Vodafone explains removal of N95 VoIP
Vodafone explain why the N95 does not host VoIP on its network
19 April 2007 17:27 GMT / By Ryan Haynes
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In a statement today Vodafone admit removing the software from the handset, but to ensure users only received quality of service from its network. The company believe VoIP is still not a reliable enough service to offer its customers, which in the way that VoIP works, sending voice packet-data for calls, many VoIP services regularly experience data transfer problems.
Vodafone said before it uses VoIP, that it needs to do "in-depth testing, a solid end-to-end customer experience, billing integration and customer service support which is not currently available".
The company also went on to explain that VoIP is not free, especially using a mobile network that would require a form of internet connectivity, incurring charges.
An official quote received to Pocket-lint: "Vodafone works to ensure its handset range provides a consistent and good
experience for customers. In line with other operators we do not always take the 'vanilla' version of a device. Vodafone continually assesses customer feedback as to which applications or features should be incorporated into future devices."
It is worth noting though that stand-alone applications such as Fring continue to work okay on the N95 from Orange or Vodafone.
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