AT&T: iPhone deal blocks VoIP over cellular

The really silly thing about the No VoIP deal is that even though it is an agreement with AT&T, it is still enforced on non-AT&T networks.

For example in The Netherlands all the big telcos have no problems with users doing VoIP. Yet, my SIP client (XSPhone) is only allowed to work over Wifi.

In the normal world, "would not take affirmative steps to enable an iPhone to use AT&T’s wireless service to make VoIP calls" would mean stay out of the way and be a passive observer.

In the iPhone-world however, because of the app review process, I suppose allowing an app onto the Store would count as an "affirmative step". But this also directly flies in the face of "if a third party enables an iPhone to make VoIP calls using AT&T’s wireless service, Apple would have no obligation to take action against that third party."

The way I parsed that (what I perceive to be) lawyer-speak is: Apple should not be bundling or giving away VoIP apps for the iPhone, but if someone else does so, whatever. Or does the third-party stipulation only protect Apple from VoIP apps being installed in jailbroken iPhones via Cydia?

If you're up for it, you can also Jailbreak your iPhone and install a Cydia app named 3G Unrestrictor from Kim Streich. This allows the phone to get around any network limitations imposed by Apple/AT&T such as making a Skype call over the cell network.

I haven't installed it, but it appears to have a decent following.