Comments on: Nokia Says: We Didn’t Remove the VoIP

By: PhoneBoy

PhoneBoy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:01:49 +0000

@Markus I don’t disagree with that. But I also know it will be some future Nseries handsets. Just not those.

By: Markus Goebel: Tech News Comments - goebel.net - Letzte Verweise

Markus Goebel: Tech News Comments - goebel.net - Letzte Verweise — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:44:54 +0000

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By: Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments

Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:53:38 +0000

Minority? A small puspin can move a big ass.

Read my answer at:

Markus Göbel’s Tech News Comments: Nokia leaves Asterisk users in the cold
http://www.goebel.net/technews/2008/08/nokia-leaves-asterisk-users-in-cold.html

By: PhoneBoy

PhoneBoy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:11:46 +0000

However, I think Markus and Dave are in the minority here. While there was a time where I would have had 10 VoIP providers on my Nokia device, I don’t anymore. I guess I change phones too often for that to work well

That being said, I understand the frustration. It sounds like the “problem” is only limited to these two handsets.

By: Nokia isn’t ditching VoIP after all! — Alec Saunders SquawkBox

Nokia isn’t ditching VoIP after all! — Alec Saunders SquawkBox — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:16:56 +0000

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:03:04 +0000

Yup, must say that I totally agree with Markus. It would p*ss me off horribly if future versions of Nokia smart(dumb?)phones wouldn’t support SIP natively anymore. Like Markus, I have several SIP profiles that I use concurrently, and what a hassle it would be with a separate application for each company otherwise (in those cases where the company theoretically would be willing to devote resources to an app).

By: No VoIP In New Nokia N-Series Phones? Is Nokia Turning Its Back on MobileVoIP? - GigaOM

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:14:53 +0000

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By: Martin Dindos

Martin Dindos — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:31:31 +0000

I have to agree with comment #1. I’m using VOIP on Nokia’s phone via my own asterisk server. How can Nokia expect me to develop my own Internet telephony application so that I can continue to use it? There are simply thousands of small users out there for whom this is beyond what they could do. This will leave them out in cold.

And further comment. Any third party application will hve hard time to match the comfort of integrated symbian UI, where normal and internet calls are integrated together and one push of a button decides which one to make. Just compare this with Fring whose UI is just terrible.

By: Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments

Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:51:25 +0000

It’s not as easy as Nokia is trying to say: There are hundreds or thousands of companies without an own software for mobile VoIP. They just rely on the SIP standard. In Germany it’s GMX, 1&1, Sipgate and the several Betamax daughters. Together they have millions of customers, I am one of them. These people cannot use VoIP on the new Nokia phones. I have always ten or more VoIP providers installed on my Nokia E61i’s SIP client. This way I can always use the cheapest route and leverage free on net calls.

Read it here:
http://www.goebel.net/technews/2008/08/why-truphone-and-gizmo5-applaud-that.html

By: Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments

Markus Göbel's Tech News Comments — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Nseries devices N78 and N96 lack an own SIP client, while Nokia before embraced mobile VoIP on it’s Nseries and Eseries devices. Charlie Schick of Nokia Conversations says the report of the death of VoIP has been “grossly exaggerated” and people likePhoneboy, Gizmo5’s Michael Robertson or the company Truphone are buying that argumentation, although it has its flaws. Truphone, Gizmo5 and Fring must have realized immediately that they are winning from Nokia’s move. That’s why they are holding back their