{"id":244330,"date":"2010-01-28T13:03:39","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T18:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/archives\/voip_over_3g_comes_to_the_iphone_and_maybe_the_ipa.php"},"modified":"2010-01-28T13:03:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T18:03:39","slug":"voip-over-3g-comes-to-the-iphone-and-maybe-even-the-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/244330","title":{"rendered":"VoIP Over 3G Comes to the iPhone – And Maybe Even the iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"iphone_logo_aug08.jpg\"Yesterday’s iPad launch<\/a> continues to dominate the tech news today. Besides announcing the iPad, however, Apple also quietly announced a major change to its iPhone policies yesterday: Apple now allows developers to use a 3G connection to make VoIP calls<\/a>. The first application to make use of this is iCall (iTunes link<\/a>), but chances are that Skype<\/a>, Truphone<\/a> and other VoIP providers are already working on updated iPhone apps as well. <\/p>\n

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Until now, Apple’s iPhone SDK prohibited developers from developing VoIP-enabled apps that used the carrier’s 3G network. Developers who wanted to use VoIP in their apps had to restrict themselves to using this feature over Wi-Fi connections only.<\/p>\n

\"skype_over_3g_fail.jpg\"This restriction was purely Apple’s decision. AT&T had already lifted its own ban on VoIP apps over 3G last October<\/a>. Back then, Skype’s CEO, Josh Silverman<\/a>, praised AT&T for this move and called it “the right step for AT&T, Apple, millions of mobile Skype users and the Internet itself.”<\/p>\n

In our own tests, the iCall application worked just like advertised, though we did experience some lag and the application wasn’t 100% stable.<\/p>\n

VoIP and the iPad?<\/h2>\n

While the iPad won’t have any built-in telephony apps, some versions of the device will come with optional 3G connectivity. Thanks to today’s change in Apple’s iPhone SDK policies, the iPad – which features a built-in microphone – now has the potential to work as a VoIP phone as well. We still have to wait and see if Apple will allow this, however. <\/p>\n

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See also:<\/b> ReadWriteWeb’s complete coverage and analysis of the iPad on our iPad topic page<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n

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