T-Mobile Launches Free Voice Calls Via Facebook

Yet another company has beat Skype to launching free telephone calls via Facebook: T-Mobile today debuted a service the wireless carrier is calling Bobsled.

Yet another company has leapfrogged Skype in launching free telephone calls via Facebook: T-Mobile today debuted a service the wireless carrier is calling Bobsled.

T-Mobile’s new offering comes just a few days after Jajah also unveiled free calls via Facebook.

The U.S. wireless subsidary of international giant Vodafone has made Bobsled available for free download on a Facebook page, as well as a website devoted to the service. After downloading, T-Mobile explains on its blog:

Customers can use the Bobsled application for Facebook to place voice calls to their friends through Facebook Chat with just one click.

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