Skype over 3G|HSDPA

Nokia 6233, 3G and Skype calls possible???

:confused: At the moment I am online through my old Nokia 6230 using Vodacom GPRS and Virgin's cheaper MB and a Bluetooth link to my MAC Powerbook. Would be a great on the move system if my MAC powerbook would retain it's battery power but that's another story.

At the moment I am unable to make Skype calls since I believe my line speed to be too slow through GPRS. I live in a Vodacom HSDPA and 3G area and wonder if I change my phone to a Nokia 6233 will I be able to make Skype calls using the 3G technology? Or will buying a new phone be wasting my money.

Can anyone advise?
 
Well I have a 3G Nokia phone and Skype works great on the 3G network. And it also work pretty OK on the GPRS network too. I haven't had any problems.

I use fring on my 3G phone, which is a Skype/GoogleTalk app for your phone.

So I haven't actually tried using Skype over on my laptop connected to the 3G phone.

:L:
 
Yup, have used Skype on 3G with laptop, quite usable! Skype uses more bandwidth than Fring though, about 10kiloBytes/sec, so do the math. But we have experimented with Netlimiter to limit the available bandwidth. We found if you set the speed limit of the Skype application in Netlimiter to 4 kiloBytes/sec, it uses about 3kByte/sec and still the sound quality is better than normal GSM.

A friend of mine regularly calls his folks in Canada with Fring. Fring only runs on SOME Nokia phones though, and not the 6233. Fring to Fring calls uses the least amount of bandwidth, about 100 kiloBytes/minute total for upload and download together, so 20c/min out of bundle!

A very nice feature of the 6233 is that in the network settings of the phone you can set it to use 3G only. This is a very useful setting in areas where most phones, on dual mode, regularly switch back and forth between normal GSM and 3G.
 
Thanks all up and working

Thanks for the kind replies. I went out and bought a 6233 today from GAME cost me R2500 inc a CellC sim and some airtime which will go in the bin.

And YES it does work now.

I've make some Skype calls, through my Mac, to Bluetooth using InfraRed CID and a Vodacom 3g connection to a Nokia 6233.

I'm a happy chap. Line speed is so much better on 3G. Just need to work on the scripting with the phone to the Mac since I am sure that InfraRed CID scripts are not the fastest. Thanks again for your help, will take at look at fring.

GB Kid.

P.S. Couldn't get a contract without an ID book dam it.
 
Skype on Nokia 6233

Hi Kid

If I understand correctly you got it right to make a call with Skype on your Nokia 6233? How did you accomplish that??

That would be great!!
 
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Thought so...

vodacom3g said:
Been thinking of how to put ti diplomatically, but decided to post my first reaction:

ABSOLUTE B*LLSH*T !!!

Whoever dreamt this up is smoking his socks......
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LOL! :D

Thought that was the case, especially considering the silence after I asked for evidence, just wanted to confirm. There seem to be a lot of creative people on this forum considering that Vodacom also apparently watches its users in real time. ;)
 
Syndyre said:
LOL! :D

Thought that was the case, especially considering the silence after I asked for evidence, just wanted to confirm. There seem to be a lot of creative people on this forum considering that Vodacom also apparently watches its users in real time. ;)
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Exactly, probably the same people...... :)
 
vodacom3g said:
And now it's going to take weeks to calm the hysterical conspiracy theorists down.....
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Good luck!! It's all part of the wider conspiracy to set up a Vodafone world government you know, Vodacom's just a pawn in their game. :p
 
skype on Nokia 6680

Does any one know if a nokia 6680 is capable of using skype ?
 
Not Skype per say, but fring which connects to both Skype and Google Talk
 
Hi,

I read above that some managed to use Skype on Nokia 6233 via Fring.

Unfortunatekly when I try to download Fring the 6233 is not in the list of Nokia's they support...

Can it work by downloading version for different Nokia?

Is there an other application that would make Skype work on Nokia 6233?

Really interested!
AC
 
I have made Skype calls via fring on my 6680 on a 3G connection, and it was extremely clear
 
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