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linker3000 - 29 May 2006 20:38 GMT

'scuse my laziness - I understand that Nokia either have brought out or
are bringing out some phones that include wifi and Voice over IP (SIP)
features. I have also heard from some who have tried them that getting
SIP to work is a bit of a bugger. Can anyone add to this? Also which UK
service provider offers them or is likely to offer them?

...or should I just stick to a wifi-enabled PDA running a softphone app?

Thanks

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linker3000 - 29 May 2006 20:51 GMT

OK, had a touch of guilt at being so lazy and not doing some research -
I guess the phone I'm interested in is the Nokia E70 - can anyone shed
any light on how workable the SIP VoIP functionality over WLAN is and
also whether any UK networks offer it as a standard phone - I have found
some providers who advertise it (for example) as an 'Orange E70' but I
presume they just throw in a PAYG SIM? Could the E70 be put on a monthly
contract with the likes of Orange, Voda or T-Mobile?

Thanks again.

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R.Daneel Olivaw - 29 May 2006 20:54 GMT

> OK, had a touch of guilt at being so lazy and not doing some research - I
> guess the phone I'm interested in is the Nokia E70 - can anyone shed any
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>
> Thanks again.

The Nokia N80 has SIP and Skype are working on a version for it.

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Yazoo - 30 May 2006 16:02 GMT

"R.Daneel Olivaw" <no.spam@please.or.else> wrote > The Nokia N80 has SIP and
Skype are working on a version for it.

Skype is not SIP protocol for VoIP .... so this may not work or will be a
VERY VERY long time.

Yazoo

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Ambrose Nankivell - 30 May 2006 23:30 GMT

> "R.Daneel Olivaw" <no.spam@please.or.else> wrote > The Nokia N80 has SIP and
> Skype are working on a version for it.
> >
> Skype is not SIP protocol for VoIP .... so this may not work or will be a
> VERY VERY long time.

Doesn't look as if it'll be that long:

<http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/skype-on-symbian-series-60-155805
.php>

It's in beta

Ambrose

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