Mig33 gets funded
By Vivek | May 5th, 2007 at 10:38 pm ET
Big funds keep trickling into mobile VoIP/IM startups. Latest is Mig33 that has raised $10 million from Accel Partners, RedPoint Ventures, and Technology Venture Partners, according to RedHerring.
Mig33 enables VoIP calling on mobiles via the callback concept, similar to what Jajah does. Only difference this time around is that Mig33 can initiate the call if you send out a SMS, instead of requiring you to have a data plan and browsing to its wap site. But that is an additional 15 cents per call if you are not on a unlimited texting plan. Somehow feels like the termination charges phone card providers used to apply till late 90s and early 2000s or what Skype is doing right now.
Besides the calling, Mig33 enables instant messaging with MSN, Yahoo, and AIM buddies. And if you want to chat with people beyond your buddy list, you can jump onto chat rooms on your mobile phone.
Am I going to use it? Maybe not, ’cause the callback part is a complete bummer when you want to make a call without your phone ringing at 12 AM that can end up waking everyone at home.
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on July 14th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
When i make a call to my friend from mig33.The voice come very late.
on July 14th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
When i make a call to my friend from mig33.The voice come very late.I have pobm
on August 30th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
I dont want to keep any sms history bcoz my frnd has got my sim so he gets my mig’s password.Can u plz help me out from this?
on October 31st, 2007 at 12:28 pm
I think is much need funding for mig33 so it can keep up with mxit.The quality of mig33 now is not the best because it frizz most of the time.They must use the funding to improve the quality of mig33 so that more people can use it than mxit which is what is happening now!!!