Back in Janurary we learned of YMAX’s plans for a femtocall gadget, which would enable free VoIP calls to landlines and cell phones, giving some oft-needed boosting power to your mobile devices, such as the iPhone or iPad. And the service comes from a brand with which you’re already familiar–magicJack.

What makes YMAX’s upcoming femtocall service, called magicTalk, different from other free VoIP tools like Google Voice is that its service is free with fewer restrictions, such as time limits on calls. The focus on mobile devices is a big plus for consumers, particularly as YMAX looks to apply its radical idealogy to yet another everyday activity–making calls from your cell phone.

We’ve already had to wait 6+ months for YMAX to unleash its new wonder toy onto the world of telecommunications, and while the software is slotted for availability on PCs and Macs next week, you’ll still have to wait until later this year to use it with your mobile devices. The reason behind the delay is YMAX’s lack of legal circumvention–a forest of red tape has (not surprisingly) restricted the company in what it can and cannot offer for free.

You see, telecom companies don’t look kindly upon services that let you leverage their networks, tools and devices without paying up. There are a number of options that the big telecom brands offer, for a cost, that are akin to what YMAX will reveal this year. But red tape hasn’t stopped YMAX before–the parent company of magicJack also has its own voice network, as well as subsidiaries dedicated to the hardware and software required for operating its services. A bit of a Rockefeller approach, but a necessary one for any such company looking to compete with the dominating telecom industry as a whole.

And the legal red tape isn’t the only obstacle YMAX is facing–deliberating over WiFi versus 3G cellular broadband is another matter all together. It’s the sound quality that’s at stake here, and considering the year-long, uphill battle magicJack faced with negative press and customer satisfaction, another hiccup with the new magicTalk could conjure up another series of events that no growing corporation wants to deal with while trying to scale up.

YMAX is currently seeking a partnership with a carrier partner in order to bring magicTalk full circle for use with mobile devices. Once that happens, there’s no telling what its influence could be for mobile users that tire of low reception, dropped calls or tiered-minute pricing plans. The notion is already catching on, as Samsung approaches a similar service offering through a deal with Skyworks.