We do not mention every dial around international calling service but Spokn really stuck out when Josep sent me a link to it. The service kind of reminds me of Skype but cheaper. The international calling rates are pretty good and they even let you get your own direct number in 8 different countries for a dollar a month!
The service is compatible with SIP phones along with Windows desktop clients and is getting a Mac client soon. As I said the service kind of stands out from the crowd with striking similarities to Skype with lower prices.
You can find their BlackBerry app at m.spokn.com or more info at this link. I have not tried them myself but let us know if you do!
andrewnyc ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 63
Posted: December 11, 2009 at 12:29 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9700
I’m still waiting for Skype to launch something on BlackBerry! They haven’t had an update about that project since missing the May deadline. (perhaps OS 5.0 could make it easier to develop a real VOIP app?)
Km Not Registered
Posted: December 11, 2009 at 3:15 PM EST
Not working on my BB9700
Km Not Registered
Posted: December 12, 2009 at 2:22 PM EST
Dont even bother with this one rubish support and till now not even 1 call has been a success
Vinod Panicker Not Registered
Posted: December 15, 2009 at 12:51 AM EST
Hi Kim,
I’m the Product Manager for Spokn. The Spokn application for the BlackBerry exits if it detects a non 4.x OS. We’re currently testing it on OS 5.0 – we’re expecting it to work without any issues. You should be hearing from us in the next few days.
Thanks for writing in! We’ll be in touch.
Regards,
Vinod.
tanya Not Registered
Posted: December 13, 2009 at 10:54 AM EST
downloaded spokn on my BB8900 and the dial-around worked like a breeze. amazed with the voice quality.
Vinod Panicker Not Registered
Posted: December 15, 2009 at 12:54 AM EST
Hi Tanya,
Glad to know you had a good experience. We’re expecting the voice quality to improve even further after we complete some changes in this week.
Regards,
Vinod.
Akshay Not Registered
Posted: January 14, 2010 at 3:04 PM EST
so if there are 2 people with a blackberry internet service enabled, will they be able to talk to each other for free??
Vinod Panicker Not Registered
Posted: January 15, 2010 at 12:19 AM EST
Sorry Akshay, that’s not possible.
When you initiate a call using Spokn on the BlackBerry, the Spokn servers make a phone call to your BlackBerry phone number and then patch in the party you called.
Since this is happening over the regular phone line (not VoIP), we can’t give it away for free.