Rok out with conferencing calls

Watch out because Rok is at it again. If you can remember, Rok is the company that brought mobile phone TV to you. They have just soft-launched another package known as Rok Talk. Rok Talk is a Symbian app that can allow mobile phone users to make cheap conferencing calls.
Rok Talk is a combination of GSM, VoIP and text. It can be used to make a simple GSM or voice call, and then its servers can now connect many other parties using VoIP technology. Rok’s marketing guru, Bruce Renny, believes Talk takes like about 5 seconds to invite about 30 more people to the same conferencing call. One of the main benefits of Rok Talk is that it is free to receive a mobile phone call from a Rok Talk user. Also only one person needs to run the Talk app quite unlike Skype, where absolutely everyone needs it.
Though the service is presently in beta, it is expected to go live in about five weeks time. For those of us that are very fast, you can sign up to the free trail. All you have to do is to indicate the INQ in the comments box of the application screen.
Rok Talk is simple to use. On starting up the application, it reads in all the entries in the address book of your handset. You can now mark up the numbers you want to connect to. It does not necessarily have to be a mobile phone, fixed line can be used too. After this you press Start. When this has been done, the handset can now make a call to Rok's servers. The next participants will now receive a phone call and a text asking them to join in the conference call. When you press 1, you will be hooked up. As far as the INQ can tell, the voice quality is good.
Rok Talk is network operator friendly. Like EQO and not Truphone, it does not expect any carrier blocking it from operating. They want ordinary people to sign up to Talk. Signing up will cost about €3 for every month and you will also have to include the cost of calls to fixed lines. Take for example the Old Farts Drinking Club, every member of the club will be able to use Rok Talk to speak at the same time. With this, they can now play Mornington Cresent and decide which of the pubs they would want to meet in.