<font color="#663366"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Hi Steve et al,<br><br>I found a couple I might try out:<br><br><a href="http://www.counterpath.com/bria-iphone-edition.html">http://www.counterpath.com/bria-iphone-edition.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.acrobits.cz/4/acrobits-softphone-for-iphone">http://www.acrobits.cz/4/acrobits-softphone-for-iphone</a><br><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calling-card/id291900272?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calling-card/id291900272?mt=8</a><br>
<br>Thanks! Oksana<br><br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 June 2011 13:31, Steven Blatchford <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sblatchford@gmail.com">sblatchford@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hello Oksana,<br>
<br>
I like your name; very European sounding.<br>
<br>
The app is called BlaCaDa and cost $2.99. I'm not sure about the<br>
iPhone, but I'm quite sure there will be an app. I will ask around and<br>
let you know.<br>
<br>
-steve<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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On 13:23 Tue 07 Jun, Oksana Goertzen wrote:<br>
>Hey Steve,<br>
><br>
>What is the name of the BB app you mentioned that will do call forwarding<br>
>to a voip line? Do you know of anything for the iPhone with similar<br>
>functionality?<br>
><br>
><br>
>Thanks! Oksana<br>
><br>
><br>
>On 6 June 2011 15:02, Steven Blatchford <<a href="mailto:sblatchford@gmail.com">sblatchford@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> On 14:50 Mon 06 Jun, unsolicited wrote:<br>
>> >Khalid Baheyeldin wrote, On 06/06/2011 2:06 PM:<br>
>> >>On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Paul Nijjar <<a href="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca</a>><br>
>> >>wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >>>On Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 10:25:24AM -0700, John Kerr wrote:<br>
>> >>>>Perhaps some of us may want to try setting up Skype<br>
>> >>>>alternatives with our<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>>Laptops.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >><br>
>> >>The main issue with whichever Skype alternative is that you have to<br>
>> >>convince all your friends and family to switch to another product.<br>
>> Critical<br>
>> >>mass, social hurdle, ...etc.<br>
>> ><br>
>> >Perhaps dumb questions, but:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >1. There are Skype alternatives?<br>
>> >- for the moment, let's ignore the client and talk about the backbone.<br>
>> >- i.e. To Khalid's point, presumably the alternative has to have a<br>
>> >solid, wide-ranging presence - if we're to convince those we talk to<br>
>> >to consider trying the alternative. What might they be - google?<br>
>> >(Given Android?)<br>
>> ><br>
>> >2. Why switch from Skype?<br>
>> >- I get that MS has purchased Skype - have there been any intimations<br>
>> >or news of 'nefariousness'?<br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>> Not totally related, but one could just use voip. Call IP to IP or if<br>
>> needed IP out the telco network. I use linphone.<br>
>><br>
>> Going further off-topic, one could use My5 Canada to get a dial tone<br>
>> from a voip provider and then dial out from there. There are calling<br>
>> card apps for blackberry, maemo etc to automate this.<br>
>><br>
>> -steve<br>
>><br>
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