For some employees or business owners, carrying two or three cell phones is just a part of the job. Line2 for the iPhone, created by Talktumi, takes situations like this and streamlines them into one iPhone. If you’re in a place with WiFi, the Line 2 App can turn your iPod Touch into a VoIP phone. Line2 is the game-changing app that Google Voice and Skype for the iPhone were trying to be. Line2 will charge only $15 a month for this service, so small cash loans won’t be needed to double your phone’s functionality. The challenge for Line2 is going to be keeping the momentum going. Yesterday, after showing off Line2 at the CTIA conference, Talktumi’s Line2 App was No. 1 in the iPhone app store. Talktumi was forced to take their app offline while they fight off a DNS attack.
Line2 App uses two data networks
First and foremost, the functionality of Line2 is based on something that the iPhone was itching for – the ability to make and receive calls using either the 3G data network or WiFi. While Line2 “prefers” WiFi networks, Line2 will seamlessly switch between WiFi and 3G.
Line2 allows users to make and receive calls without using cell network minutes. Much like Skype or Google Voice on your computer, long-distance international calls are also much less expensive. At $15 a month and $1 for the Line2 App, it’s cell phone service that doesn’t require payday lending to pay the bills.
Make more than calls with Line2
The Line2 App is about more than just turning your calls over to internet connections. Instead, the application creates a virtual second phone on your handset. A home and business line can be routed through the same handset with Line2. You can also set up a virtual phone tree – press 1 to reach A, press 2 to reach B, if you’re a business owner trying to keep things in line. Line2 also provides conference calling, visual voicemail, and a choice of how to take incoming calls. Put simply, Line2 puts a second iPhone on your iPhone.
DNS Attacks on Line2
The iPhone app store saw Line2 shoot to No. 1 on March 25. Many were surprised that the Line2 App got approved by the Apple App Store – Google Voice for the iPhone was just recently rejected for providing a very similar service, which the App store claimed would compete for the “core business” of the iPhone – making calls.
The Line2 app was not available on March 26. Talktumi took Line2 offline at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time March 25 due to a coordinated DNS Denial of Service attack. You can get updates on the status of Line2 on the official Talktumi Twitter account.
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