Apple Lifts 3G VoIP Restrictions for iPhone Apps

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Posted January 27, 2010 at 10:14pm by iClarified

Apple has updated the iPhone developer SDK to allow VoIP over cellular networks, according to a press release from iCall.

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iCall is the first and only VoIP application that functions on the iPhone and iPod Touch over cellular 3G networks.

iCall is a market leader in desktop and mobile-based desktop calling platforms, including its highly popular version for the Apple iPhone. Until today, restrictions imposed on developers prohibited VoIP functionality on any 3G network.

VoIP on the iPhone has been the source of many debates with companies such as Google being denied access to the platform and the FCC inquiring as to the restrictions in the Apple App Store; iCall is one of the few VoIP applications that has been permitted by Apple to operate on the iPhone platform.

With the latest revisions Apple has made to the iPhone developer agreement and Software Development Kit, iCall for the iPhone and iPod Touch now enabled unrestricted free local and long distance calling over 3G data networks. iCall with support for VoIP over 3G networks is now available in the App Store for download. iCall is the first and only VoIP application available for the iPhone platform that allows use over 3G networks. iCall for the iPhone and iPod Touch may now be downloaded from the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icall-fr ... ?mt=8&uo=6
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The lifting of this restriction should pave the way for other VOIP applications to offer 3G versions of their apps. Skype recently revealed that they have a 3G version of their iPhone application ready to go.

"Many of you have also been asking when we'll release a version which allows you to make calls over 3G - the holy grail of Skype on the mobile, if you like. We've had a 3G-capable version ready for some time now, but Apple's current restrictions mean that they won't allow us to make it available on the App Store for the moment"

You can check out the new 3G version of iCall using the link below...

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Apple Lifts 3G VoIP Restrictions for iPhone Apps

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Erick - January 28, 2010 at 5:34pm

Why wait for skype... you can jailbreak and get 3g unrestrictor from cydia. Now make skype calls over 3g. Done and done.

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Enrico - January 28, 2010 at 2:13am

Pile of shit doesn't work.. It's amazing that people don't test their apps before released. If you try to create a new iCall account through the iPhone app, it doesn't allow you to make the verification call and never gets past the "Place verification call" screen. Regardless of it being a heap of shit, it's still more expensive than Skype and you can get better international rates with Google Voice. Don't waste your time with this crap -- if you really need VoIP thru 3G, wait for Skype's release. -elc