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- trebe, on 12/10/2007, -1/+57wooot. My iPod touch gains more and more functionality everyday.
- ToastPop, on 04/17/2009, -0/+28Nerds that save money on long-distance calling!
- removesstains, on 12/10/2007, -4/+30Apple will just release a new firmware to block this. They don't like losing money.
- IEatHamburgers, on 12/10/2007, -3/+24This opens a lot of doors... I'll bet you $10 that within a couple months from the SDK being released, you'll be able to buy a Belkin mic adapter for the iPod Touch (or perhaps a wired-up plastic case that had a speaker and a mic?), download Skype (or Gizmo or something) from iTunes, and yak away.
- autoatsakiklis, on 12/10/2007, -0/+18Skype has closed protocol, so the only place where you can request skype for iphone/ipod touch is forum.skype.com (official site)
- FredFredrickson, on 12/10/2007, -1/+18Building a "mike?" Oy...
- removesstains, on 12/10/2007, -1/+15More like in a couple of days there will be a firmware update to block this.
- inactive, on 12/10/2007, -0/+11***** Yea.
- JonnyTrombone, on 12/10/2007, -4/+14Doubt it- Apple stands to lose major $$$ from this (as does AT&T),
- westway2world, on 12/10/2007, -1/+10Does anybody?
- Tribalvirtue, on 12/10/2007, -1/+9Still upset that being captain of the high school football team doesn't matter after high school?
Also, I would like fries with that. ^_^ - bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -1/+8I don't see how this "loses Apple money." It might make AT&T upset a little, but probably not even that. AT&T can't force Apple to perform the miracle of an unhackable device.
Also, firmware updates are optional and as history has dictated, usually quickly circumventable. - inactive, on 12/11/2007, -0/+7we need skype
- bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -0/+6There already is the closest thing you'll see to full functioning SMS on the iPod Touch... The Mobilemail.app from the iPhone. It does run on the iPod Touch, and can send SMSs via each carrier's respective SMS gateway. So you'd need to make address entries in your address book for all your contacts, so if Tom is on T-Mobile, and his mobile number is (215) 555 6789, you'd have to send an email to 2155556789@tmomail.net. When Tom replies, it comes back to your mail client as new mail. Some of the carrier's SMS gateways might even support MMS, so if you email a picture, they receive it as a multimedia message. I know Verizon's does. I found this list... http://www.accutracking.com/sms-email.html
I suppose someone could whip up a native app that uses some of the free web gateways out there, but responding wouldn't work. - AndrewWiggin, on 12/11/2007, -0/+5Haven't you heard of qwertz?
- scottmweaver, on 12/10/2007, -2/+7Aw dammit. He just ripped us iPhone users a new one.
- IEatHamburgers, on 12/10/2007, -1/+6You'll have to wear the headphones while you're talking on it.
- JohnDavis730, on 12/10/2007, -2/+7one small step for man...
- mikev, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4iPod Touch is $100 less than the iPhone. If I can have Skype on my cheaper device, why buy the iPhone? Apple isn't gonna let any VOIP apps on peoples devices once the SDK is out. Sad but true.
- 80hd, on 12/10/2007, -1/+5Awesome coding/hacking. A dock-plug mic seems easy to rig but what about the speaker? Is somebody out there going to rig a dock to bluetooth adapter so that standard cell phone earpieces will be compatible?
- Canuck, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4Ya, but does it play music as well as the Touch can?
- bertmg, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4if Apple doesn't implement this feature, some one else will.
- bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -0/+4Not really. This doesn't replace the functionality of the GSM radio in the iPhone. It merely accents it. As an iPhone user, when this sees the light on the iPhone side, I'll use it as well.
- Wickedboss, on 12/11/2007, -1/+5Screen Shoot : http://bananenoeffnen.de/VoiPod/VoIP-Test.html
- bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3The iPod Touch doesn't have a bluetooth radio. You'll need to build one or buy one pre-built (as I don't know if any real 3rd party hardware mfgrs will put one together) that connects via the mic pins isolated in the doc connector.
- bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -0/+3This isn't the first time a device in this class has had a SIP client ported to it. The telcos appeard to have weathered those little rainclouds just fine.
- smspence, on 12/11/2007, -0/+3Why are the Z and Y keys swapped on the keyboard?
- Dgen_X, on 12/11/2007, -0/+3iMike? He's iZac's brother right?
- ZachSka87, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3I am a Ron Paul fan and you are pissing me and the rest of us off. STFU.
- RedS0x, on 12/10/2007, -2/+4I know, this is something I've been waiting on for a while, too. Next up: native SMS app with receiving capabilities.
