Truphone users can now talk with Google Talk users

Link: Truphone press office

Mobile VoIP pioneer Truphone today announced that Google Talk users can connect with Truphone mobile handsets anywhere in the world for free.Truphone is a free piece of software that enables Wi-Fi-equipped Nokia mobile phones to make internet-rate phone calls (VoIP calls) over Wi-Fi connections.

When the handset is not in Wi-Fi range it reverts from being a ‘Truphone’ to being a normal mobile phone, so people need only one phone.‘On-net’ Truphone users show as ‘online’ in Google Talk, enabling people to know exactly when they can make a free call.

Calls between Google Talk and Truphone are free because they are pure VoIP calls and take place entirely over the internet. Communication between Google’s servers and Truphone’s servers is via the standard XMPP protocol.

Get in. That rocks! I’m a big fan of Google Talk… apart from the fact I can’t use voice on the Apple at the moment. I always felt that GTalk’s audio was a lot better than Skype. So right on to the Truphone guys!