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Brian Donaldson has enlightened us about a great way to use your PSP as a portable phone! Obviously, you cannot actually speak using your PSP, but through a freely-available service called IP Relay, messages you type on your PSP and PC can be transferred to any phone number within the US.
The service can be accessed through the IP Relay website using Java, and the service will act as an operator, translating voice into text for you and text into voice for the person on the receiving end of the phone call. Of course - the PSP web browser doesn't support Java, so why would it benefit PSP users? That's where homebrew comes in. Danzel's amazing AFKIM (Away from Keyboard Instant Messenger) for the PSP is an AIM client for the PSP, allowing you to connect to America's favourite Instant messenger through your PSP and a WiFi hotspot. IP Relay can be used within AIM, and by following these steps devised by Brian Donaldson, you could be making calls via your PSP for free!
1. You won't actually be speaking to the person you call, you'll be typing what you want the operator on My IP Relay to say to your friend...and believe me they will say anything because the service has been thoroughly tested by Brian!
2. Once you have added My IP Relay to you AIM buddy list on your PC you must now turn on your PSP and go to Game > Memory Stick > AFKIM
3. Now boot up AFKIM and press X so you can connect to your WiFi hotspot (Note: you can only call people from your PSP if you have access to the Internet).
4. Once you are connected to AFKIM you must now setup your account by pressing select and going to AIM. Type in your AIM username and password and then sign on.
5. Once you are signed into AIM on AFKIM scroll down to the screen name My IP Relay.
6. Press on their name and then type in CALL XXX-XXX-XXXX (XXX-XXX-XXXX is the area code and phone number of the number you want to call).
8. Then My IP Relay will type back with a response saying Ring 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc...you get the point. If someone picks up My Ip Relay will type back with the response that the person has said, such as, "y0, hello, hi, hola, etc." Simply use the AFKIM keyboard to type back and tell the person something (Note: You should be highly skilled at using the afkim keyboard before using this service because it'll be pointless if you type to slow. They may hang up if you're too slow).
9. Viola, you'll be having a conversation with your friend from your PSP. They'll be on their phone and you'll be on your PSP. So you'll be text messaging them from your PSP and they will hear a voice telling them the words you're typing. It's pretty cool, I don't really use it that much to talk to my friends because the PSP currently does not have a compatible keyboard. Even more cause for one to be made!
I'm just amazed at how IP Relay works. It's a completely free service with no advertising, all we can hope for now is that it eventually gets rolled out all over the world. This is an amazing tip, and all of the credit goes to Brian Donaldson for the instructions and the idea, with credit to Danzel for making AIM on the PSP possible!
Please use this system responsibly! There are people out there with various handicaps that depend on it, so do not abuse it!
Download: [AFKIM v2.0 for PSP 1.50]
Download: [AFKIM v2.0 for PSP 1.00 and 2.0-2.6]
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1st post w00000t and very nice work this looks very interesting
I don't really care for it, but I guess it is cool....
that reminds me... Skype would be an awesome thing on a PSP. Headsets do exists, VOIP Libs as well. So go ahead developers :)
Looks nice, but it's something I would never use.
LOL. No, I pass on this. I'd rather be a pimp and use my mobile phone.
Any chance this works in Canada?
Prank calls, here i come!
IVE MADE 13 PRANK CALLS ALREADY!!!!ITS SO COOL!!
&& This is when I wish I hadn't update to 2.71.
The one thing I always wanted for the PSP :(
that is exactly what this is made for...hahahaha...
excellent time filler waiting for the bus!
Good Job QJ, now the idiots here are going to be abusing a service for the deaf.
dude freekin alwsome
wait....try to answer this:
is this i newer afkim or the same?
amazing what you can do with tech stuff these days
I would like this if it didnt freeze everytime I tryed to create a account. It just stays stuck on resolving. I even have 1.5 and it freezes on me.
This is a service provided for the deaf that Phone Phreaks have been using for years. The Phone losers of America site has more info and prank calls. TTD on PSP is pretty stupid.
It goes from step 6 to step 8; what happen to step 7? lol.
i tried by calling myself its scary some REAL person is talking to you for you IMs..........................................................
This is blatant abuse of a service designed for the handicapped.
