T-Mobile suspends its Bobsled Facebook app

T-Mobile USA has suspended Bobsled, its free voice calling service for Facebook, less than a week afterwards it was launched.

PC with a microphone

Bobsled let users call any Facebook friend who had a PC with a microphone and headset or speakers. Friends could receive calls even if they didn't have the app. It as well allowed a caller to leave a private or public voicemail message. Earlier the suspension, T-Mobile had said it planned to add smartphone and tablet apps and the ability to make VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls to mobile and landline numbers in the U.S.

Stephen Lawson covers mobile, storage and networking technologies for The IDG News Service. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @sdlawsonmedia. Stephen's e-mail address is stephen_lawson@idg.com

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