Skype for mobile: state of play
By
Jane Hoskyn on January 19, 2007 in Skype features.
My blog colleague Jaanus has offered an update on Skype for mobile, which seemed to have hit a roadblock thanks to pricey data plans imposed by mobile operators.
At the moment you can get Skype for Windows Mobile on various devices including Smartphones, or you can opt for one of the two rather fabulous 3 X-series phones that went on sale at the beginning of December. I briefly got my grubby hands on one of the X-Series phones, a Nokia N73, and it was lust at first sight for this big-screened beauty whose built-in software includes Skype, Google, eBay and genius remote TV program Slingplayer. Find out more on 3's X-Series blog.
Skype is working hard to get the software on more platforms at reasonable prices, but hammering down those call charges doesn't come naturally to many mobile operators. Nonetheless, upcoming versions of Skype will be compatible with more and more devices and platforms. Apple's headline-grabbing new iPhone seems the perfect fit for the Mac version of Skype, so keep an eye on Skype's website for announcements.





Comments
Well the promise of X-Series coming to Ireland was exciting unfortunately the reality is rather less so. Port blocking, requiring a UK phone number to register for Orb, Real streams that break after less than 5 minutes and no SMTP have pretty much crippled this service.
It is also regrettable that the Three Skype client neither supports texts or users such as myself with underscores in their Skype names.
Given the usual high quality of Skype partnerships I am rather disappointed to see this kind of arrangement with Three Ireland.
For more see
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055147970
and
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055142078
blueish_froggy | Wednesday, Sep 12
I just need to know if the Skype for windows mobile is compatible with Nokia N73 ?
gamal_16 | Wednesday, May 14