| If you are among the many iPhone and iTouch users | | | | revenue from traditional cellular service should SIP |
| who have been waiting patiently, or impatiently in | | | | prove popular with iPhone users. The solution today is |
| some cases, for iPhone SIP client applications to | | | | a compromise that allows users to access iPhone SIP |
| become widely available, stable, and user friendly | | | | client apps and also protects AT&T’s cellular |
| then you are probably pretty happy right now. With | | | | services. iPhone SIP client apps still do not work over |
| the recent announcement by Skype of its iPhone SIP | | | | cellular networks but they do work on any wireless |
| client app and Apple’s decision to begin | | | | (wifi) network. While this may not be all that some |
| supporting third party developers of iPhone SIP client | | | | users had hoped for, it is clearly a good thing. Wifi is |
| software, times have changed. Every day new | | | | becoming more and more widely available everyday |
| iPhone SIP client options are coming on the market | | | | and so iPhone SIP client users have a good chance of |
| and diehard iPhone users can even get their iPhone | | | | being able to place their calls using VOIP from just |
| SIP client apps directly from the iPhone store if | | | | about anywhere. |
| that’s the way they want to go. There are | | | | Accessing iPhone SIP client services is relatively |
| many other places to download iPhone SIP client | | | | straightforward. All you need is the software and |
| apps as well. | | | | access through any provider that offers VOIP |
| For those that are wondering what all the hubbub is | | | | service. Install the software, get your account set up |
| about and why anyone should even be concerned | | | | and you are ready to go. If you are using an iTouch |
| about SIP, it’s about being able to make calls to | | | | for iPhone SIP client access you may need to |
| virtually anywhere in the world without using valuable | | | | “jailbreak” your device in order to get full |
| cellular phone minutes or incurring long distance | | | | access to the hard drive and application installer. |
| charges. SIP, or Session Initiation Protocol, enables | | | | Doing this is not difficult but not without risk either so |
| users to use voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) to | | | | be sure you study up on exactly how to do it. |
| make their calls. SIP technology will do a lot more | | | | Clearly, a lot of progress has been made when it |
| than just handle your phone calls but that is the key | | | | comes to iPhone SIP client services. Considering the |
| use for now. It’s a total multimedia conferencing | | | | demand that is still out there and the fact that the |
| protocol that has the capability to handle video | | | | whole technology is in its very early stages, we can |
| messaging and a whole array of telephony services. | | | | expect to see more strides made in the iPhone SIP |
| The lack of support for iPhone SIP client apps has | | | | client services arena. For iPhone and iTouch |
| been a bone of contention since the introduction of | | | | afficianados this is a very welcome situation. As more |
| the iPhone. Apple’s decision not to support SIP | | | | and more iPhone SIP client apps continue to become |
| was a strategic one and based on its relationship with | | | | available, a good time will be had by all. |
| AT&T. AT&T feared erosion of its | | | | |