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Skype For iPhone Now Available in the US [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
Apple's just about finished rolling out Skype for iPhone, and now US residents can go download the VoIP app for themselves. Our quick test showed that voice quality is quite good—definitely on par or better than actual 3G calling over AT&T;'s network—and connects rather quickly. It's unfortunate that 2.2.1 doesn't have background notifications, so there's no way somebody could Skype you unless you had the app open all the time. What's also interesting is that voice calling only works when you're on Wi-Fi in the 2.2.1 firmware, popping up a restriction message if you're on 3G, but 9to5Mac ...
Skype For iPhone Now Available in the US, Has VoIP over 3G With 3.0 Firmware [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo —
Apple's just about finished rolling out Skype for iPhone, and now US residents can go download the VoIP app for themselves. Our quick test showed that voice quality is quite good—definitely on par or better than actual 3G calling over AT&T;'s network—and connects rather quickly. It's unfortunate that 2.2.1 doesn't have background notifications, so there's no way somebody could Skype you unless you had the app open all the time. What's also interesting is that voice calling only works when you're on Wi-Fi in the 2.2.1 firmware, popping up a restriction message if you're on 3G, but 9to5Mac ...
Skype For iPhone Now Available In The App Store
iPhone Savior —
The much talked about Skype app for iPhone is now available for download in the App Store. The interface is clean and simple with both call and chat on board. My connection when ringing up Skype's automated call girl showed off a clear connection during my test call. iPhone to laptop sound was extremely clear as well. You can easily grab any photo from your albums to create avatar images. The big buzz killer here is that the app only connects via Wi-Fi rather than over AT&T's speedy and powerfully efficient 3G network. Sign in using any Wi-Fi connection and talk with other Skype users for free. ...
iPhone Skype works on AT&T 3G?
CrunchGear —
... Sweet mercy! Is this the soul of the new machine? A breathless post on 9to5mac points out that it is generally possible to run Skype on AT&T’s 3G network. Their question: “IS THIS THE END OF THE VOICE CARRIERS?” ...
iPhone OS 3.0 allows Skype over 3G
SlashGear —
While an official Skype client for the iPhone was a welcome announcement, the news that carriers’ and Apple’s Terms of Service prevented VoIP calls being made over 3G connections put a dampener on things. Now it seems that Skype running on handsets using iPhone OS 3.0 is able to use a 3G link for voice calls, in addition to WiFi.
Video demo after the cut
As standard, only WiFi connections should be available for Skype calls. It’s unclear what in OS 3.0 is confusing the software, but right ...
Skype by the numbers - Update
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... ), its U.S. partner, Apple will allow them only to be made over Wi-Fi connections, not over AT&T’s cell phone network. [UPDATE: 9to5Mac reports that when run on a beta version of iPhone 3.0, the Skype app allows calls to be made over AT&T's 3G network.] ...
Skype for iPhone Brings Reliable VoIP to Your Pocket [Downloads]
Lifehacker —
[image] Skype dropped their official iPhone client in the App Store earlier this morning, and it delivers reliable VoIP calling over a Wi-Fi connection. But it's also reportedly working over 3G on the beta 3.0 firmware. That last bit is according to 9 to 5 Mac , which found that calling with Skype on a phone running a developer's beta of the upcoming 3.0 firmware works just fine Skype "treats the 3G line like any other internet connection." Here's the screenshots detailing how Skype works over a standard Wi-Fi connection. This was tested on an iPod touch , but would work exactly the same for an iPhone. Click the ...
Linkpost | 3.31.2009
TechBlog —
Microsoft's 'Lauren' is unmasked | Main March 31, 2009 Linkpost | 3.31.2009 • Official Skype App is Now Available in the App Store and Skype works on AT&T's 3G on iPhone 3.0 - Even though it's only supposed to work over Wi-Fi. • Pirates Board Apple's iPhone App Store - Hackers have cracked 20 percent of the apps. • Google to Announce Venture Fund - Will invest $100 million in startups over the next year. • Will My Device Work with Windows 7? - Probably, because device driver models aren't radically changed with Win7. But, ...
Skype for iPhone works over 3G, but not in the background
The Apple Core —
... surrounding the launch of Skype for iPhone, the powers that be noted that the application would only allow voice calls over a Wi-Fi connection. 9-to-5 Mac reports that in actuality, Skype for iPhone will allow you to make voice calls over the AT&T 3G network too. I’m not sure how it’s going to last though. 9-to-5 Mac reports that the sound quality (over 3G) was as good, if not better than normal AT&T. It should also be noted that Skype, unlike Apple’s phone and text applications, ...
iPhone 3.0 allows you to make Skype calls over 3G - Video
Download Squad —
... As expected, Skype showed up in the iPhone App Store today. But iPhone users who have upgraded to the developer preview of the iPhone 3.0 software are noticing a special feature: They can make Skype calls over 3G wireless network connections. Skype ...
New iPhone SDK 9M2725 and iPhone OS 7A259g released...breaks Skype's AT&T access?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
We aren't sure if we'll be able to use Skype over 3G after installing this. Anyone want to test this for us before we commit to losing 3G VOIP? More juicy details below.
Along with the SDK, iPhone 3.0 Beta 2 Build: 7A259g is also released. It comes in at 228 MB.
We are, as you can see, downloading them both now and will report on any improved snappieness™.
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Wireless Carriers Are Wrong to Cripple Skype for iPhone
Today @ PC World —
... and other Internet phone services, and that’s bad news for consumers. [image] In the United States, AT&T limits Skype for iPhone calls to Wi-Fi connections. This means the VoIP app won’t work over AT&T’s 3G or EDGE data networks. ( 9to5 Mac says it got Skype to work on beta ...
Showdown: Carriers threaten to ban Skype from cellular networks
TG Daily - All News —
Chicago (IL) - The recent release of Skype for iPhone proved that yes, users are interested in replacing their costly carrier voice minutes with free (or much cheaper) VoIP calls -- downloading the Skype application over one million times in just two days. The problem is, some carriers won't allow it. Is Skype strong enough to battle these carriers and reduce them down to dumb infrastructure providers, overtaking their services business? Deutsche Telekom has threatened to block Skype on its European cellular networks. Here in the United States, the agreement between Apple and AT&T already restricts iPhone VoIP programs to Wi-Fi ...
