iPhone and VOIP...

[Michael Brian Bentley]

>>  >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Verruto <michael at hesta.com> writes:
>>
>>Michael> Is there *any* hint as to whether I might be able to use 
>>my iPhone as  an
>>Michael> internal devoice over my VOIP system at home....kind of 
>>like the  Linksys
>>Michael> WIP330? (which sucks out loud by the way)
>
>Anybody who knows, can't say.
>Anybody who says, can't know. :)
>
>>--
>>Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095

Those who don't know can think aloud, tho. I think Apple's first 
iPhone does not support VOIP.

It is possible to support 802.11b and g in a handheld phone; see the 
Linksys iPhone at 
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1175229513403&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=1340386843B01

I bet against Apple deciding to include this capability. The vast 
majority of Apple iPhone users won't use it. SJ is all about 
providing a specific feature set that a majority of customers use. 
802.11 can also be a power drain that you can accidentally leave on, 
but the best reason for betting against that I can think of is that 
Apple's client, at&t/Cingular, wants to sell _its_ wireless services, 
including (eventually) high speed data, which VOIP could bypass, and 
the telcos are all about herding customers onto their networks where 
possible.

I think the first Apple iPhone will support as much of at&t/Cingular 
services as possible, altho from earlier natter chatter I gather that 
the first versions of Apple iPhone will not support high speed 
downlink packet access [HSDPA].