Hmm sounds interesting huh? Believe it or not, it's TRUE. This is no scam. It's called VoipCheap, a service from Betamax GmbH & Co KG.
What is VoipCheap? VoipCheap is a free program that uses the VOIP technology to bring free* voice communications to people all over the world. See? Whenever you read the promotion banner etc, make sure you did not skip the fine print. The one with the '*' sign. That's the most important part. While VoipCheap claims they are providing free calls to regular phone (landline), not all calls are free. Only applicable to selected countries such as Malaysia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States etc.
How to register for this service? First, you have to download the client application. That's the only way for you to register. Once done, voila, making a call is just a breeze. Just key in 00, followed by country code, area code and phone no, and voila, just wait for the person to answer you call.
I subscribed to this service since early January 2007. I tried a couple of time to make a call from my pc. The sound quality is good, but the person at the other end cannot hear me clearly. Not sure what cause this. I assume it is because of the network. The best part is, if you have a phone that has SIP capability, such as Nokia E70, you can configure your SIP device with your VoipCheap account. Just follow the instruction from the website.
I managed to call a friend of mine who's staying in Switzerland using SIP device (Nokia E70). While i can hear his voice very clear, he's unable to enjoy the same. I made the call over 3G connection. Still don't know why. You can also call other VoipCheap users without any charge, just like Skype.
Conclusion? VoipCheap is another alternative for Skype. But, the best part of VoipCheap for me is able to configure it on my phone without installing any particular client, as long as your phone support SIP. And by having a free call to the selected countries is another advantage over Skype. You should try, just to get the experience making a call over VOIP technology.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Friday, January 5, 2007
Life without INTERNET
Last Tuesday, 26 December 2006, a powerful earthquake hit Taiwan at 7.1-magnitude. While the casualties is not high, but the aftermath effect is disastrous.
It was reported that the undersea cables, Asia Pacific Cable Network 2, are badly affected by this event. And this leads to another disaster, breakdown in telecommunication and internet. Hmm no wonder on Wednesday, 27th December 2006, the internet connection is damn slow, and on certain ocassion, unable to browse the websites hosted in US.
It's like 1997 where we use dial-up connection for browsing the net. But, during those days, there was no youtube, no bittorrent, no video streaming, mainly for email, chatting and normal surfing. And even the website use less graphic. With the current technology, can we cope with the speed of dial-up connection? Or what will happen if we're unable to access internet, at all?
Can u imagine that?
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sent using nokia e70
It was reported that the undersea cables, Asia Pacific Cable Network 2, are badly affected by this event. And this leads to another disaster, breakdown in telecommunication and internet. Hmm no wonder on Wednesday, 27th December 2006, the internet connection is damn slow, and on certain ocassion, unable to browse the websites hosted in US.
It's like 1997 where we use dial-up connection for browsing the net. But, during those days, there was no youtube, no bittorrent, no video streaming, mainly for email, chatting and normal surfing. And even the website use less graphic. With the current technology, can we cope with the speed of dial-up connection? Or what will happen if we're unable to access internet, at all?
Can u imagine that?
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sent using nokia e70
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