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iCall Free VoIP (Free)

Version – 1.2.5

REVIEW – “Bad reception at home? iCall to the rescue!”

One of the things that I had to compromise a while back when I got my first iPhone was my cell phone service. Now don’t get me wrong, AT&T has very fast 3G service, and I don’t have any more problems in most areas with reception than I did with my previous carrier. The problem is that my house seems to be a dead zone! Since I don’t have a home phone this made it difficult for people to get ahold of sometimes. That is until I started using iCall Free VoIP!

I’ve tried a variety of different VoIP calling services in the past, but most of them are either difficult to set up or didn’t offer some of the features that I wanted to have like an incoming call number. The greatest feature of this app in my opinion is in the ease of use factor which was definitely refreshing!

When you open iCall for the first time you will need to set up what kind of plan you’ll be using. If all you want to do is be able to make phone calls one of the options is completely free! The setup for this kind of account consists of making a phone call to a number to confirm what your cell phone number is. Once you’ve done that all you have to do is dial any number to call out over WiFi or the cell network. The great thing is that you can start a call at home on WiFi and then continue it when you leave the house on 3G or EDGE!

But what if you’re like me and you need people to be able to get ahold of you at home as well as be able to call out over WiFi? Well for just $10 a month you can get unlimited outgoing and incoming calls to your own private number! There are a variety of area codes to select numbers from, although I was disappointed to see that there were not any local numbers to my area. With that said, there are a variety of area codes available and they are constantly adding more!

Now I’m sure you’re probably wondering how you can receive calls with no cell connection. Well as long as your home WiFi is set up properly you will receive a push notification over WiFi that will let you know when you have an incoming call! When you receive the message all you have to do is touch answer to open up iCall and answer the call immediately!

One of the most important things with a service like this is always going to be call quality. I was very pleased with the quality of calls using my 3GS phone. I made and received several calls to both local and long-distance numbers and didn’t seem to have any problems. With that said, my wife seemed to have problems with choppy audio on her iPhone 3G. It didn’t happen all the time though so it’s possible that it had more to due to some of the memory problems that the 3G has.

This app also offers a decent array of features that you would expect. It allows you to use your iPhone contacts list from directly within the app, it shows you a list of calls that you’ve made recently and it also offers a voice mail box that is particularly useful if you decide to pay for a personal incoming number.

While this app is really great I did have a few things that I would really like to see added in the future. The first is that it could use a “speakerphone” feature. As of now there is no way to put a call on speakerphone which is particularly annoying if you are trying to use a touchtone menu on a company’s answering machine. The second thing that would be really nice is if there was an incoming call list. It’s great that you can see what phone calls you’ve made in the past, but more often what I want to check is who I’ve received calls from.

Overall, this app is definitely a winner in my book. The best part is there is that the basic service works well and its cheap. Some of the little things within the app should be easy to add/fix and make this app even more amazing. If you’ve been debating on getting a home phone number because of reception problems, I simply cannot recommend this app enough. The ability to make sure your phone calls have a strong signal and don’t get dropped while at home is worth a lot more than the cheap $10 a month that they are charging people! So what are you waiting for? See what all the fuss is about and try out the outgoing call feature of iCall today!

- David H.

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