Skype arrives to Apple iPhone, our first impression inside

31 March, 2009
One of the most popular IM clients is available for free from the App Store as of today. Having several iPhones at hand we were quite happy to give this newbie a spin and share with you our first impressions...

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  • John
  • MDk
  • 01 Apr 2009

This is useless if it kills the battery in two hours. That's a huge problem for the iPhone overall, worst battery performance.

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    • ECBomb
    • kWT
    • 01 Apr 2009

    is it just me, or i can't seem to find Skype in the AppStore???

    Does it matter which country you're in? Cuz I'm in Canada, and it's been 2 days...and still can't find it...

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      • Dani
      • mX8
      • 01 Apr 2009

      You people got to realise that iPhone is the KING of touchscreens and could be KING of all phones at this moment, It might not say it on paper but the fact is iPhone is just ahead of all other phones in its categories and other categories.

      Like someone said earlier in this forum 'Now that i own a iPhone, i couldnt go back to a normal phone'

      iPhone is just to superior!

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        • Anonymous
        • P%n
        • 01 Apr 2009

        AnGeL, 01 Apr 2009Can u guys answer my question ? Suppose i have a nokia N96... moreThat's exactly how it works I call friends on their PC's.

        Fring runs the calls through it's servers which can affect the quality, another one I use is Pennytel which is a VOIP client and let's me call normal phones.

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          • Anonymous
          • P%n
          • 01 Apr 2009

          To More Lost Sheeps, 01 Apr 2009Nokia's getting worse. It is a fact. RIM's getting worse. ... moreYes, the iPhone is the future it's only early days, OS 3.0 will add a lot of functions to the existing hardware which is basically two years old.

          Let's see what comes in June.

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            • Fring Supporter
            • TCt
            • 01 Apr 2009

            Anonymous, 01 Apr 2009I cant pass an opportunity to bash the iphone .... Skype... moreSolemnly Agreed...

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              • To More Lost Sheeps
              • TCt
              • 01 Apr 2009

              Anonymous, 01 Apr 2009Yes let’s look at it! Apple first phone sold so far more ... moreNokia's getting worse. It is a fact.
              RIM's getting worse. It is also a fact.
              Motorola's dying. It is about time.
              Sony Ericsson's joining Motorola. This is true.
              HTC's making more devices without direction.
              Samsung's coming in fast.
              LG's tailing behind Samsung.
              Where's Apple? Still that Iphone? Wow. That's the future?

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                • yohan
                • v{u
                • 01 Apr 2009

                can we use this in nokia n73??

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                  • AnGeL
                  • n3q
                  • 01 Apr 2009

                  Can u guys answer my question ?
                  Suppose i have a nokia N96 with skype installed in it.A friend of mine has Skype on his Laptop.If i log into Spype through N96 & my friend logs into Skype through his Laptop,then will it be Possible for my friend to make a pc to pc call with me in my mobile(when I m logged into Skype in my mobile) without any Charge(Except the internet connection charge)?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • M3g
                    • 01 Apr 2009

                    To the Lost Sheep, 01 Apr 2009Geeze...the real world is so much bigger... Look at the pa... moreYes let’s look at it! Apple first phone sold so far more than 16 million units. Can you show us a Nokia smart phone which did that?

                    The only market segment where Nokia dominates is the cheap 1xxx and 3xxx units selling to the Asian and African market. That is ok since those poor peasants also need phones. But when we are talking about high end smart phones, then Nokia is nowhere. This sector is dominated by iPhone, HTC, RIM…

                    Nokia is getting worse and worse and you know that to, otherwise you wouldn’t be here on the iPhone topic.

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                      • To the Lost Sheep
                      • TCt
                      • 01 Apr 2009

                      Anonymous, 01 Apr 2009One thing that stupid Nokia fanboys don’t understand – It d... moreGeeze...the real world is so much bigger...
                      Look at the pathetic sales for Iphone and the amount of 2nd hand in the market. You mean it is still selling like hot cakes in your region? C'est Vrai?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • mCS
                        • 01 Apr 2009

                        trevor, 01 Apr 2009N96 is better than iphone, check the features...obviously trevor, you've never used an iPhone (or an N96 for that matter!)

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                          • Overhyped
                          • TCt
                          • 01 Apr 2009

                          I cannot believe people can live with the Limitation of Bluetooth Profiles and the Inability for " phone number edit before calls ". This device is only meant for kids. To all the kids out there, go do your research in EU/APAC.

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                            • dakkkkkk
                            • MA5
                            • 01 Apr 2009

                            Heh, I am using fring and Nimbuzz on my Nokia. I can recommend Fring of these two. Works on 3g, transfer is very small - 1Kb both ways, very good quality. Stable as well - has never frozen yet.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • P%n
                              • 01 Apr 2009

                              Eyal, 01 Apr 2009Does this skype version supports bluetooth headset? ThanksI just tested it with Bluetooth, it doesn't work.

                              Something else coming with 3.0?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • vaa
                                • 01 Apr 2009

                                JonBob, 01 Apr 2009Can you recieve a SKYPE call when not in the app? You can get Skype to divert to your mobile number when you are not logged in.

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                                  • Eyal
                                  • 5I}
                                  • 01 Apr 2009

                                  Does this skype version supports bluetooth headset?
                                  Thanks

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                                    • Tallinex
                                    • PP$
                                    • 01 Apr 2009

                                    Anonymous, 01 Apr 2009I was not able log in to the skype it crashes at once. You need to restart your phone after every new app installation

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • MJ0
                                      • 01 Apr 2009

                                      I was not able log in to the skype it crashes at once.

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                                        • JonBob
                                        • PP$
                                        • 01 Apr 2009

                                        Can you recieve a SKYPE call when not in the app?