Palringo - Voice Instant Messaging

Ever wanted to use your phone as a Push-To-Talk device but didn't want to jump onto the PTT service? Well, here's your chance to use your phone to PTT like all the other guys! The guys over at Palringo have created a program that allows you to use your phone, along with a nice data plan, to talk with ANYONE, and I do mean ANYONE, that has the Palringo software. Yes, that means you can PTT with people on their cellphones as well as those on their home PCs. And yes, it looks like you can chat with people across the globe with this one. Would be perfect for those who have families across the world and want to spend as little as possible to communicate with them.

Sure, there are other alternatives such as Skype or other VoIP solutions, but this one can be used with cellphones! It has extensive phone support. I use it and it's pretty nice, I have to admit. Though it can get rather annoying when you're in a public situation (like in a grocery store) and you have messages coming through as loud as can be. Yes, you can adjust the volume and you can set it to receive but not play the message upon receipt.

But that't not all, you can send text AND photos, too! Provided your phone has a camera. So, it's an all inclusive package. However, the only drawback is that this is yet another messaging client and does not support AOL/MSN/Yahoo/Google or whatever else is out there. So, if you have multiple IM Accounts, this is another to add on to it. But I find this to be the end-all IM solution since I can talk with it. Another good thing about it is that you can chat with people and not have to give out your phone number! =P