Instead, it supports web-browsing, E-mail and voice-over-internet calls (using Google Talk software) via short-range Wi-Fi technology.

Dispersed families with strong ties and limited resources have taken to voice-over-internet services, im and webcams, all of which are cheap or free.

Many call centres, for instance, use voice-over-internet technology so that international calls can be handled more cheaply than with high-quality voice lines.