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|name = forfone |
|name = forfone |
|developer = toolani ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/forfone|title=toolani - crunchbase|website=Crunchbase.com|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref> |
|developer = toolani ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchbase.com/company/forfone|title=toolani - crunchbase|website=Crunchbase.com|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref> |
|latest release version = iOS 3.2.3,<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/forfone-free-phone-calls-text/id422854875?mt=8] {{dead link|date=August 2017}}</ref> Android 1.5.0<ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forfone.sip&hl=en] {{dead link|date=August 2017}}</ref> |
|latest release version = iOS 3.2.3,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/forfone-free-phone-calls-text/id422854875?mt=8 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-09-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316081906/https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/forfone-free-phone-calls-text/id422854875?mt=8 |archivedate=2016-03-16 |df= }} </ref> Android 1.5.0<ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forfone.sip&hl=en |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128004631/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.forfone.sip&hl=en |archivedate=2012-11-28 |df= }} </ref> |
|operating system = [[Apple iOS|iOS 4.0]] and higher <br />[[Android (operating system)|Android 2.2]] and higher |
|operating system = [[Apple iOS|iOS 4.0]] and higher <br />[[Android (operating system)|Android 2.2]] and higher |
|genre = [[VoIP]], [[Social networking service|social network]] |
|genre = [[VoIP]], [[Social networking service|social network]] |
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'''forfone''' is a free [[Voice over IP|VoIP]]-application which enables the user to make calls, send and share [[SMS|text messages]], photos & the user’s current [[location-based services|location]]. The [[Mobile apps|App]] does not require any additional registration or user account but allows direct access to all mobile and landline networks worldwide through [[Wi-Fi]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[3G]] or [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technotips.org/forfone-whatsapp-viber-and-skype-in-one-application|title=Technotips|website=Technotips.org|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref>
'''forfone''' is a free [[Voice over IP|VoIP]]-application which enables the user to make calls, send and share [[SMS|text messages]], photos & the user’s current [[location-based services|location]]. The [[Mobile apps|App]] does not require any additional registration or user account but allows direct access to all mobile and landline networks worldwide through [[Wi-Fi]], [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]], [[3G]] or [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technotips.org/forfone-whatsapp-viber-and-skype-in-one-application|title=Technotips|website=Technotips.org|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref>


100% reachability can be guaranteed by sending [[Push technology|push-notifications]]. To answer calls or receive messages the App therefore does not have to be open or be running in the background.<ref>[http://android-iphone.net/forfone-social-network-app-for-android-and-iphone] {{dead link|date=August 2017}}</ref> The application is compatible with every [[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]] or [[Android (operating system)|Android]] device and runs on [[iOS]] 4.0 or higher or Android 2.2 or higher. forfone is a VoIP and messaging App which makes internet telephony as easy and intuitive as making a normal phone call through a [[mobile network operator|mobile operator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/26/forfone-wants-to-take-on-mobile-telcos-and-skype-with-e500k-in-the-bank/|title=Forfone wants to take on mobile telcos and Skype with €500k in the bank|website=Eu.techCrunch.com|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref>
100% reachability can be guaranteed by sending [[Push technology|push-notifications]]. To answer calls or receive messages the App therefore does not have to be open or be running in the background.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://android-iphone.net/forfone-social-network-app-for-android-and-iphone |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413211436/http://android-iphone.net/forfone-social-network-app-for-android-and-iphone |archivedate=2012-04-13 |df= }} </ref> The application is compatible with every [[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]] or [[Android (operating system)|Android]] device and runs on [[iOS]] 4.0 or higher or Android 2.2 or higher. forfone is a VoIP and messaging App which makes internet telephony as easy and intuitive as making a normal phone call through a [[mobile network operator|mobile operator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/26/forfone-wants-to-take-on-mobile-telcos-and-skype-with-e500k-in-the-bank/|title=Forfone wants to take on mobile telcos and Skype with €500k in the bank|website=Eu.techCrunch.com|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref>


==Data security==
==Data security==

Revision as of 02:58, 4 October 2017

forfone
Developer(s)toolani ltd.[1]
Stable release
iOS 3.2.3,[2] Android 1.5.0[3]
Operating systemiOS 4.0 and higher
Android 2.2 and higher
TypeVoIP, social network
LicenceProprietary
Websitewww.forfone.com

forfone is a free VoIP-application which enables the user to make calls, send and share text messages, photos & the user’s current location. The App does not require any additional registration or user account but allows direct access to all mobile and landline networks worldwide through Wi-Fi, LTE, 3G or UMTS.[4]

100% reachability can be guaranteed by sending push-notifications. To answer calls or receive messages the App therefore does not have to be open or be running in the background.[5] The application is compatible with every iPhone, iPod Touch or Android device and runs on iOS 4.0 or higher or Android 2.2 or higher. forfone is a VoIP and messaging App which makes internet telephony as easy and intuitive as making a normal phone call through a mobile operator.[6]

Data security

The independent Viennese research institute SBA-Research[7] discovered security holes in messenger applications currently on the market. The researchers were not only able to take over the account but also send free text messages from the servers of many tested applications. Only at forfone and 3 other applications it was not possible to take the account over, nor were they able to send or receive text messages of the users.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "toolani - crunchbase". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-09-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Technotips". Technotips.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2012-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Forfone wants to take on mobile telcos and Skype with €500k in the bank". Eu.techCrunch.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ "News - SBA Research". Sba-research.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Guess Who's Texting You? Evaluating the Security of Smartphone Messaging Applications" (PDF). Sba-research.org. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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