In the countries where iPhone does not available officially such as Malaysia, this might be just another solution for iPhone/Ipod Touch lover wannabe.
Jajah announce, they’re developing a new application, that will allow users to turn their iPod Touch into an iPhone. The application which run on WIFI connection to make a phone call or sending SMS, is using Voice-over-IP (VOIP) technology. Therefore, it does not require any sim card or carrier to work. The call rate is also said to be 98% cheaper than the mormal call and possibly free on certain cases.
Beside a basic call and SMS function, Jajah has a bigger plan for this application where they aim to market it as an application suite, which includus such the billing, call management system and etc to interested partner such as telcos. I’m quite interested if there will be local telcos company willing to bring this in application suite, although it is very unlikey judging to their respond againts iPhone.
VOIP is nothing new in this country with company such as Redtone pioneering this new generation of technoly few year back. Over to desktop there is Skype, a hugely popular VOIP desktop client that utilize similar technology to make a phone call. In fact there are Skype Phone as well.
If this application become reality soon, Ipod touch has an advantage over other services due to the popularity that iPod Touch gained so far. It could be another instant hit provided the application run smoothly! Before this,
Jajah has actually developed application for Iphone, that promised cheaper rate call for iPhone user.
Ipod Touch price started from RM949 on the Apple online store, which still lower than the price of used iPhone 2G set in Malaysia. Could this application possibly bring more people to iPod Touch? For now, lets wait and see.
update: LifeHacker teachs how to turn iPod Touch to Iphone
