Comments on: Skype On the Go http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: 3 of UK Marries Itself to Skype; Shakes Up the Mobile Market http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-939953 3 of UK Marries Itself to Skype; Shakes Up the Mobile Market Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:09:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-939953 <p>[...] was the first 3G mobile company to offer a phone that offered Skype as a core functionality. It did so with the help of iSkoot, a San [...]</p> [...] was the first 3G mobile company to offer a phone that offered Skype as a core functionality. It did so with the help of iSkoot, a San [...]

]]> By: yaniv vachtel http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-887333 yaniv vachtel Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:23:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-887333 <p>With o-fone (http://www.o-fone.com/)you can call your Skype buddies</p> <p>anywhere in the World for free, from any phone! No software required.</p> With o-fone (http://www.o-fone.com/)you can call your Skype buddies

anywhere in the World for free, from any phone! No software required.

]]> By: VoIP Voice over IP Internet Telefonie http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-860189 VoIP Voice over IP Internet Telefonie Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:32:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-860189 <p>[...] Pal Jim Courtney has penned a very good round up piece about Skype on the Go, and had it posted on GigaOm as one of the guest blog postings that have been appearing there in Om Malik’s [...]</p> [...] Pal Jim Courtney has penned a very good round up piece about Skype on the Go, and had it posted on GigaOm as one of the guest blog postings that have been appearing there in Om Malik’s [...]

]]> By: Jim Courtney on GigaOm Today | Voip News http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-859129 Jim Courtney on GigaOm Today | Voip News Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:50:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-859129 <p>[...] Voip News Pal Jim Courtney has penned a very good round up piece about Skype on the Go, and had it posted on GigaOm as one of the guest blog postings that have been appearing there in Om Malik’s [...]</p> [...] Voip News Pal Jim Courtney has penned a very good round up piece about Skype on the Go, and had it posted on GigaOm as one of the guest blog postings that have been appearing there in Om Malik’s [...]

]]> By: But, You Don’t Have To Take OUR Word For It http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-859123 But, You Don’t Have To Take OUR Word For It Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:00:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-859123 <p>[...] on having broadband Internet access,” Skype Journal associate editor Jim Courtney said in a guest column on GigaOm. “Skype is also bringing real-time conversations to new types of mobile platforms beyond the [...]</p> [...] on having broadband Internet access,” Skype Journal associate editor Jim Courtney said in a guest column on GigaOm. “Skype is also bringing real-time conversations to new types of mobile platforms beyond the [...]

]]> By: michaelportent http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858779 michaelportent Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:26:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858779 <p>Also, I believe Skype has already come/is coming to the PSP Handheld Gaming platform. Honestly though, why would I use Skype (which can be garbled and horrible sounding a lot) when I could just IM someone from my mobile device?</p> Also, I believe Skype has already come/is coming to the PSP Handheld Gaming platform. Honestly though, why would I use Skype (which can be garbled and horrible sounding a lot) when I could just IM someone from my mobile device?

]]> By: Tobias http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858669 Tobias Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:57:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858669 <p>ever tried Nimbuzz? All you need is a data plan and you can call Skype, MSN, Google Talk and all kinds of other communities. www.nimbuzz.com No extra charges or cheaper calls, just well, free.</p> ever tried Nimbuzz? All you need is a data plan and you can call Skype, MSN, Google Talk and all kinds of other communities. http://www.nimbuzz.com No extra charges or cheaper calls, just well, free.

]]> By: Michael Robertson http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858654 Michael Robertson Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:19:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858654 <p>While this article is informative about the state of Skype base mobile phone solutions, this article is highly misleading about why Skype isn't on handsets. The reason Skype isn't on handsets is because it's proprietary and it's p2p which is really inefficient for end user devices!</p> <p>All Nokia s60 devices support SIP based calling and work great with Gizmo5. They have Gizmo software in the "download" folder on the device. Just click on it, install it and you're ready to call over any wifi connection. Or you can get Gizmo software from http://nokia.com/betalabs</p> <p>Skype's closed systems make it a huge risk for handset manufacturers to support it because they would be 100% dependent on Skype to allow it to work. The benefit of an open standard like SIP is that companies like Nokia can support it knowing they can avoid getting vendor lock in. While the Gizmo software they provide relies on the Gizmo network you can call any SIP device in the world (wifi tablet, PC, ATA, etc).</p> <p>Skype has done a lot of things right, but their technology has closed strategy has inherent limitations and interoperability and support on low end devices is where it falls short.</p> <p>-- MR</p> While this article is informative about the state of Skype base mobile phone solutions, this article is highly misleading about why Skype isn’t on handsets. The reason Skype isn’t on handsets is because it’s proprietary and it’s p2p which is really inefficient for end user devices!

