Speakeasy looks for a piece of iPhone action

Speakeasy, a Seattle-based VoIP company that took a tip from Google Voice and warned of blocking numbers on its VoIP service, is now taking a tip from Skype and Vonage with their recent mobile plays. Of course, they've put their own interesting spin on it as well. To wit, Speakeasy has launched an iPhone application called EasyVoice Mobile that is aimed at allowing users to make free international calls on the popular handset. The application uses Speakeasy's VoIP and remote office functions to allow calling to 22 countries for free.

The calling app is only available to Speakeasy Business customers (so 'free' when you pay for other services) but it allows those customers to make free calls from their iPhone as well as answer calls directed at their office phone. In addition, customers can check office voicemail and make calls that look as though they are being made from their office phone. The application allows users to have one number that can be answered at the office and on the go without having to give out a private mobile number. Such an application sounds perfect for the 4-Hour-Work-Weeker who doesn't want to tip anyone off that he's doing business from the beach and not from the office.

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