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Making Phone Calls on the iPad Using Skype

Sushant — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:59:00 +0000

The unique feature about iPad is that it can transform itself into various devices with the right kind of applications. iPad with 3G is not suitable for making calls as it supports only internet data traffic. However, user can make phone calls with iPad using VoIP (Voice over IP) technology that allows to make phone calls over the internet connection. User can download the free Skype application on to his iPad, and user can make calls using the iPad’s built-in speaker and microphone. Thus, it is so easy to make a call direct to other Skype users on PCs or mobile devices for free. Moreover, user can make affordable calls to landline and mobile numbers by purchasing Skype credits.

Using the Skype for making free calls is useful for international calls, where Skype’s per-minute charges are significantly lower than conventional mobile or landline tariffs. User can use the built-in mic and speaker for making calls at home. However, in office or outside home, user needs to use a headset with a mic. One of the drawbacks with iPad is that it only supports modern A2DP/AVRCP and PAN standards and there are only few headsets that use these protocols. However, this is not the case with iPhone which supports all Bluetooth headsets.

Apart from the compatible headsets, iPad comes with few other limitations. There are some services like Fring that allows the user to make calls over 3G by compromising on the quality, however Skype only permits the calls to be made over Wi-Fi. Therefore user gets depended on hotspots for making the calls with Skype. Moreover, user can’t use Skype for making calls to the emergency services and user needs to keep check on the data usage with capped iPad tariffs. Also, if the Skype application is not running then user can’t receive calls to his SkypeIn number.

What is Talqer?

Sushant — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:41:27 +0000

Talqer is a software application that converts the PC into a telephone and allows the user to place calls to any telephone in the world. Google Talk is easy to use and simple tool. The source code of GTalk is freely available and it is an open standard. The voice quality offered by GTalk is acceptable but customers cannot use to call people who are not online.

Talqer (pronounced Talker) will integrate with Google Talk to enable the users to place phone calls to normal telephones across the globe.

What are the services and features offered by Talqer?

- Ability to place calls to normal telephones worldwide.

- Talqer launches a new service which allows Skype users an alternative to SkypeOut and SkypeIn. Its latest version adds a new dial button to the Skype user interface for calling Skype Contacts and Skype History entries.

- Offers free random TalqIn phone numbers along with free voicemail for every customer. TalqIn phone numbers are available from thirty-eight countries across the world and enables Skype and Google Talk users to receive calls from three times as many countries as provided via Skype.

- Available with Euro and US Dollar billing that allows the users to purchase Talqer Credit in the currency of their choice.

- Accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, PayPal and Moneybookers as payment options

- Talqer uses standard SIP protocol to offer the highest quality of service while making or receiving calls. Users can easily configure Talqer accounts to be used with standard SIP hardware or with Asterisk PBX systems. It also offers the power and economy of industry standard communications as demanded by the users.

- Talqer Share campaign is offering Talqer Credit for individual customers or cash rewards for affiliate websites who are promoting Talqer. Talqer allows the users to send a message to all Skype Contacts along with a link back to the Talqer website. Users receive Talqer Credit amounts to 10% of purchases from customers who click on links sent by them.

Benefits

- Choice: Customer can either choose to use Talqer as a standalone application or integrate Talqer together with Google Talk.

- Quality: Talqer offers very high voice quality as it was based on open industry standards.

- Convenience: Talqer has added three buttons to the Google Talk user interface that enables the user to call normal telephone lines from inside Google Talk.

- Affordable: Talqer provides affordable rates. Calls to 22 countries are charged at only 1.5¢ per minute. Thus it offers 33% savings compared to Skype for US callers and big 53% savings for European customers. Calls to other 8 countries costs 2¢ per minute.

Summary

Talqer continues to offer Google Talk users the ability to place and receive phone calls using Google Talk. Talqer has the distinctive ability to act as a bridge between Google Talk and Skype as it permits the users to place calls from their PC by using the application using the same Talqer account. It can also be used as a stand-alone application where in it does not integrate with Skype or Google Talk.

What is Skype?

Sushant — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:18 +0000

Skype is basically software that enables the conversations around the world. Every day, millions of individuals and businesses are using Skype for making free video and voice calls, sending instant messages and sharing files with other Skype users. Skype also offers low-cost calls to other landlines and mobiles.

Where is Skype?

Skype is a leading global internet communications company that was founded in 2003. It is headquartered at Luxembourg with offices in Europe, the US and Asia. It is owned by an investor group led by Silver Lake including eBay Inc, Joltid Limited and Niklas Zennström and Janus Frii (Skype founders), Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

What Skype can do?

- Skype offers Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls absolutely free. As per the data of the third quarter of 2009, Skype users have made 27.7 billion minutes of Skype-to-Skype calls and about one third of these calls were video calls.

- Skype’s services are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, across the globe. One can imagine the traffic on the site at peak hours with over 20 million people online.

- Provide voice and video calling, IM and SMS.

- Skype connect business colleagues and assist in saving their time and money.

- Skype keeps the friends and families together, wherever they go in the world.

- Skype is compatible with a wide range of mobiles. Additionally it also works on devices like the PlayStation® Portable (PSP®). There’s also a wide range of WiFi and cordless phones that comes with Skype built-in.

- Customers can send instant message (IM) to anyone on his contact list. One can also use group IM to chat with numerous people at the same time.

- Customer can hold a conference call in order to organise a get-together and also find business recommendations for searching the perfect venue.

- Skype also provide cool video features. One can personalise Skype to use free video calls or take photos.