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VoIP service Vonage will be joining Skype in the iTunes App Store sometime in the future. According to a press release from Vonage, Apple has given its blessing to the Internet phone company's iPhone app. Of course, little is known about the app since it's currently unavailable for download.
The Vonage iPhone app is currently in beta testing with general availability to be announced later. One can only assume that the Vonage app will allow you to place calls using your Vonage number from your iPhone, though it is likely that it will only work over the phone's WiFi, as does Skype. A clear limitation of an iPhone Vonage client, however, would be your inability to receive Vonage calls on the handset. Since the iPhone doesn't support applications running in the background, a friend calling your Vonage number would not reach you on your iPhone.
This announcement arrives shortly after Apple rejected the official Google Voice app and pulled all of the third-party applications for the service from the App Store. The approval of Vonage is sure to further confuse developers, and to stir up even more ire in Google Voice fans.
On the plus side, Vonage users will have convenient access to their accounts, and those who love their iPhone but can't stand AT&T will have one more option for placing calls. [From: Silicon Alley Insider and Yahoo! Finance]
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Subscribe to commentsjrd000000001Sep 2nd 2009 5:58PM
the one thing i hate about the iphone is that only one app can be run at a time..... i will not be getting an iphone til they can fix this flaw, at least i think its a flaw. thats what puts the g1 and palm pre ahead of the iphone.... time to catch up apple!!
DanaSep 2nd 2009 10:02PM
A Vonage number can easily be set up to ring several phone numbers simultaneously, including the iPhone number (using SimulRing). Thus it's not accurate to say that you can't receive Vonage calls on your iPhone, albeit indirectly.
Furthermore, because of SimulRing, it might be possible to realize you're actually receiving a Vonage call (particularly if you haven't given out your iPhone number) and then switch to the Vonage application to answer the call there (possibly at no additional cost). That would be pretty useful for people using a limited Vonage plan, though people who have the full Vonage plan and unlimited calls on the iPhone would just go ahead and receive Vonage calls on their iPhone. (Not many people would have the full Vonage plan and unlimited calls on the iPhone, though.)
I think the addition of a Vonage application could be very useful overall, depending on how it's implemented.