I just found this press release in my inbox – it comes from a company called DeFi Mobile. The boys seem to work on creating some sort of global WiFi network which allows you to seek out a participating access point nearby and satisfy your connectivity urges without having to resort to GSM or WiFi sniffing.

All I know about them is that the company exists an d that they are not a bunch of scammers. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they do exactly – as their press team is very good at niot understanding my questions, I fear that it will remain that way.

Anyways, here’s the release for your enjoyment:

DeFi Mobile Announces Plans to Support Apple iPhone Users
With DeFi Global Access™ Before the End of the Year

iPhone + DeFi = Cutting Mobility Costs by More Than 60% Annually,
With Unlimited Voice, Data Connection and Auto-Association
To Over 1 Million WiFi HotSpots Around the Globe

San Francisco, CA – More than twelve-million iPhone users around the world will be able to rely on DeFi Global Access™ soon to make and receive unlimited phone calls, enjoy unlimited data connection service and have their iPhone automatically associate with over 1 million WiFi hotspots around the world, leveraging the DeFi Mobile Ltd. proprietary carrier-grade network.

iPhone users can sign up now to be the first to receive the product and a first month of service for free by sending an e-mail to DeFi-iPhone@defimobile.com.

DeFi Global Access is a subscription-based service enabling its members to make and receive unlimited phone calls worldwide via WiFi access to DeFi Mobile’s carrier-grade, global IP network – all for a flat monthly fee of £23/ €29 / $40 + applicable taxes. The service also includes unlimited worldwide Internet and data access for mobile device web browsing and e-mail.

“iPhone users are all too familiar with shocking data connection, long-distance and roaming fees as they travel and their iPhone becomes an integral part of their daily routine,” said Jeff Rice, Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of DeFi Mobile. “Within weeks, we will be launching DeFi Global Access for iPhone users, who will be able to cut their monthly expenses while enjoying an even higher quality experience with the innovative, ever-improving iPhone.”

In October, Apple® announced that 6.9 million iPhone 3G phones were sold, while 6.1 million first-generation iPhone units had already been sold prior to the iPhone 3G launch. The company also highlighted that iPhone users, while currently concentrated in North America, continues to expand globally. DeFi Mobile announced earlier this year that the many millions of users of the globally dominant Nokia smartphone N and E series phones are already able to rely on DeFi Global Access as well by going to www.defimobile.com .

DeFi Global Access is superior to standard mobile VoIP solutions in several significant ways. By routing calls over its managed network, DeFi delivers superior call quality, eliminating the “jitter” and dropped calls synonymous with other VoIP operators. DeFi members also automatically connect to commercial WiFi access points worldwide unlike DeFi competitors who require their users to purchase WiFi separately, often from multiple providers, and then to connect manually.

As part of this service, DeFi Global Access members’ mobile devices automatically connect to millions of private, free and commercially available access points around the world. This is the result of more than 50 global partnerships involving 75+ countries and includes 15,000+ hotels, 120+ international airports and tens of thousands of coffee shops, restaurants and marinas around the world.

DeFi Global Access members experience business-class voice quality with important features and applications including voicemail-to-email, caller-ID, call-forwarding, call-hold and call-transfer – all with feature-rich support. DeFi members tailor these services to their specific needs via their own web-portal, which includes account management, call-logs, on-line support and self-help tools. DeFi members receive high quality customer support, including on-line support available at www.defimobile.com/support .

DeFi Global Access members choose the country from which their DeFi contact phone number originates, a number that will remain theirs as long as they are DeFi Global Access member. For an additional £5/$10 monthly fee, DeFi members can have up to three phone numbers in three different countries all ringing to the same phone. This allows customers, friends and family to place low-cost, local calls directly to DeFi Members. This service is called DeFi Global Access+ and is available as part of the sign-up process at www.defimobile.com . Another convenience, DeFi Global Access members can continue to use their same cellular provider phone numbers, because DeFi members use dual mode smart phones that are both Wi-Fi and cellular capable.

DeFi Mobile is currently developing DeFi Global Access support for people who rely on other smartphone operating systems, including RIM (Blackberry), Windows Mobile, UIQ and others.


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