Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

New Symbian Platinum Partner Provides Free Software for Symbian Smartphones, Offering VoIP Calls, Text Messages and Instant Messaging.
EQO Communications today announced plans to release a native Symbian C++ version of its mobile VoIP, text and IM application. EQO (pronounced “echo”) is a free mobile application that lets users call anywhere in the world for rates as low as 1.2p/minute (2.3 cents USD) and also features inexpensive international text messages and free access to popular instant messaging services, including MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber. By developing a Symbian C++ native version of EQO, Symbian smartphone users can enjoy a faster and more responsive mobile VoIP experience.

By using EQO, Symbian smartphone users can now save up to 95% on international calls to landlines and mobile phones, and save up to 70% on international text messages. In addition, calls and texts exchanged between EQO users are free. Once the EQO application is downloaded, users can automatically import all of their existing contacts into their EQO phonebook. With EQO’s presence feature, users are able to see which of their contacts are online and who is available for a call, to receive a text or have a chat using EQO’s free IM feature.
EQO is inviting all Symbian enthusiasts to be part of the beta trial by signing up at www.EQO.com/symbian.
EQO works on hundreds of different mobile phones – for a complete list of supported phones please visit www.eqo.com/supportedhandsets
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Source: voipcentral.org

Here is some good news for the millions of Symbian Smartphone users all over the world because HelloSoft will enable them to make VoIP calls from their devices.

The leading VoIP software company has announced the launch of its, HelloDual-Dual Mode software for Symbian Smartphones to support the dual mode phones for the VoIP services when they are in the WiFi hotspot.

Mike Whittingham, Vice President and Ecosystem Development at Symbian elaborates,

As VoIP technology is becoming more prevalent in day to day life, businesses are not the only ones benefiting from it; more and more consumers are turning to VoIP to keep in touch with friends and family from their home PCs.

He went on saying,

HelloDual-Mode on Symbian OS will help handset manufacturers bring the VoIP PC experience to mass market mobile phone users more easily and in a shorter time frame.

The software is available for licensing now from HelloSoft.