Monday, April 28, 2008

Is It Better To Wax Before Or After A Shower

Skype now available as a mobile Java application (J2ME Skype)




the VoIP service Skype has now released a mobile version of its client, which will allow Skype to use it on the K800i. In Germany, it should be possible Answer calls, send text messages to a Skype IM and see who is online. Outgoing calls are unfortunately not possible.

In the description the following example can be found.

" IM and online presence

It falls to a data fee your provider if you have 20 contacts, spend an hour a day online, 10 minutes via IM Send instant messages every day and a twenty-minute call, you take about 1 MB of data per month. The higher the claimed amount of data, the higher the fees can vary. "

Direct Download from phone browser found at skype.com / m. After specifying language, country and mobile phone number you can download the 328kb big Skype installation file.

Overall an interesting thing, which I unfortunately due to my K800is bugged at the moment can not be tested further. There is probably again a visit to the competence shop of my choice due ...

Skype on the phone


Addendum:

With the manual download and transfer from the computer to the phone to me is to install now but still a success. After selecting the language still has to be agreed Conditions of Use. Following is the message that for requires incoming calls and a credit will be instant in which the permissions for incoming calls will be set.

specify Then another fix user name, password and phone number (Note: The program automatically sets a +049 before the number, what should be changed to +49, ne else's error message) and there you go ...

Although this is a beta version, but makes a very good first impression.