I'm not sure that this is illegal but I will surely report this website anyways.
Way to go, Next maybe you can advertise a PSP program that chats with orphans while posing as possible new parents...
#17 It's more like when a customer uses an employee bathroom - if it's not illegal it should be, and I'll report any website that would condone such a thing!
the operator scared me when i called myself on it
this is awesome
it dosent work on my 2.6 damnnn
man this is wild so u can say anything? lol im gonna have phone sex with myself i wonder if she'll say it
QJ, you should take this off your site, people will just abuse it. It's made for the deaf.
Yea i don't think this is something to be used like this. Its deffinately a service for the deaf. I called expecting a computer and when I real person picked up I was like woah and hung up. This is one thing I WON'T be using.
would this work with an msn messenger contact list
1st pooost omg like totally sweet im the 1st poostt duuh first post im so cool!
*****ing homo.
it saids resolving when i make an account y?
yeah guys take this off ur website
IT JUST GIVE BAD REPUTATION TO THIS AMAZING
WEBSITE!!!
TAKE IT OFF FOR REAL
Ah yes, this is just perfect for me! I'm deaf, so this will help me out a lot! I lost my cell phone, so i couldnt do anymore text messenging, but this shall be my replacement!
I don't really see the problem seeing this up on QJ's site here... I would have never found it if it wern't on here, so I'm happy that it was on here.
Is there a site where I could have found this otherwise? Like a add-ons to your psp site for the disabled or something?
Cause, I've never heard of one... If there is, there might be some other stuff of use to me...
theres an actuall operator...wtf??
or u could just text them through aim
y u guys bein such b i tc hes about the whole its just another homebrew. who cares if it was FIRST made for the deaf. thats great it was made. but why not use it on the psp? its not like its making fun of deaf ppl its another step of using ur psp as a phone?
you guys are so gay like wtf is the difference its hurting anyone. ever think of deaf ppl USING this?
the ppl that comment on this are wack who the hell cares its not illegal its not making fun of anyone its a simple text to voice recognition, everytime you hear a synthesized voice on the radio do u complain? no? if you use NARRATOR on windows is that illegal? you guys are gay get a life
The link is not work
Wireless connection is needed for this right? Or am I wrong about this? I have wireless, so I shouldnt worry about it.
The problem I am having is that once I start to create a bitlbee account, after inputting username and pass and pressing "enter" - it starts to "resolve" and it doesnt do anything...
IM having the same problem, can someone help?
not cool :(
TO REPLAY #17, YOU ARE SUCH A ***** AND NEED UR ASS KICKED!!!!
Why are people doing this things... we dont need it! we want it but we dont need it... i dont even want it.. #7 is an *****!
Its a real operrator? not a computer?
# 17....Shut up, and your example making this seem bad is horrible. This App is nothing like that, so shut your mouth.
This is very kool indeed. But since we have Mics that allow us to talk onine with other people (Socom for example,) Can someone possibly make an App, that allows us to use those mics to tlak ot other people on the phone? That would be awsome.
thanks a lot for your guys *****en help *****s
Ive always wanted skype for PSP. And now you can make free calls to real phones with skype.
ronbo chill. Ill try to help. First, you need an AIM Account on your computer. Then, if you already have one or started one, add "My IP Relay" to your buddy list.
Then download AFKIM to your PSP, and start a bittlebee account. Then after you do that. Hit select, and choose AIM, and type in teh account u have on the computer AIM. And it will sighn in.
After that, Message "My IP Relay" and say "CALL XXX-XXX-XXXX" (XXX-XXX-XXXX being the area code and number of person your trying to call.) It will then tell you the progress of it. Sometimes it wont work so try it a couple of itmes.
Then once it says hello or something to you, thats the oporator typing to you what the person you called is saying. And whatever you type, they will say to the person that you called. And you guys will tlak back and fourth. Remember, the oporator is an actual person, so dont screw around. If hey dectect mesing aroudn, they will close the connection for the misuse of the system, but you can just call the person back anyway.
Simple. I hope that helped.
everyone saying this is terrible that QJ.net would post this is really dumb. maybe it is only meant for the deaf, but does that mean deaf people cant go on psp.qj.net?
this site is meant for informing everyone about neat/cool/new psp things and this one of those things.
just because psp.qj.net posted it, doesnt mean people werent already using this for prank calls.
