ROK Launches Free Mobile VoIP App

Viper_logo_04As we predicted a few days ago, ROK has announced the launch of a free  mobile-to-mobile VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol service, called ROK Viper.  ROK claims it is the worlds first no strings attached free mobile (VoIP) application.
ROK Viper offers free software, available online, that connects compatible handsets wirelessly to broadband via Bluetooth and, in so doing, uses the Internet to carry the call, rather than a mobile network.
Initially compatible with several Bluetooth-enabled Nokia handsets, ROK aim to add more than 100 mobile handsets, include Windows and Java-powered devices, over the next three months. For those who dont have Bluetooth-equipped PCs, ROK will be offering a turnkey auto-install Bluetooth adaptor and application-loaded CD-ROM for sale.
ROK Viper shows the user who, among their contacts, is online at any given time. As people are increasingly using their mobiles at home, ROK is confident the on-handset display of contacts will prove extremely useful to Viper customers.
“We all love our mobile phones and the freedom they bring us, but we hate the high calling charges” says ROK Chairman Jonathan Kendrick. Thats why we set out to develop our really easy-to-use mobile VoIP solution, as we know there will be universal appeal for such a thing – particularly if we gave it away for free and it enabled callers to make free calls on their mobiles. All customers need do is download the free application from the website and start making calls for free to other Viper-enabled handsets. It couldnt be simpler and, even when you call non-Viper mobiles and landlines, the cost will be much, much lower than standard network charges.”
With no need for customers to subscribe to any pre-pay account or multi-service bundle, nor to key in prefix access codes to use the service, ROK expects Viper customers will encourage their friends, family and co-workers to  use Viper to save on call costs.
The company says it expects one of the most popular uses to be among business travellers who spend much of their time within Bluetooth range of their PCs – in their offices, hotel rooms or in wi-fi zones.
They will now be able to make free and low-cost calls anywhere in the world as easily as dialling directly over the networks, but without the costs involved” says Kendrick.