a great handset makes all the difference. I wouldn’t bother with any of these if I didn’t have the Nokia N80i to test with.
The review does a good job of capturing the typical setup process for all applications, and gives both the pros and cons of usability, call quality and the like. Author Joanna Stern points out that “regardless of which mobile VoIP service you use, you’re going to need an unlimited data plan, which costs anywhere from $5.99 per month (T-Mobile) to $24.99 (Cingular)”.
Edited May 17, 2007:
James Wanless of Talkster clarified for me that their service in fact does not require a data plan:
Thanks James
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May 15, 2007
VoIP Monitor Blogosphere News for 5-15-2007 - VoIP Monitor @ 10:52 pm (Pingback)
[…] VoIP Monitor Blogosphere News for 5-15-2007 I was just doing a little catching up around the VoIP blogosphere and came across many great articles. So without further a due let’s get to the good stuff and let VoIP Monitor keep you in the loop. Fellow writer and friend Garrett Smith shares his insight on why the Skype - WalMart Deal Will Be a Flop. Chris Hansen save the UK! SkypeJournal.com writes on, UK: Paedophiles use Skype to find and pursue likely targets. I think they meant Pedophiles, but I’d call them much worse. VoIP Guide writes about a Jaduka hack to make free calls anywhere in the world in Best VOIP Solution for Free Calls. I wanted to write on this article last week after I came across it over the Google newswire, however I simply ran out of time. The good news is voip-weblog.com has a great write up about it at Don’t fall into the trap of VoIP Pyramid Scheme. TheVOIPGirl shares Fring, Talkster, Nimbuzz and Barablu Reviewed. And what would a VoIP blogosphere update be without the latest from Tom Keating? Well it just wouldn’t as much fun, simple as that. Tom has a reminder of what summer fun used to be with a Slip ‘n Slide and now the NEW Banzai Falls Twin Blast Rapids Waterslide. I couldn’t help but think back to all the old neighborhood friends who broke bones on the WHAM-O Slip ‘n Slide. Ahhh memories… […]