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bryantharris · 09-20-2008, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by ClarkKent724

I haven't tried any of these types of Apps, but was looking at iFob. Is WhosHere better?

iFob uses a limited range technology called 'Bonjour' which was originally designed for discovering printers and other peripherals on your home network. It only works on a single WiFi instance and both devices need to be running iFob at the exact same moment.

WhosHere is conceptually similar to iFob but uses a superior technical approach that allows it to work on WiFi, users on different WiFi, 3G, or EDGE and it works just as well 2 feet away as it does across the world. It also stores messages so if some takes a phone call or navigates out of the app you can still contact them.

The experience is completely different. With WhosHere you see thousands of people online at any given time.

09-20-2008, 10:20 PM	#45 (permalink)
bryantharris Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	WhosHere is technically superior to iFob Originally Posted by ClarkKent724 I haven't tried any of these types of Apps, but was looking at iFob. Is WhosHere better? iFob uses a limited range technology called 'Bonjour' which was originally designed for discovering printers and other peripherals on your home network. It only works on a single WiFi instance and both devices need to be running iFob at the exact same moment. WhosHere is conceptually similar to iFob but uses a superior technical approach that allows it to work on WiFi, users on different WiFi, 3G, or EDGE and it works just as well 2 feet away as it does across the world. It also stores messages so if some takes a phone call or navigates out of the app you can still contact them. The experience is completely different. With WhosHere you see thousands of people online at any given time.