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March 31, 2009 5:58 PM PDT
Skype for iPhone: An iTunes App Store hit
If Skype for iPhone seems like a big deal to you, you're right. It's topping iPhone App Store charts in nine countries, Skype says.
The Skype for iPhone VoIP application, which became available Tuesday after an announcement at CTIA, is now the top free app in the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Russia, and Spain.
"I'm delighted that consumers have voted with their fingertips and chosen to download Skype in such phenomenal numbers," said Skype Chief Operations Office Scott Durchslag.
You can read more about Skype for iPhone in our hands-on review or see screenshots in our slideshow.
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Jessica Dolcourt reviews the latest and greatest smartphone apps, in addition to a healthy dose of Windows software. E-mail Jessica and follow her on Twitter.
If you've jailbroken your iPhone (like me) then you have no right to complain about the Skype app not working.
there seem to be lot of morons around who dont see a point to it, im guessing they dnt travel or have freidns in other cuntries or they dont even have an iphone
BTW, does the new Skype for iPhone only works for the 3G? I have the first generation iPhone, jailbroken.
http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=256411&st=120
We all seem to be directed to this Chinese site that seems to be selling a USB phone:
http://skype.pchome.com.tw/skypetwweb/unlimited/product.html
So far, no evidence of a fix.
Bob Wilson
Huntsville, AL
Important solutions to the COMPLAINERS:
1) Complaining that you can?t use Skype on 3G?
Just Jailbreak your iphone and install ?voipover3g? from cydia. Jailbreakers will be able to save their minutes whenever they want because this app makes the iPhone think that it is on wifi all the time.
2) Complaining that you can?t run skype in the background while using another application?
Just install ?backgrounder? from cydia on your jailbroken phone.
3) Complaining that you cant use gtalk, msn and other IM?s?
Its a SKYPE only app. Duh! Use Beejive or someother app if you want to chat using other IM?s.
4) Complaining that there is no video conferencing, SMS and other desktop client features ?
Play the waiting game for a while. The folks at skype will definitely be releasing these features in not-so-distant future updates.
UPDATE: Complaining that Skype is crashing every minute on your jailbroken iphone?
* Saurik has released a new mobile substrate and the issue is fixed. Just update ?mobile substrate? from cydia. Once this is done you can enjoy uninterrupted calls on skype from your jailbroken iphone.
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by andaryas
April 3, 2009 9:02 PM PDT
- One off the best apps I have ever used. I was waiting for skype on my iPhone for one year since I switched to ATT.
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(20 Comments)It has never crashed and I use it daily. I love it because I can just get close to a McDonald's or Star bucks or other WiFi and make international calls. Wow, Finally finally my skype out is being used the way it should.
I think for those it is crashing, it would be a good idea to hardboot the phone or install the latest firmware.
God is good!
Hussain Andaryas