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First mobile-voice to PC network.(personal computers)(Brief article)

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| May 01, 2006 | Ward, Jesse | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Telephone Cooperative Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

iSkoot, a mobile Internet phone company, recently announced the first bridge to connect mobile phones with PC-to-PC networks. For the first time, the cellular phone customer does not need a PC, custom cell phone or Wi-Fi hotspot to connect with a caller who utilizes a PC-to-PC technology such as Skype.

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The iSkoot Mobile Network currently is only available for Cingular cell phone subscribers, and can only connect with callers on the other end utilizing the Skype platform. The technology rides on the Cingular network. To place or receive incoming calls from a Skype user, the Cingular cell phone customer must download a special software program from the iSkoot Web site.

In the past, a PC using Skype technology could only connect with ...

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