Vopium let me know about a new Mobile VOIP application that they just released. Sadly it is not true Voip over data or anything but it does make calling international a bit cheaper. Not sure how its prices compare to other mobile VOIP services but it may be worth checking out if you are interested in cheaper international calls on your Berry.
Just so you understand why this is not true VOIP. When you make an international call, Vopium re-routes your call as a local call. You pay your mobile provider for a local call and Vopium for the international call.
Check out more at www.vopium.com. I highly recommend reading the How It Works page to understand what this does.
From the description:
Vopium, an emerging MVoIP now becomes available on Blackberry where it provides you the benefit to enjoy VoIP calls absolutely on the go. Vopium is available for BlackBerry Pearl, Curve and the BlackBerry 8800 series. Blackberry users can now obtain great cost saving facility on international calls. It automatically detects the international calls and enables the users to check or top-up their account balance whenever desired.
Apart from this, Vopium also gives 30 minutes + 100 SMS free trial to any destination in the world. You can use Vopium from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Canada, UK, US and few other countries. Before you start making calls, you can exactly find the rates available for different countries.
Application user interface of Vopium on Blackberry
To discover more on what you can do with Vopium on Blackberry, read below.
Easy Installation Process: You can easily download/Install Vopium application in Blackberry directly on handset or through the ‘desktop download’ available on Vopium portal. You can also follow the useful guide available on the website.
Make International Calls: There are two options to make international calls through Vopium service. Either dial from Vopium application or dial using the default dialer. Vopium client application has the ability to automatically detect international calls.
International SMS text message: Before you send an international SMS text message with Vopium, make sure you activate the service.
Check & Top-up your balance: You can easily check your balance on Blackberry but it is necessary to save your SMS settings and activate your GPRS.
Thanks Tashanna for also sending this one in!
k Not Registered
Posted: October 23, 2008 at 5:07 AM EST
This does actually look nice but I am always kind of skeptical if I have to subscribe to a service. I’d rather have the choice and by a cheap calling card on the street.
Freedom to the world! 🙂
uzair Not Registered
Posted: February 25, 2009 at 6:55 AM EST
Better using VOIP BETAMAX> More cheap High Quality.. I just suggest.. don’t u beleive it