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Heads up: Do read the fine type at the bottom. For example, currently its only available over Wifi in the US. Does anyone know why? Surely if it works on 3G at

Heads up: Do read the fine type at the bottom. For example, currently its only available over Wifi in the US. Does anyone know why? Surely if it works on 3G at other places, its not a technology problem? Sidenote: So skype is now available for many major platforms including iPhone, Symbian and now Android. Does anyone know if Skype (and not skype-lite) is available on blackberry?

heyitsnick 16y ago
>> or example, currently its only available over Wifi in the US. Can you link/quote the part that says that? I can't see it. edit: Sorry, I read your post wrong. I thought you meant, "skype over wifi is (a feature that) is only available in the US". Rather, I see now you mean, "Those in the US can only use skype over wifi (not on 3G networks)". I just went through the whole process of skyping myself from phone to laptop, and back again (and getting some nasty feedback!) before realising what you meant!
- codedivine 16y ago
  Here is a blog entry from Skype: http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html On the bottom you can find the following disclaimers: * Skype is not available in the Android Market in China or Japan. * Skype has been tested on HTC and Motorola devices with Android OS 2.1 and above. It may work on other Android phones, but we can’t guarantee full functionality or compatibility. * We’re aware of some problems with the Samsung Galaxy S, and we’re looking to address these in the future. * It’s free to use Skype in a WiFi zone. If you use Skype with a mobile data connection, operator charges may apply, so we recommend an unlimited data plan. * In the US, you can make calls only over WiFi. * A fair use policy applies to unlimited subscriptions.
  - manveru 16y ago
    Since I have Android 1.6 and live in Japan, this announcement destroyed the little hope I had for using Skype on my phone in the near future. On the other hand, I finally taught my parents how to call me from GMail (not exactly easy, with me being 10k km away and without remote desktop control), now I can receive their calls via SIP, even in Pidgin.
    - technomancy 16y ago
      > Since I have Android 1.6 and live in Japan, this announcement destroyed the little hope I had for using Skype on my phone in the near future Welcome to the wonderful world of proprietary software.
rue 16y ago
Maybe because U.S. "3G" is very slow in most areas?
- nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
  More because US carriers are deathly afraid of anything competing with them for voice calls, ie, to prevent people from buying just a data connection and still getting voice calls over Skype.
jawee 16y ago
I haven't used it on my own phone or anything, but I have several friends that use Skype on their Blackberries for IM and calls. I assume this is Skype and not skype-lite since it can make calls, such as on Verizon's Storm.
dLuna 16y ago
I would guess that it's because of the Verizon deal. Skype probably had to promise to make it only work for them.
jeffclark 16y ago
Skype is available on Blackberry on Verizon. I'm not sure about availability outside of that. The client is pretty packed. Apparently you can't use it on wifi though, but otherwise it's a full-blown Skype client.

heyitsnick 16y ago

>> or example, currently its only available over Wifi in the US. Can you link/quote the part that says that? I can't see it. edit: Sorry, I read your post wrong. I thought you meant, "skype over wifi is (a feature that) is only available in the US". Rather, I see now you mean, "Those in the US can only use skype over wifi (not on 3G networks)". I just went through the whole process of skyping myself from phone to laptop, and back again (and getting some nasty feedback!) before realising what you meant!

codedivine 16y ago
Here is a blog entry from Skype: http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/10/android.html On the bottom you can find the following disclaimers: * Skype is not available in the Android Market in China or Japan. * Skype has been tested on HTC and Motorola devices with Android OS 2.1 and above. It may work on other Android phones, but we can’t guarantee full functionality or compatibility. * We’re aware of some problems with the Samsung Galaxy S, and we’re looking to address these in the future. * It’s free to use Skype in a WiFi zone. If you use Skype with a mobile data connection, operator charges may apply, so we recommend an unlimited data plan. * In the US, you can make calls only over WiFi. * A fair use policy applies to unlimited subscriptions.
- manveru 16y ago
  Since I have Android 1.6 and live in Japan, this announcement destroyed the little hope I had for using Skype on my phone in the near future. On the other hand, I finally taught my parents how to call me from GMail (not exactly easy, with me being 10k km away and without remote desktop control), now I can receive their calls via SIP, even in Pidgin.
  - technomancy 16y ago
    > Since I have Android 1.6 and live in Japan, this announcement destroyed the little hope I had for using Skype on my phone in the near future Welcome to the wonderful world of proprietary software.

rue 16y ago

Maybe because U.S. "3G" is very slow in most areas?

nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
More because US carriers are deathly afraid of anything competing with them for voice calls, ie, to prevent people from buying just a data connection and still getting voice calls over Skype.

jawee 16y ago

I haven't used it on my own phone or anything, but I have several friends that use Skype on their Blackberries for IM and calls. I assume this is Skype and not skype-lite since it can make calls, such as on Verizon's Storm.

dLuna 16y ago

I would guess that it's because of the Verizon deal. Skype probably had to promise to make it only work for them.

jeffclark 16y ago

Skype is available on Blackberry on Verizon. I'm not sure about availability outside of that. The client is pretty packed. Apparently you can't use it on wifi though, but otherwise it's a full-blown Skype client.