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VoIP on the iPod Touch

The Touchmods team recently released a working version of their iPod Touch VoIP app, making it possible for Touch owners to place outgoing calls on the device.

The Touch doesn't come with a built-in mic, so part of the hack involves either modifying a Walmart iVoice III mic, buying a Touchmods designed add-on, or building your own from their schematics. After that, you just need to add http://touchmods.net/rep.xml to the Installer's package source list, install the SIP-VoIP.app, configure it with a SIP account and hop on a WiFi connection.

Incoming calls are not supported yet, and as far as I can tell this isn't an open source project. Charlie Sorrel from Wired's Gadget Lab describes it as being fairly buggy at this stage, and was unable to get it to function, but we'll see how things progress after a few version updates. Anyone out there with an iTouch who wants to give this a shot and report back their findings?

VoIP For iPod Touch - [via] Link
DIY iPod Touch Mic - Link

Posted by Jason Striegel | Jan 5, 2008 08:47 PM
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Posted by: Sean O on January 5, 2008 at 10:39 PM

Well, my new app, iHop, for the iPhone/iTouch makes me blueberry pancakes for breakfast. I haven't released it yet... still in gamma version for now. It admittedly has quite a few bugs, and I haven't quite figured out how to add more mix than will fit in the headphone jack, which obviously isn't very satisfying. Oh and it doesn't yet have a GUI. Or work at all.

But you just wait. After a few minor revisions, this thing's gonna rock. Just add me to your Sources list in Installer.App and see!

Posted by: Kaitlyn on January 10, 2008 at 9:52 PM

this works so well i got it to work a few days ago and cyou get 300 mins a week free with freecall. Walmart carys ivoicelll in canada and usa. No i can have a cell in school without out it being taken away:) im 15 and i sauderd it and everything! Everyone should get it