Skype on Nokia N70!!! HORRAY!!!!!

[MacNabs]

http://www.fring.com/

Finaly an application that allows you to make use of skype on your mobile.

Has anybody else tested this? I have made a few calls and its not too bad when I am connected to Vodacom 3G. There is a bit of a lag, but its not much worse than skype on my PC. It also supports google talk.

 

[bekdik]

Anyone tried this on an N80?

 

[MacNabs]

I would also like to know how/if it actually works without 3G, ie if you are in a GPRS only area.

I think its time i start buying some skype credits....

 

[LandyMan]

I would love to try it, but I am normally a bit sceptical to give out my cellnumber

 

[MacNabs]

Well then pay the ridiculous cellphone rates

I think its worth it, but only if you are already a skype user. Its great to have this application on your mobile though. I think the performance will be a lot better once we have HSDPA enable handsets...

 

[bdt]

Anyone tried this on an N80?

This appears to be a problem as, for some reason, the N70 & N90 (for phones in our market) are supported, but not the N80 ..go figure.

 

[MacNabs]

Well if its not supported, does that mean it will not work? Download and try it out

 

[nGAGEd55]

I think the app is only written for S60 2nd Edition devices, like the N70, N90 and the other phones they mention there. The N80 and well AFAIK all the N phones not mentioned there are S60 3rd Edition.

 

[MacNabs]

Well you guys can always upgrade from a N80 to a N70

 

[MrG]

I tried it, works real nice. Just need to get a MTN Data bundle then will play around with it.

 

[Fantastic1]

it works fine for me on 3G and GPRS

 

[Muks]

Do you have to have a Skype account to make calls?
What about making calls to non-Fring users or landline numbers - do I need a Skype account for that?

 

[MrG]

yeah, Skype to Skype is free (from Skype point of view) and other destinations is Skype rates.

You still pay Vodacom/other operator for data usage.

 

[davidwza]

yeah, Skype to Skype is free (from Skype point of view) and other destinations is Skype rates.

You still pay Vodacom/other operator for data usage.

how many Mb's / Kb's do you use per minute?

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Can anyone give an approximate cost per minute of calling?

 

[thed33p]

Has anyone tried with a S60 3rd Edition phone (eg. N80) yet?

 

[MacNabs]

it should be simular to skype on a pc. 1mb gives you about 5 minutes talk time. but i would confirm first before getting carried away. Anybody know how we could get some accurate stats?

 

[Mams]

it has been discussed b4.v3g gave the stats..search 4 it

 

[MacNabs]

the stats for this app on a mobile? I know what the stats are for skype on a pc

 

[alternate]

OMW awesome!