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a real person gets to listen into your conversation?????
I cant make a bitlbee account because after I type the username and password I click the down botton and it saids
resolving and it does nothing after tha, theres my problem.
is the person speaking a real person?? i hope not...
there's no 'My IP Relay'
Yes, it's a real person. That way they can relay a message from a DEAF PERSON to a person who is not deaf.
Seriously QJ, take this off. When SomethingAwful.com started using this service for prank calling, they got a lawsuit threat, and now everyone mentioning misusing IPRelay now over there is banned.
THIS IS JUST HORRIBLE. THIS IS A SERVICE FOR DEAF PEOPLE. IF THE OPERATORS HEAR ONE BAD THING THEY BOOT YOU OFF BECAUSE YOUR A BAD PERSON
Nobody ever said this was meant for deaf people, it may never had even been made in the first place for deaf people. All it does is benefit deaf people more than ourselves.
Is that operator a real person?
Yes, it was made for deaf people.
The first sentence of the "About Us" page of Ip-Relay.com:
"IP-RELAY.com was the first service to offer deaf and hard of hearing persons the ability to place calls over the Internet."
And yes, it's a real person.
nocomment
Okay, I got past that account creation for the app, but once I add my AIM account onto it- it doesn't work: it just says incorrect pass or username.. its exactly right...
my username is: gottaluvme2841
am i supposed to put @aol.com at the end?
Why. theres no need for this g@yness. what a waste of time. what a waste of space.. get a life; and make sumthing useful.
I tried @aol.com and it doesnt give an incorrect error anymore, just a authetication error... whats up with that?
how did you guys get passed the create account?
I agree with those people who say that it should not be abused. This should only be used by the deaf and hard of hearing like myself.
If people continue to abuse this, I think this should be removed from QJ.net... If people do not abuse this, then I think it should be left on here as something for deaf/hard of hearing to take a look at.
Please do not abuse this system!
dude i wrote this thing at mypsportal.com why is digg.com getting credit for something i wrote this is crap...wtf
...For making a deaf person go insane. A deaf person, 'cause no one else would use a txt-to-voice conversion. Insane, because that's what you will become if you try type full sentences without a keyboard.
it works and it's great thanks ..
AWWWWWWWWWWWW IT DOESNT WORK IN CANADA! :(
Once these kids try it a couple times and realize how tedious it is they will quickly move on to the next homebrew app. I agree it shouldn't be abused and thankfully it's a pain to type on the PSP.
i callled dominoes and they actuallly delivered.....lol....too bad had to pull some cash out of my pocket.....this is cool especially if u run out of mins on cellphone like me.....
With all the idiot kids on this site now it makes PS2NFO look good.. and that's saying alot.
Stupid little kids..
Go back to myspace or what ever little ***** corn hole kiddie spank website you came from.. or .. AOL..
ps. be sure to respond with some lame. oh yeah.. blah blah blah #^%# *#&#*& for a good come back..
And how old are you Zima? 14? Because teenagers are big kids and are more responsible arn't they? Get a life ****face.
your so funny because i dont think the psp was designed for 40 yearolds... it was designed for kids and teenagers so if you don't like it i suggest you LEAVE... stupid hater... your probablly one of those 40 year olds that still live in there parents basement.. looser get a life and stop hating on kids you homo.
you just got your food ate by iconz!
This should not be abused. These lines are used by people who ACTUALLY need them. Those that cannot hear and need to communicate normally. Your are tying up these lines and wasting money. Please stop.
PSPs are not designed for target audience of kids, teens, adults, and seniors... Their target audience are "Videogamers". That includes every age.
