Toktumi – New VOIP App
Source: asteriskblog.com
They say that when a lot of people start jumping into the bandwagon, then you can consider the activity a success. Take mobile phones, for example. In the beginning, only the relatively rich and important people had to have them. After a while, even the average person used mobile phones. Today, almost everyone carries a mobile phone around. More so, more and more businesses are venturing into this industry.
The same thing could be said of VOIP. In the beginning, there were only a handful of VOIP providers. More so, there were even less people who knew about VOIP and used it on a regular basis. Well, anyone who has been following the goings on in the world of VOIP would know that it has become a success and seems to continue on this path in the unforeseeable future.
Furthermore, if the emergence of new VOIP apps and companies is any indication, then we can declare for sure that VOIP is here to stay. Here’s a new addition to the plethora of VOIP apps available – Toktumi. This app is developed by a “who’s who” of VOIP – Peter Sisson – and is basically a phone service that is PC-based. Toktumi is not that new, if you think about it, as it has been in operation since 2006, albeit through a private beta only. Now, however, consumers everywhere can have a taste of what Toktumi has to offer for free. Of course, it is only free if you call other Toktumi clients. For other phones and other VOIP service calls, charges apply.
So what does Toktumi have to offer? Why should VOIP enthusiasts even think of trying it out when they are already using a great VOIP app? For one, Toktumi is supposed to be a breeze when it comes to installation. They are actually targeting small businesses for their main market and their 5-minute installation should present no problems even for the “un-techie.” Some features of Toktumi include conference calls, assigned phone IDs, inbound calling (but of course!), voicemail, and auto-attendant forwarding.
Rafe Needleman at Webware says that Toktumi is just like Skype – but for grown ups. So what does he mean? He didn’t really expound on this on his article but sums it up as being a treasure because it “solves a real need” without bleeding the customers dry. That makes sense, doesn’t it?
