Truphone turns iTouch into an iPhone, sorta

Posted: 11.03.2009, 7:58pm

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robin raskin

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mas_top10_150h - Copy.jpg Developer’s description: Sad that your iTouch can’t make a phone call? Truphone created a landmark application that converts the simple, wildly popular iPod touch device into a mobile phone — something that the media player was not designed to do. With the Truphone-created app, users find themselves with a powerful phone replete with calling options, instant messaging capabilities, and most attractively, low-cast calling.

For now, you can use the app with any headphone that has a mic. Soon, you can buy Trupphone’s own Microphone Adapter compatible with the 2nd generation iPod Touch. With this final addition, Truphone will offer iPod owners a comprehensive mobile phone package complete with high-quality hardware and low-cost software. With its newest 3.0 iteration, Truphone for the iPod Touch has come to include much more communications features and capabilities.

Pros: iTouch users have been crippled by not being able to place a call. Low costs, especially international calls.

Cons: Uses WiFi to place the call.

Category: Productivity

Author: Truphone

Platform: iTouch

Cost: $7.49

http://www.truphone.com//

Tags:

iTouch as phone | mobile IM | smartphone | voice calling

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7 Comments for this post:

trulover says

December 22, 2009 at 2:53 am

Best App Ever, I love the app for adding TruFriends and calling them Free anywhere on the Globe. I like it when they are on NOKIA and I can constantly see if they are in WiFi hence reachable FREE or if I pay via Truphone OUT. Most of my friends use truphone on Nokia so my iPod app has become more important than my mobile phone

James Body says

December 22, 2009 at 3:29 am

I am not so sure about the 'Sorta' in the title – I would use the word'Absolutely'!The latest iteration of the Truphone iPhone/iPod apps – with the smart new redesigned UI makes something that was extremely good into an outstanding ESSENTIAL nust-have application.With Wifi at home or in the office plus a MiFi to provide internet connectivity whilst on the move, the iPod Touch can come very close to the iPhone experience – but at a fraction of the price. Since I laundered my iPhone a couple of months ago (2 hours, full wash cycle at 40 degrees centigrade), I have been using the iPod Touch as my main portable device quite successfully!

heathtully says

December 22, 2009 at 4:30 am

Hi Robin,Thanks for including us in the list – we are honoured!Just one thing to let your readers know, and that would be good to get corrected. It is free to download Truphone, not $7.49 as you mentioned above.Kind Regards,Heath from Truphone

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January 4, 2010 at 6:38 am

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frankiewizard says

January 7, 2010 at 4:02 am

True phone works well on the NokiA E66 Cheers

VoIP software says

June 21, 2010 at 8:57 am

Apple is unbelievable, a MP3 can be used as a mobile phone, great.

June 21, 2010 at 3:57 pm