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UK’s BT (as in British Telecom) is launching an innovative offering in the form of a VoIP app for smartphones that allows users to use their landline minutes to make cheap calls while on the go.
Available for iOS and Android, the SmartTalk application “works best” over Wi-Fi networks but it will sing along over 3G/4G as long as you have a solid signal.
And that’s not all – since this is a company as big as BT, they can offer a sweeter deal and include access to BT’s network of more than 7.5 million hotspots worldwide.
According to the company, this is “the first app launched in the UK to link an iPhone with a customer’s home phone calling plan.”
Pretty cool and pretty forward looking. Kudos to BT for pulling this off.
[Via: MobileWorldLive]
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Dusan Belic
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.
