Truphone Comes to the iPod Touch

Here's somethine new we just learned about that has Sheryl really excited. We're good friends with James Body at Truphone, and we've been a huge fan of their solution, which recently came to Blackberry. Now they've expanded it to the iPod Touch. Since Sheryl got one for her birthday a couple of weeks ago, she's been looking for a WiFi VoIP solution that will work on the touch.

Here's what we know about the Truphone solution for the Touch:

Types of free calls that can be made:

iPod touch to iPod touch
iPod touch to Truphone (some Nokia handsets)
Truphone (same Nokia handsets plus iPhone) to iPod touch
iPod touch to Google Talk PC user

Requirements

A second generation iPod touch (i.e., current model)
A free download of Truphone for iPod touch
A headset and microphone like those for the iPhone. These may be bought at high street electronics retailers or from an Apple Store
Friends also using Truphone!

Making a Truphone call on an iPod touch
This couldn't be simpler: The Truphone application provides you with a virtual keypad that enables you to make the call.

How it works
Truphone works by routing calls over the Internet through a Wi-Fi connection.

Sheryl is busy loading and configuring things. We'll post some more information once it's all up and working and we get to play with it a bit.

TRUPHONE TURNS iPOD touch INTO A PHONE
Make Free Calls to Other iPod touch Owners: No SIM, No Contract, No Money

LONDON-Dec. 4, 2008--Described by Apple itself as the "funnest" iPod ever, the iPod touch may now be the "useful-est," too, thanks to free software--Truphone for iPod Touch --that effectively turns one into a mobile phone*.

Not only is the software free, but calls made using Truphone's application for the iPod touch are also free--just in time to save precious cash when making those holiday calls to friends and family.

Once installed, and with the addition of a microphone adaptor (Truphone microphone adaptor available soon)*, iPod touch owners can make free calls--no matter where they are in the world--to other iPod touch owners, to customers of Truphone's Internet telephony service and to users of Google Talk™ instant messaging service.

Truphone for iPod Touch will become a one-stop-shop social hub with the following features coming soon:

Calling to 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 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.

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* Microphone adaptor accessory currently available at Apple Store.

Important information
Truphone is not a replacement for an ordinary telephone service and emergency calls cannot be made using Truphone. Truphone cannot advise on the legality of VoIP (voice over IP) services in specific territories or jurisdictions. It is the user's responsibility to confirm that use of the Truphone VoIP software and service is permitted in the location in which they use it.

About Truphone
The first true mobile internet network operator, Truphone allows users of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones to make and receive regular telephone calls, and to send and receive SMS (text) messages, using only a Wi-Fi connection and the internet. It has users in 149 countries.

Truphone is the trading name of Software Cellular Network (SCN). SCN is privately owned, funded by both venture capital investment and angel investors.

Apple and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc, registered in the United States and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. Google Talk is a trademark of Google Inc. Google Talk is not a telephony service and cannot be used for emergency dialling. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Truphone is a trademark of Software Cellular Network Ltd. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.