Will the new Ubuntu Phone support VoIP through the operating system when out of range of the network the user has? This would be a great way to steal market share from Apple which doesn't support VoIP except through complicated apps.
Ubuntu – VoIP on Ubuntu for phones
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Best Answer
It appears as though the default VoIP client for Ubuntu/Ubuntu Phone OS is currently Empathy:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Empathy
In addition to this, someone else was interested in something similar. Unfortunately, they found that VoIP is not a big feature with the current version of Ubuntu's phone os.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2296599
The VoIP client appears to work off of 3G/WiFi - type networks. You may have to start a new call after leaving the range of the cellular network. I don't think it's as automatic as you were hoping for, sadly.