I have been using SIP Protocol, Nonoh Service and Nokia E63. Nonoh.net allows you to make free calls to many destinations including US, UK, Germany, Australia are among the few. It also allows you to make cheap calls to many other destination. See the full list here.
Note: The free services is limited as a trial or to certain number of days.
The service uses a SIP Protocol which is an open standard VOIP protocol and can be used on any device that follows the standard protocol including WiFi routers, mobiles, and SIP client on your PC/Laptop such as Ekiga.
How to configure Nokia E63
First you need to configure Wifi connection on your phone. SIP uses the Wifi connection to make calls. Theoretically you can also use 3G connection to make SIP calls but this may work out expensive especially if your service provider charges you for every KB of data transfer.
You also need to go on Nonoh.net and register.
Now to configure Nonoh on Nokia E63, do this:
Go to Tools-Settings-Connection-SIP Settings
Click on Options-New SIP Profile and create a new profile.
Profile Name: Nonoh
Service Profile: IETF
Default Access Point: Specify the WiFi access point that you want to use.
Public user name: sip:username@nonoh.net. I think if you add username@nonoh.net, it adds the sip: .
Use Compression: No
Registration: Always on
Use Security: No
Proxy Server address: sip.nonoh.net, rest of the information remains blank.
Registrar service:
Register Server address: sip:nonoh.net
Realm: nonoh.net
User name: username (your nonoh username)
Password: put your password that you selected when you created your profile on Nonoh.net
Transport type: auto
Port: 5060 (default, no change required)
And now if you go back into SIP setting you should see Registered. You should also see a telephone icon on the phone in the top area. If you don’t, check if you are connected to WiFi and check if the above settings are correct.
Now you are ready to make calls.
Select any contact number, press the middle button, Once you see the call button, press the right arrow and you will see additional options called: Internet Call.
If you select that, it will use Nonoh.net to call out.
You will see the number being dialled as number@nonoh.net
Note: if it says number invalid, please check the formatting of numbers, Nonoh may not understand spaces or dashes, it understands only numbers.
I found Nonoh.net a good service the voice quality was good in most cases but varied and sometimes was not as good.
Enjoy free calling.
