Nintendo Speculation | Turn Your DS Into a Phone

By Adam Riley 05.05.2006 11

Quick News - T3 reports a source close to Vonage has confirmed the company is creating a deviced to enable DS owners to use the system as an 'Internet-powered phone', via Wi-Fi and the embedded microphone. With over Wi-Fi hotspots across the country the potential is amazing.

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jb is offline. jb 05.05.2006#1

Great news - as you said, with loads of wi-fi spots (and a lot of growing ones) the possibility for this is awesome.

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Tim~Tam is offline. Tim~Tam 05.05.2006#2

Wi-Fi hot spots so betta become more popular in aus, theres like a few e-b games, and thats it. Rip

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TimoteiWest is offline. TimoteiWest 05.05.2006#3

A VoIP phone should be no problem for the DS, if Nintendo doesnt do it then someone else could rather easily I'm sure.

I hope they partner with Skype, that way you could call the same contacts from home and DS!

 
jb is offline. jb 05.05.2006#4

Hehe - would be awesome, and if it does become a possibility they should really really market it well - norm consumers seem to be getting onboard the "voice over net" phase.

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Tim~Tam is offline. Tim~Tam 05.05.2006#5

I think it will catch on pretty fast, and allot a other things will have it

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Boxner is offline. Boxner 05.05.2006#6

wouldn't it cost money though?? plus if you wanted to let people call you you'd have to leave ur ds onSmilie

 
Cheesing It Up is offline. Cheesing It Up 06.05.2006#7

Sounds a bit crap- who doesn't have a mobile phone anyway?

 
Monkey Wii. Pokémans is offline. Monkey Wii. Pok�mans 06.05.2006#8

Well, free is free Smilie

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azpwnsu is offline. azpwnsu 07.05.2006#9

it would be kind of cool though seeing how im getting a Lite next month. call up my folks on my older DS.

 
HazukiSan is offline. HazukiSan 07.05.2006#10

I dunno, it's a nice touch and just adds to the list of reasons to get a DS but it reeks of doing it for the sake of doing it to me.

 
Megadanxzero is offline. Megadanxzero 07.05.2006#11

Actually... this makes perfect sense... Wireless internet connection + VOIP would just be perfect. Maybe even a new Gameboy camera for video calls Smilie

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