VoiceTime?

Sick and tired of the lack of signal in the 4 block radius right around my house, but I've got great wifi at home...

So... why can't I make voice calls from one iOS device to another over wifi like I can with FaceTime? Seems crazier that it's easier for me to have a video conference on my phone than it is to have a voice call.

This cannot be an original idea... if Apple is doing this with FaceTime and iMessages, then why not with voice? Surely they can't be afraid of upsetting the cell carriers, and they would have the chance to make the call quality indefinitely better than the lackluster quality we have over cell towers.

Thoughts? It would be great to see this in iOS 6.

Cheers,

DCBass

I suppose I could try Skype, never have. Kind of a pain to set up a whole new account. I really should give it a go.

It would just be nice to have this built-in exactly like facetime and imessage are... i.e., something seamless with the existing Phone app.

Will certainly try Skype. Unfortunately, that does not have the all of the advantages that I think VoiceTime could have, especially in regards to having my other contacts (say, those that have iOS devices) not necessarily having skype accounts of their own.

Seamlessness is key.

Also, not knowing the exact details of the microphone hardware, I believe that I've read that the iPhone is technically capable of much higher quality audio than takes place over voice calls over cell towers.

Regarding the signal in my home, it's a relatively new home... I was already under contract with AT&T. It's not as bad as I make it out to be, just annoying dropped calls every now and then... not all the time.

Finally, wrt to the microcell, I have zero desire to give AT&T more money for signal ample signal they should be providing in a major metropolitan area. Similarly (but not related), I refuse to pay them money for a messaging plan when I already pay them for a data package. Absolute nonsense that I do not condone, especially with my own money. </soapbox>

Anyhow, I didn't want this to be about my situation. I was more curious what others thought about VoiceTime in general and how it might be implemented, why it isn't already, and what are some other non-obvious advantages.

Thanks for all the replies.

Cheers,

DCBass