Best VOIP App For iPad

Lotus Esprit · 04-16-2010, 10:52 AM

What is the best VOIP App for the iPad?
Is the tried and true Skype the way to go?
I have been looking at a retro product called Moshi 01, it is a handset that you can plug into an iPad and make turn it into a giant phone.

Any thoughts?

scottjl · 04-16-2010, 05:43 PM

skype is good if you don't run your own voip server at home... if you do there are a few other products that you can get for your iDevice..

then there's always google voice..

JSWolf · 04-16-2010, 05:45 PM

Skype is the best way to go for VoIP. It's the most widely used program.

volwrath · 04-16-2010, 06:03 PM

Google voice + gizmo5 = free phone. Skype out charges. One current issue is that there is not a (fully) working free sip app for iPad yet, but hopefully soon nimbuzz or fringe will work.

JSWolf · 04-23-2010, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volwrath

Google voice + gizmo5 = free phone. Skype out charges. One current issue is that there is not a (fully) working free sip app for iPad yet, but hopefully soon nimbuzz or fringe will work.

Currently, Gizmo5 is not taking any new registrations.

carlobee · 04-24-2010, 04:07 AM

Skype all the way for me. It would even get better with the upcoming iPhone OS 4.

volwrath · 04-24-2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Currently, Gizmo5 is not taking any new registrations.

That is true but its easy enough to get one on ebay for $5-10 if interested

JSWolf · 04-24-2010, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volwrath

That is true but its easy enough to get one on ebay for $5-10 if interested

I would never buy an account from an untrustworthy scammer.

volwrath · 04-25-2010, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I would never buy an account from an untrustworthy scammer.

I did and have had no problem with my gizmo5 account. What makes them scammers?

JSWolf · 04-25-2010, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volwrath

I did and have had no problem with my gizmo5 account. What makes them scammers?

Selling accounts that they should not be selling.

volwrath · 04-25-2010, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Selling accounts that they should not be selling.

That doesnt make them scammers. Scammers indicate they dont provide the service in question and I did indeed receive my gizmo account

Lichensa · 09-28-2010, 06:07 AM

Making phone calls with the Apple iPad is only possible via a detour over internet telephony (voice over IP or just voip). Providers such as Skype or Sipgate and the software developer Acrobits have released voip apps or clients for making phone calls with the iPhone, the iPod Touch or the iPad. While Apple iPad WiFi users can make voip calls whenever they find a hotspot for connecting to the web, some operators in Germany prohibit voip calls over their GSM and 3G networks. For example, Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) and Vodafone only allow voip calls over their networks when the subscriber has booked a special tariff option. On the other hand, customers of O2 Germany may use voip services with their mobile device.
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Maggie Leung · 09-28-2010, 09:59 AM

I'm happy with Skype.

petermillard · 09-28-2010, 02:00 PM

+ 1 for Skype. Don't use it much but it's handy to have. Is Google voice still U.S. only?

Spectrum · 10-01-2010, 07:21 AM

Whistle Phone - Making Phone Calls On Your iPad

Code:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whistle-phone/id322326573?mt=8

I use it and it is pretty good.

04-16-2010, 10:52 AM	#1
Lotus Esprit Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 646 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	Best VOIP App For iPad What is the best VOIP App for the iPad? Is the tried and true Skype the way to go? I have been looking at a retro product called Moshi 01, it is a handset that you can plug into an iPad and make turn it into a giant phone. Any thoughts?

04-16-2010, 05:45 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 34,669 Karma: 14544758 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad, nook STR	Skype is the best way to go for VoIP. It's the most widely used program. __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

09-28-2010, 02:00 PM	#14
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	+ 1 for Skype. Don't use it much but it's handy to have. Is Google voice still U.S. only? __________________ The only thing worse than spending more than you need is spending less than you should have.

10-01-2010, 07:21 AM	#15
Spectrum Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 570 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: iPad 1 and iPad 4, KF HD 8.9"	Whistle Phone - Making Phone Calls On Your iPad Whistle Phone - Making Phone Calls On Your iPad Code: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whistle-phone/id322326573?mt=8 I use it and it is pretty good.

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04-16-2010, 05:43 PM	#2
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	skype is good if you don't run your own voip server at home... if you do there are a few other products that you can get for your iDevice.. then there's always google voice..

04-16-2010, 06:03 PM	#4
volwrath Guru Posts: 681 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS2/PW/Nexus7/Ipad3	Google voice + gizmo5 = free phone. Skype out charges. One current issue is that there is not a (fully) working free sip app for iPad yet, but hopefully soon nimbuzz or fringe will work.

04-24-2010, 04:07 AM	#6
carlobee Fanatic Posts: 535 Karma: 972 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: The new iPad	Skype all the way for me. It would even get better with the upcoming iPhone OS 4.

09-28-2010, 06:07 AM	#12
Lichensa Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Motorola Droid	Making phone calls with the Apple iPad is only possible via a detour over internet telephony (voice over IP or just voip). Providers such as Skype or Sipgate and the software developer Acrobits have released voip apps or clients for making phone calls with the iPhone, the iPod Touch or the iPad. While Apple iPad WiFi users can make voip calls whenever they find a hotspot for connecting to the web, some operators in Germany prohibit voip calls over their GSM and 3G networks. For example, Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) and Vodafone only allow voip calls over their networks when the subscriber has booked a special tariff option. On the other hand, customers of O2 Germany may use voip services with their mobile device. ================================== cheap international calls to Syria \| cheap international calls

09-28-2010, 09:59 AM	#13
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I'm happy with Skype.

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