VoIP nightmare for mobile operators

Abe said:
What sort of bandwidth requirements does Yeigo have?
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At the moment we are still experimenting with a couple of different codecs, so we can't give you a hard figure at the moment. We're busy looking at our options in terms of quality, size, and compatibility so that we can offer reliable audio and a low bandwidth cost. If you check back in a few weeks then we will have our codecs finalized and can give you a proper answer.
 
Yeigo

Hi Rapelang Rabana, u guys rock for starting this new business!
I am clueless as to how VOIP works or internet and phones (gimme pc's anyday and im a whiz) Please can u explain to me how it works? I use the Samsung D900, is that kind of phone NEVER going to be able to use your system?

Lisa
 
plasticgirl said:
Hi Rapelang Rabana, u guys rock for starting this new business!
I am clueless as to how VOIP works or internet and phones (gimme pc's anyday and im a whiz) Please can u explain to me how it works? I use the Samsung D900, is that kind of phone NEVER going to be able to use your system?

Lisa
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Hi Lisa,
Voice over IP uses audio in a digital format which lets you apply complex compression schemes to reduce the size. This data is then sent over the internet - this would be the 3G/EDGE/WiFi connection on your phone. By using the internet rather than traditional GSM (cellphone) channels, you only pay for your data rather than normal call rates. The end result is that phone calls (especially international calls) are significantly cheaper. VoIP calls to other VoIP clients are traditionally free (all you have to pay for is the data), which means you could be making cellular calls for as little as 4c per minute.

On the phone side of things, Yeigo currently supports Symbian (S60 2nd and 3rd editino) and Windows Mobile phones (and PocketPCs). These are the relatively new phones in the market, and fall under the general term of "Smart phones". These smart phones give developers access to most aspects of the phone, and have enough processing power to run applications such as Yeigo.

Unfortunately the Samsung D900 is not a smart phone and isn't currently supported. All custom applications on the D900 would need to be written in Java. While there is a chance that a working Java solution can be found, Java API support varies widely between different phones. We are always looking to support as many phones as humanly possible, and we will continue to search for a workable solution to this problem.

Thanks for your interest, and hopefully we will have some form of Yeigo for you in the future. Keep an eye on our forums or our blogs for Yeigo updates.
 
Excuse my stupidy, I checked the website and see that is South African. I have a question for you Rapalang, what are you going to do if the networks block your traffic. Then what.
 
jetpacman said:
Excuse my stupidy, I checked the website and see that is South African. I have a question for you Rapalang, what are you going to do if the networks block your traffic. Then what.
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Hard to excuse really....

I have a question for you jetpacman, what are you going to do if space aliens abduct you. Then what.
 
I don't understand. Voice traffic = data these days, they don't use the old telephone switching like they used to in the early 80's/90's.

So if I want to buy 100meg of data, I'd like to use that 100 meg of data to talk to friends or download porn or do whatever the hell I feel like it.

I'm sorry that their profits are impacted by the REAL cost of technology... but hell... if you want to pretend to be a slut you better be prepared to be used as one...
 
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