Internet calls on the way for mobile phone users

April 26, 2006 – 6:31 am

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The future is nearing, and the future involves making WiFi calls free from your mobile handset. The service is available through Vonage in the UK.

When users get into an area covered by The Cloud’s network, the special handset will pick up the signal allowing calls to be made. If users wander outside the zone, however, the call will be cut off, and they will have to revert to their traditional mobile handset and network to continue the call.

“It’s really a wake-up call for the telecoms market. It’s saying there’s really a much better, cheaper way of making calls,” Vonage Managing Director Kerry Ritz told Reuters.

Ritz has a point. The telecoms no longer have a product that is even remotely comparable to VOIP in features. In fact, VOIP is already changing the entire landscape and forcing even greater innovation. The main advantage is the low cost of calls. As this new mobile technology proves, the pricing advantage will continue on to mobile users using VOIP as well.

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