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Truphone has recently launched a beta of its mobile internet telephony service, Truphone Anywhere, for BlackBerry smartphones.
The service works in 33 countries worldwide and it’s designed to save BlackBerry users’ money on international calls. The service works alongside domestic service providers, but reduces international call costs to as little as $0.06 per minute.
Here’s how Truphone works: instead of requiring the user to remember what to do, Truphone Anywhere simply asks whether he/she wants to make a Truphone call whenever an international number is dialled. The user simply accepts, and Truphone connects the call.
In technical terms, Truphone Anywhere connects to a local Truphone server, which then connects the long-distance part of the call over the internet.
Truphone for BlackBerry smartphones is available to download for free from here. There are no monthly subscriptions or other charges.
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
