We must say thanks to Vodafone UK. They have blocked VoIP on the Nokia N95 because they take care of us, their poor, stupid, loved customers.
Here’s the explanation:
The statement goes on to explain: “There is a misleading perception that VoIP services are ‘free’. This is, however, not the case when it comes to using VoIP over mobile where customers will need to use data connectivity to establish a service and may incur further charges.”
Of course, Vodafone does offer a Data Unlimited tariff, but the details are hard to come by and it’s expensive compared to the competition.
“Vodafone feels responsible that customers should not incur unnecessary charges when competitive mobile rates are a cost-effective choice for customers.”
So using VoIP is no more expensive than normal mobile calls, and it would only confuse us if we had it, so better Vodafone takes it away.
Sorry, but for me that’s totally silly.
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