It is a service for deaf or people that are hard of hearing. Abusing the system just for personal use is horrible. Just goes to show you how pspupdates.net really is the *****tiest homebrew site for PSP news. They plagiarize work, and report garbage.
i used to work for a company that provides this service...its certainly intended for deaf and the disabled. i'm not making any judgements here, though. its interesting to note that by law they are required to speak anything you type, including filthy, sexual, racist, and hateful words and phrases. they dont pay the relayers much, so dont be surprised if your call gets "disconnected" accidentally. and they have your IP/telephone number and can report fraudulent illegal use of the system btw...
here's the kicker: it's all paid for by you, suckers of america, in every phone bill
i mean come on here. first off the conversatin can never get serious because u hear go ahead after everything said. and then u have to wait for the other person to say something IF they choose to. it was ok way bak when it first came out but anyone with AIM has known about/tried/got tired of this a long time ago. good for those whove never heard of it. but it wont last long
Ronbo iunno. X_X I guess you insalled it wrong or something. When you create an account, all i did was create a name and passowrd and sometimes it didnt work because the name was already taken or something. So i kept trying new ones and it worked. Iunno whats wrong with yours.
BUT DEVELOPERS PLEAS LISTEN UP!!
Please create a program that is like skype or will involve Mics. WE HAVE MICS NOW! So it would be so much easier to be able to talk to people throgh mics. I know it might take awhile or t might eb a little hard to do, but at least inform us of your development.
when i type in my aim account and press enter it just says "-login error: incorrect nickname or password.
-signing off..."
i know i put in the screename and password in correctly
ive tried everything i could think of and it still doesn't work. has anyone had this problem or can anyone help me with this please...
BUT DEVELOPERS PLEAS LISTEN UP!!
Please create a program that is like skype or will involve Mics. WE HAVE MICS NOW! So it would be so much easier to be able to talk to people throgh mics. I know it might take awhile or t might eb a little hard to do, but at least inform us of your development.
this should be done....
This service is meant for deaf people. People who can't hear what the other person is saying! So your calls go to a real operator!! That person reads your message to the other person. Then when the other person talks, that operato types he message to you! Why do we take up the service that deaf people need to communicate?! Please, I urge you all to not use this. Wait for a skype or something.
~Beverage
i thought that the psp had a cheap ass microphone built in
ANYWAYS WHY DONT YOU USE THE SOCOM AND SYPHON FILTER HEADSET AS A MICROPHONE?
first thing that came to my head
ohhh i cant wait for the psp cam'ra
having a better reason to take it everywhere and pictures of girl's asses n tit's of course
yea its ran by real ppl just i just got a call from them and tehy asked if i knew how to use it. nice little application but like ppl say it shouldnt be abused
soo what ur really doing is just emailing a couple nerds private information and telephone numbers and then they call the person for you and read them your email?
couldnt it just be run through a voice like on oddcast to read what you write?
HEY JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW YOU CAN ALSO SEND TEXT MESSAGES WITH THIS AFIM OR WHATEVER PROGRAM. send a IM to +1(xxx)xxxxxxx the x's are the phone number. this only works with some phones. for example it dosn't work with virgin mobile. i hope this helps?
all the f@gs and A$$holes like 17 who are talking about reporting this web site for showing this deserve to die.
ur all virgins and shall remain that way
WTF? What do you mean real operator? if i type, for example, "Waaazzzuuuuup!?", does a real operator say that to the one im calling?:S
I'm waiting for someone to make a Skype client with the Talkman mic yet...
Better yet though, is that you just know that someone will eventually take the webcam attachment that's in in the works (or is it out now?) and make an IP video chat program... it's inevitable.
one of the best thing i did with my psp!!
so tight
what if they found out how to use the PSP headset with this thing instead of having to use aim. that'd be pretty awesome
i just did this and i really didnt expect an actual guy to pick up and tell me wut they said and type back.
I was expecting some sort of robot MS sans voice! XD
I made the guy say "***** ***** ***** *****!! YOU ***** *****! DIE!!!" and he actually did... i woudl hate to have thta job, then again, it might be kind of fun to hear wut ppl talk about
woah! i've heard prank calls with this lol not cool lol
wow this is sooo cool lol
What about the UK is the Uk going to have a service like this?
i callled 911 lol
David thats not cool. First of all its meant for deaf people. You guys can do your prank calls and stuff for a little while then get bored and send out the rejection line(i wont give u the number) so when you get bored of it. Please dont tell any other loser like yourself about it unless there deaf
Second of all 911 is for emergencys u freakin douche bag i hope u find the little presenti left in ur waffles. =)
btw. it was my green turd from the beans i ate
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Now as long as I have a wifi I can use it since I dont have a cell.
this is nice...
does it need to be v1.50 to get this????