Comments on: How about a true Skype client for BlackBerry?

By: bob

bob — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:38:11 +0000

@Malik
“Who wants VOIP anyway?”

I do, and I have been using it too.

It’s unfortunate that your call quality on Skype was less than exceptional. I find it to be better than cell most of the time.

A couple years ago I used it to call a friend in Paris every day (from Maryland, US), and we would talk for hours. Worked like a champ! And the cost difference…FREE via Skype, and $0.10/min on my cell plan (better than international rates on home lines!)

These days I use it on my laptop, and OLD P4 1.8GHz, 2 Gig Ram IBM X31. I use a Sprint Mobile Broadband card, and SkypeOut calls to cell are amazing. And this on a light laptop like the X31.

Skype is impressive, especially given it’s cost model. Completely free for Skype-to-Skype. Nominal for Skype Out.

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:54:39 +0000

Please sam can you comment me back and tell me how you did so?

By: sam

sam — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:04:46 +0000

What I did was install iSkoot (http://www.iskoot.com/) for free. Since iSkoot calls a regional number to connect to skype, I added that number as a “fave five”, and now I have unlimited minutes.

By: Malik

Malik — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:56:45 +0000

who want’s voip anyway

i had skype on my PPC 6700 and unless I was using WiFi it’s just didn’t work right and the voice quality isn’t there.

I would prefer a text only or a text with file sharing capabilities as good enough or atleast get their foot in the water

I have always been a windows Mobile or Pocket pc user until i had to go overseas and there is nothing more useless than a phone that can’t work over seas in the middle of no where when you don’t speak the language

the blackberry makes and sends email, sms and the other major IM’s

that’s really all you need

I just want IM for skype the voice for phones isn’t their yet

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:47:35 +0000

Agreed Robb, in Skype’s case – there hands are a bit tied with respect to whom there Codec platform partners support. It is possible, and would be a hit for sure.

By: Robb Dunewood

Robb Dunewood — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:18:31 +0000

I agree Andrew that the Skype Moble Beta 2.1 is probably a little to heavy for even the BlackBerry 8700, however, I am sure that a lighter client with VoIP capabilities is possible.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:56:08 +0000

The Xscale processor in the 8700 is 312 mhz, which is still too slow to run Skype effectively. It requires a 400 mhz processor as a minimum. It might be possilbe to run a scaled down verison without voice, but I haven’t heard of anything being developed along those lines. The codec that Skype uses for VoIP is from Global IP Sound, whom do support the symbian operating system, so expect to see a Skype client for Treo’s before you see one for J2ME devices.