Hackers want to bring VoIP to iPhone

The hacker's dream of avoiding a "forced" AT&T contract and running Skype's Internet phone service on the Apple iPhone has "taken a step" closer.

Yesterday, the blog page of Tom Keating, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of TMC Labs posted a very complicated workaround that instructs Skype to "insert" tips on iPhone.

This workaround requires a broadband network computer that the iPhone can remotely control, download the Skype software to the device and have a little technical knowledge of the user.

Specifically, to use Skype on iPhone, users are forced to install Opera browser (version 8.6 and above) on iPhone. Meanwhile, the computer needs to install the SoonR Talk application.

Source: Reuters Using the Opera browser interface, the iPhone will act as a remote control of a computer, and users will access the services of both Skype and SoonR at the PC.

" Once you log in and connect, you will be able to see your friends list (thanks to SoonR). Click on the nick you want to chat with, " explained Keating.

" SoonR will tell the computer to call your mobile phone via SkypeOut. SoonR will instruct Skype to call the number you want to call via IP network. A conference will be set up. ".

However, this is not essentially a Skype-to-Skype communication, because the computer must use PSTN to call the iPhone. You need to have two SkypeOut accounts to be able to proceed with the call and will be charged twice.

" But it's cheaper than calling iPhone directly from AT&T service, anyway, " Keating said.

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