All Nokia s60 devices support SIP based calling and work great with Gizmo5. They have Gizmo software in the “download” folder on the device. Just click on it, install it and you’re ready to call over any wifi connection. Or you can get Gizmo software from http://nokia.com/betalabs

Skype’s closed systems make it a huge risk for handset manufacturers to support it because they would be 100% dependent on Skype to allow it to work. The benefit of an open standard like SIP is that companies like Nokia can support it knowing they can avoid getting vendor lock in. While the Gizmo software they provide relies on the Gizmo network you can call any SIP device in the world (wifi tablet, PC, ATA, etc).

Skype has done a lot of things right, but their technology has closed strategy has inherent limitations and interoperability and support on low end devices is where it falls short.

– MR

]]> By: Adhik http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858632 Adhik Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:31:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858632 <p>You can Skype on your Treo too... Install iSkoot for Palm OS - it works very well, even with EV-DO since it uses regular voice calls in conjunction with your data plan. Does eat into your minutes though.</p> You can Skype on your Treo too… Install iSkoot for Palm OS – it works very well, even with EV-DO since it uses regular voice calls in conjunction with your data plan. Does eat into your minutes though.

]]> By: #71 « Lisa 4.0 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858621 #71 « Lisa 4.0 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:19:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858621 <p>[...] Lisa 4.0 {January 28, 2008}   #71 The Plot Thickens. [...]</p> [...] Lisa 4.0 {January 28, 2008}   #71 The Plot Thickens. [...]

]]> By: Mon http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858604 Mon Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:00:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858604 <p>Fring.</p> <p>Next question?</p> Fring.

Next question?

]]> By: » NGT NEWS: Google Expects Mobile “Revolution”, Mobile TV in Asia, Sprint’s Super Bowl Offerings » Next Great Thing http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858600 » NGT NEWS: Google Expects Mobile “Revolution”, Mobile TV in Asia, Sprint’s Super Bowl Offerings » Next Great Thing Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:15:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858600 <p>[...] Skype On the Go [Gigaom] At NGT, we’ve been tracking the progression of Skype onto the handset; obviously so have the folks at Skype Journal. According to a post from their associate editor, plenty stands in the way of Skype and other VoIP services expanding into the mobile realm, but that isn’t stopping some from considering how to make such a move possible. [...]</p> [...] Skype On the Go [Gigaom] At NGT, we’ve been tracking the progression of Skype onto the handset; obviously so have the folks at Skype Journal. According to a post from their associate editor, plenty stands in the way of Skype and other VoIP services expanding into the mobile realm, but that isn’t stopping some from considering how to make such a move possible. [...]

]]> By: Mark MacLeod http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858595 Mark MacLeod Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:49:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858595 <p>With Mobivox (http://www.mobivox.com)you can call your Skype buddies anywhere in the World for free, from any phone! No software required.</p> With Mobivox (http://www.mobivox.com)you can call your Skype buddies anywhere in the World for free, from any phone! No software required.

]]> By: HK http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858593 HK Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:37:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858593 <p>I use http://www.mobivox.com/ which lets me make calls to all my skype contacts. Its great, calls within Canada or to the UK only cost $0.025 per minute. Given Canada's mobile plans (robbery) MobiVox is a god send.</p> I use http://www.mobivox.com/ which lets me make calls to all my skype contacts. Its great, calls within Canada or to the UK only cost $0.025 per minute. Given Canada’s mobile plans (robbery) MobiVox is a god send.

]]> By: Jonathan Greene http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858578 Jonathan Greene Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:58:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858578 <p>Seems you've completely ignored Gizmo which works across platform and offers a mobile option as well as Gizmo5 which runs on even more mobile systems.</p> Seems you’ve completely ignored Gizmo which works across platform and offers a mobile option as well as Gizmo5 which runs on even more mobile systems.

]]> By: Todd http://gigaom.com/2008/01/28/skype-on-the-go/#comment-858575 Todd Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:59:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11282#comment-858575 <p>One think I rarely hear talked about is what devices support true wideband call quality, one of the main reasons I use Skype. On my laptop with a Plantronics DSP400 headset, it is like being inside someone's head - fantastic (depending on the caller!) I used Skype on Windows Mobile a few times when it came out. Hopefully, the newer processors and Skype's SVOPC codec will allow mobile devices to handle the full high-quality voice Skype is capable of.</p> One think I rarely hear talked about is what devices support true wideband call quality, one of the main reasons I use Skype. On my laptop with a Plantronics DSP400 headset, it is like being inside someone’s head – fantastic (depending on the caller!) I used Skype on Windows Mobile a few times when it came out. Hopefully, the newer processors and Skype’s SVOPC codec will allow mobile devices to handle the full high-quality voice Skype is capable of.

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