Wednesday, November 14, 2012

RIM Offering Free Voice Calling In Attempt to Remain Competetive

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zacharye writes "In version 7, RIM has added a voice calling feature that will allow BBM users to speak to each other for free when connected to Wi-Fi networks. While similar third-party solutions like Viber exist and extend the free calling feature to cellular data connections, an integrated solution that will eventually be baked right into the BlackBerry OS offers clear advantages over third-party options. It also can be counted as an advantage for RIM's platform over Android and iOS, at least until RIM's rivals begin to roll out similar solutions."

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