- inactive, on 12/11/2007, -0/+2Apple won't because of the legal tie with the iphone to AT&T
- LR2_, on 12/11/2007, -0/+2haha, I thought you were kidding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTZ - mikev, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3I'm sure it can, but that's not why I bought my iPhone. The iPhone and iPod touch provide a better experience over functionality.
- bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -0/+2We don't know what closed-door exclusivity agreements were made between AT&T and Apple. The iPod Touch is an interesting case as it's pretty (hardware wise) an iPhone minus the GSM module, and handset mic and speaker. There's nothing really stopping this open source SIP client from running on the iPhone, as they're virtually the same platform.
- bigsteve, on 12/10/2007, -1/+3Tell you the truth, I didn't know we were competing. But uh, congrats, I guess. I like my iPhone, works fine for what I do, and I actually enjoy using it. I'm glad whatever it is you use works for whatever the hell you do with it.
- AndrewWiggin, on 12/11/2007, -1/+3Yes, of course.
- thailand1972, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1plus free WiFi hotspots often have crappy bandwidth making VOIP impossible much of the time.
- inactive, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1By his logic, Apple will not release a free solution which gives almost the same functionality to compete with their own products.
- pgillan, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1The iPhone has a great feature I've never seen mentioned, but use all the time: you can play music or podcasts using the speakers that are used for the speakerphone function. It's not a great listening experience, and not useful in any kind of noisy environment, but when it's appropriate, it's nice to be able to put on something to listen to without having to futz with headphones. Which brings me to my question: does the iTouch have external speakers?
- hueristix, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1They have a better version of this where you can make calls anywhere called iPhone. The cost per month is worth being able to actually talk. Now, many of you have not heard of this... look into it and I'm sure you will be shocked.
Seriously, though, this is sweet, I would actually think this would be perfect on an iPhone, free VOIP whenever possible, with Ma Bell&T for all those most-of-the-time times. - AceTracer, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1I've been looking into it since I bought my iPhone on June 29th. There is no VoIP application for the iPhone. TruPhone demoed a VoIP application months ago, but have not released anything. I'm on their beta waiting list and have e-mailed them repeatedly, they currently have no plans to release TruPhone for the iPhone, very likely due to the current state of native iPhone development.
There are websites like Skype4iPhone and JaJah which do the middle-man VoIP thing, but they waste minutes and isn't useful when you're roaming. - kcen, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1Can I get some ventrilo...
- thailand1972, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1@zongamin, why so harsh? It's a valid point. I don't see much value in this. I have an iPhone and can surf the net and make calls virtually anywhere. Now when it comes to WiFi, even in Bangkok (where I live) you find a WiFi hotspot and it ***** sucks for bandwidth, making VOIP impossible. The only WiFi that has a decent speed is the one in my home and I have a wireless VOIP phone anyway there. I just don't see much value in this at all. Maybe you guys live near all kinds of WiFi hotspots with plenty of bandwidth, but a lot of people do not.
- inactive, on 12/24/2007, -0/+1This actually doesnt make any sense. Ipod touch is actually a apple iphone - calling functionality and the apps are just building up the calling functionality by providing a native SIP client on top.
Read vinay's post on how ineffective these apps could be especially on facebook where VOIP isnt really a buzz word. http://voipguides.blogspot.com/2007/10/voip-on-fac ... - inactive, on 03/18/2009, -0/+1thanks for sharing the info regarding voip on ipod. Now i can make use of my ipod beside listening to music. Thanks
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http://www.linux.com - darkyplasma, on 12/11/2007, -1/+2one big leap for ipod touch users
- AndrewWiggin, on 01/10/2008, -0/+1Err, oops, I was. Well now I owe YOU a thank-you good sir!
- inactive, on 12/11/2007, -1/+2wake up son.
- keiterk, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1If people would dig around a little and RTFA, then they'd realize that the only thing working is SIP. SIP stands for Session Initiation Protocol -- and it's simply used for initiating VoIP sessions. They have not actually implemented the ability to transfer audio data. Given about two days, I could implement SIP for the iPhone in Python. Hell, maybe even a day with the right combination of energy drinks. This is exciting, but not *that* exciting. Call me when they get audio working instead of just piping to /dev/null.
- DevilInPgh, on 12/11/2007, -0/+1There is a huge drawback to VoIP on the iPod Touch, however: in order to use it, you need to be within range of a Wi-Fi hotspot and continuously configuring to use it. Although some people would like to think Wi-Fi is as ubiquitous as CDMA or, for that matter, GSM signals, it simply isn't. Plus, Wi-Fi access isn't always free. I doubt you could use your iPod Touch for anything Internet-related in a Starbucks without giving T-Mobile a chunk of your money (notwithstanding free access to iTunes in all Starbucks cafes).
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