Vonage announced Tuesday that its mobile Voice over Internet Protocol App was approved for use on Apple iPhone and IPod Touch.

Internet phone provider announced the launch of the beta test app, and that general availability will be announced later.

Last week, Apple confirmed that the request for Vonage App approval was delayed by technical issues with Vonage software. Apple representative told CNET News then, that Apple is working with developers to resolve this issue, but no more detailed information on the nature of this issue.

This delay came to light on the heels of federal regulators at the opening of the probe solution from Apple, to keep the application from Google Voice App Store. AT & T - iPhone from Apple partner - has denied playing a role in this decision.

Google Voice, which lets users receive calls on one telephone number in several places and make cheap international calls, it was considered unsuitable for inclusion of the App Store in July, after he was released for BlackBerry smartphones, and Android.

Apple, however, said application Google Voice never actually been rejected.

Over the past few weeks I received several emails inquiring about Zer01, the new company, touting that it had a cell phone VoIP service. From what I can tell, CNET readers intrigued at the prospect, but they are also skeptical about what Zer01 encouraging. CNET Although a letter of the company only slightly, we were more than skeptical, too.

After debuting in April at the CTIA show, Zer01 analyst quickly praise and several awards. But in the past two months, the company has been persistent negative press questioning his business relationships and practices, the feasibility of its technology and reliability of their claims. Referring to the “Ethical Issues” Laptop Magazine even overturned its decision from CTIA on August 4.

Indeed, the question of the validity Ser01 were raised. We will not repeat them here - News Zer01 simple search will reveal many of the results - but we can offer a Q and cover current events.

Q: What is Zer01 perspective?

A: Zer01 promises unlimited voice and data cellular phone service for $ 80 a month. No contract is required and the lineup should include a set of GSM smartphones. At CTIA, Zer01 announced July 1 launch date, but he still did not enter service for consumers. On July 1, Zer01 just announced that it is looking for distributors.

Question: How does the service work?

A: Zer01 said that he would make a VoIP-based services over standard wireless connection. In addition to the foundation, however, the company has still not publicly disclose the complete technology for its promised services. Moreover, some analysts and other media, whether a truly unlimited data effectively or economically feasible.

Zer01 representative said Ron Dresner company was able to reach an agreement with major carriers for the delivery of its services. Because of a confidentiality agreement, but he would not identify the carriers involved. As promised in Zer01 phones GSM, the obvious choice of T-Mobile and AT & T, but the carriers have confirmed their involvement.

Q: What happened to Buzzirk mobile phone?

A: Last Thursday, Zer01 announced that it was the severance of its relationship with Buzzirk Mobile, its sole distributor. In a press release, Zer01 cited breach of contract, but refused to discuss details Dresner.

Question: Is there really a problem with Buzzirk for mobile?

A: Yes, to put it mildly. Buzzirk was associated with the use of a multilevel marketing company called Global threshold sell Zer01 services. While this in itself caused some controversy - it is not multilevel marketing industry, a stellar reputation - Mark Petschel, global threshold, former executive director and now chairman, has not been done better. Petschel currently on probation after pleading guilty to securities fraud in 2005.

Dresner said that Zer01 was not aware of the background to Petschel partnership with Buzzirk. In addition, he would not comment on reports that the global threshold / Buzzirk using misleading statements when presenting Zer01 or allegations that the company is working on a pyramid scheme to recruit sales associates. The only phone number listed on Buzzirk website leads to a full voicemail box, and in response to an e-mail inquiry, press Ted Robbins noted that Buzzirk make a statement later in the week.

Q: So will Zer01 services actually begin?

A: In short, we believe that when we see it. Although Zer01 can pull it out, and we want to give him the benefit of the doubt that the continued delay in the availability of its relationship with Buzzirk / Global facets and the absence of official information fuels our skepticism even more. We are not prepared to say that just vaporware, but we are close.

For its part, Dresner assured us that Zer01 on track. He also brushed aside any skepticism, saying that the products and services will speak for themselves. ” In the coming weeks and months, Dresner said that Zer01 will make more announcements about the distribution, content partnerships (Netflix is rumored), and the phone. Regarding technology, we confirmed that Zer01 has filed a provisional application for patent, but it is hardly possible to guarantee that the service will work.

Dresner promised to send a test unit Zer01 phones to CNET and other media in the next few weeks. When and if that day arrives will be able to make a better decision about how to possibly Zer01 in service. Dresner Latop denies reports that missing Zer01 previously set a deadline of July for review units.

Question: What should a consumer do?

It remains to adhere to the point, in our version. As Zer01 will offer their services and numbers only through distributors, consumers will not be able to purchase them directly from Zer01. Although Dresner hinted that the distributors will include “big-box retailers, we prefer to not deal with middlemen. But if you’re still interested, Dresner said Zer01 to look at the web site for future availability announcements.

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Three months ago, at CTIA in Las Vegas, I visited with Zer01 Mobile, a new VoIP carrier is promising unlimited voice, messaging and data for $ 70 a month. At that time, Zer01 promised launch date of July 1, and, true to his word the carrier made a formal statement Wednesday.

Nevertheless, there is a catch now. In addition, the “run” may be too strong a word. You can not buy a service or phones Zer01 site. Instead, you’ll have to wait for a distributor to deliver them to you. Zer01 another gathering of distributors, but he has Buzzirk Mobile. According to Press Secretary Zero1 Ron Dresner, the carrier will take additional distributor ads in the coming weeks.

AT & T has pulled the plug on CallVantage voice over IP telephone services, according to letters from subscribers this week.

Service to compete with other VoIP services like Vonage. VoIP service providers use broadband networks to place phone calls. These services are much cheaper than traditional landline telephone service and costs between $ 20 and $ 30 per month. But even this price was too high for consumers who are reducing their traditional phones to use their mobile phones or subscribe to voice services from their cable providers, which are bundling phone service with broadband and television services.

AT & T CallVantage began in 2004 when AT & T was still only in the long-distance phone company. But the company did not reveal the number of subscribers in recent years. The Associated Press reports that in late 2004, the service was 53000 people.

It is not a huge shock, that AT & T is getting rid of the service. This summer, the company had ceased to register new subscribers. In addition, AT & T was pushing a new flavor of VoIP service, which it sells its U-verse customers. U-verse is a new fiber network that AT & T is building to deliver high-speed broadband connection, satellite TV, phone and services to consumers. Like the cable companies, AT & T is bundling voice services with TV and broadband.

Verizon Communications has also recently closed its VoIP service called VoiceWing. It also sells an IP-telephony based on its Fios fiber to the homes of customers, part of the package of Triple Play.

In AT & T representative said that the VoiceWing service will be disabled in several stages throughout the year. And the company will send several reminders to their customers, before it shuts down the service.