Tesco’s VOIP goes mobile.
Rating: Don’t they just sell groceries?
They Say: El Reg are reporting that Tesco’s, the UK based global retailer has extended its VOIP offering onto mobile phones.
Tesco Internet Phone is handled by Freshtel, the Australian VoIP specialist who are providing the S60 client for the mobile version and who also handle the PC version for Tesco’s.
Tesco are apparently limiting the trial to four Nokia handsets, the N95, N81, E65 and E51, none of which are available to customers of Tesco Mobile as the MVNO is aimed at the lower end of the market.
One nice feature is close integration with the mobile network, so the existing mobile phone number can be used with the VoIP service, in contrast to other systems which require a separate number to be issued.
As the Reg points out VOIP isn’t always the cheapest option due to the prolific number of different network and service providers but “having a single provider of both services makes a lot more sense, and hopefully that’s what Tesco, and Freshtel will be able to offer once they complete their trials.”
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