VOiP

[xnappo]

Just a fun question that occured to me - is GPRS fast enough that if software were available those of us with unlimitted data could essentially have unlimitted minutes?


xnappo

[mpd]

In a word: No. GPRS has sufficient bandwidth to carry many of the more economical codecs (G.723, G.729, and yes, GSM :-)), and the device has sufficient power to handle the real time encoding/decoding.

However, the monstrous latency and frequent packet loss will make any conversation attempt pointless. Using GPRS to exchange short voice (and maybe video) messages in near-real time would be OK.

3G will make VoIP possible, but then again, 3G will be VoIP itself.

There are a few companies that have developed complete VoIP solutions for the PPC platform, but they target primarily Wi-Fi. Take a look at http://www.tabletmedia.com/products.html

I Wish I had better news :-)

Mike.

[superperry]

Does anybody have try this? VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) from their XDA 2 using wifi? If success what VoIP software you guys used?

[Biso007]

I tried this application http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=5755 but couldn't get it to work. Can any one explain how to use it on XDA ?