Comments on: Android Gets Skype App Before Apple Does

By: Splashtop preloads Skype « Skype Journal

Splashtop preloads Skype « Skype Journal — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:32:00 +0000

[...] it’s Windows 7 or Android, people launch Skype on startup. Connecting to the network gets you "Skype dial tone," so [...]

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:02 +0000

My brother in law does this with his ITouch game via wifi.

By: justAPhoneUser

justAPhoneUser — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:58:44 +0000

What is this stuff where you select a Skype contact and it makes a LONG DISTANCE call into the Skype network? WHAT IS THE POINT IF THERE IS NO VO-IP?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:55:32 +0000

Yeah, this application is crap. We need a real skype application that does real VO-IP.
Plus a real IM program with MSN would be great.. Meebo crashes way way too much

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:30:17 +0000

So it seems you have to be signed up with a mobile operator. Why can't skype just let you get a developer android phone, without a cell phone carrier agreement, and let you make all of your calls for cheap using just skype minutes on wifi? I don't won't to get into another 2-year cell contract! I just want to pay for skype minutes only. Is this ever going to be possible?

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:01:52 +0000

Although not a app from Skype themselves, Fring has offered an app for the iPhone for a few months now that does allow Skype calling, as well as also interfacing with a ton of popular IM services all in one app.

Trufone also has an iPhone app that allows Skype calls.

They seem to be pretty comprehensive, so I'm curious what features Skype puts in their official app on Android that the 3rd party interfaces with Skype don't have.

By: Karolis Pocius

Karolis Pocius — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:58:30 +0000

You forgot to say that there are no FREE skype-to-skype calls and that device slows down significantly when you run skype.

Also, I wouldn't be too hapy about Android getting this app first (before iPhone) as iPhone might just get the real thing while we will be cheering for this Lite stuff.