Matt Lewis at ARCchart reviews the new CiceroPhone VoIP client for Windows Mobile Smartphones, testing the software as a standalone VoIP on the Qtek 8310. He was able to install and configure the software and begin making calls in less than ten minutes. However, he was not as thrilled with the effect that CiceroPhone had on the battery life of his device.

Overall, though, he notes: “There is much talk in the industry about cellular/Wi-Fi convergence, but with precious few tangible examples. My overall impression of CiceroPhone is positive, but the question is, do I see myself using it on an ongoing basis? From my perspective, battery life is the only reason I would not keep CiceroPhone permanently active on my handset, but where power is readily available, or the phone is docked to my PC or laptop, I can see several occasions when I will definitely be using it. ”

Techworld reviews the CiceroPhone VoIP software on an HP iPaq 6340, and concludes, “At the moment, the software is occasionally let down by the hardware available to run it. For example, resetting the Wi-Fi connections on the iPaq is clunky, with the device sometimes unwilling to change Wi-Fi settings unless the other networks are switched off. Also, we were not able to try Wi-Fi calls using a Bluetooth headset. Cicero advises that current hardware is unable to juggle Bluetooth and Wi-Fi well enough to relay a voice call from one to the other. This is understandable as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi use the same 2.4GHz spectrum.”