Hi,
has anybody test this combination? it doesn't work very well. The lag (ping) is very high i think about 1s and longer when i phone to a friend. When i use it over active sync cable it works well, same when i use bluetooth AS. I use the last version of the socket driver. Has anybody a idea?
Thx Snappy
Please, can you explain me HOW you use SKYPE with activesync cable?
Do you have SKYPE in magician and when is connected via USB you can talk without problem?
Unfortunately I cannot help you , don't have socket Wlan...
Thank you
I have had similar problems
skype to skype is bad, skype I asuume is ****ty then also. Maybe it is the ram??
I have a very similar setup running: MDA Compact, Sandisk wifi and newest Skype for PocketPC. Indeed, the time delay is in the order of a second. When connected via the USB cable to my laptop, which also connects to my DSL via wifi, the delay is much less.
I suspect the problem is that the CPU on the Magician is a bit too slow. It is fast enough to run Skype itself, but not quite fast enough to run Skype + wifi device driver + WEP encryption.
At my office where the wifi is not encryptet, PocketPC Skype over wifi indeed seems to have a bit less delay.
I think we just have to pray that the Skype developers manage to optimize their code a bit :wink:
So fed up with Skype on Pocket PC..
I found a new one, just as cheap, will use this for Pocket PC, Stansphone.com, and Skype for PC. The thing about Skype is Skype-to Skype uses less processor power than SkypeOut, which explains why Skype out on a PPC is a disaster
Just downloaded the demo now, this comes with a free NY phone number for calling in too. Not bad, now let's see if the call quality is any good.
Stanaphone.com
don't bother, stick to Skype. sorry
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I have a small problem gays using Jam + WIFI SD + Skype!!!
I started with basic installation of Skype into SD + internet via same SD with WIFI. The result was very sad, internal calls in Skype network were fine, but during external ones (Skype Out) I could hear my opponent first 5 sec with terrible sound quality, then my Jam simply hang – I had to do soft reset :x .
After some experiments I realised that the main problem is the speed of data transaction, as well as it takes some processor power to transform analog voice in to digital and vice versa. My future installation of Skype I made into main memory and upscale processor speed up to 520. (This is the maximum power I can provide for given application After that, my JAM was not hanging anymore :? , but still the quality was too bad – dilate in voice transaction, every 5 sec I am loosing sound or getting only parts of words. The LOG check of processor speed during conversation showed 100% of activity most of the time. My idea about that situation is presence of processor power leaking because of SD WIFI usage. For example Skype Out was working fine via USB connection, no CPU up scaling, installation in SD memory. :?:
Will really appreciate if someone will share their opinion + experience according current situation.
I have no solution but I can verify your experiences. But for me even normal skype calls do not work well. Very garbled conversations.
But I haven't been able to oc my processor. I tried Hackmaster but that didn't work really well. What are you using?
Hi, I have been using Skype on a Jam for a while with no real problems other than the odd system hang etc.
It's running over a bluetooth connection (using the Bluesoleil BT stack and a Dlink BT Access point) and although I haven't used SkypeOut the sound is good.
Cheers,
Martin
Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.
kowin said:
Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.
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I overclocked my Dopod 818 pro to 276 Mhz and Skype works like magic without hassles
Cheers!
don't overclock for too long. The most feasible setting that is observed is 240MHz. Your battery wont die on your all at once and skype (low CPU) will work perfect
Be careful not to fry its motherboard!
Prophet and Skype
The only way to use skype on the prophet is too overclock...I have had success at above 216mhz
Recently I attempted Skype (at 228mhz) on the local GPRS/EGDE network ...I was able to dial/connect and receive the voice from the person I called but they were unable to hear my voice.
Anyone get Skype fully functional on a high speed network?
Prophet and Skype
The only way to use skype on the prophet is too overclock...I have had success at above 216mhz
Recently I attempted Skype (at 228mhz) on the local GPRS/EGDE network ...I was able to dial/connect and receive the voice from the person I called but they were unable to hear my voice.
Anyone get Skype fully functional on a high speed network?
kowin said:
Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.
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is ok, I'm using now..I'm not turnup CPU is ok!!
kowin said:
Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.
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is ok, I'm using now..I'm not turnup CPU is ok!!
Skype rear speaker / headset
Has anyone figured out how to use skype 2.0 Low CPU with a BT headset, or at least via the regular telephone speaker?
Tom
use Skype Low CPU or HighCPU for Prophet?
hi guys,
WHich Skype version is recommended?
I tried the Low-CPU version since its meant for 312MHz PPC versions
But...I can barely hear the other party. The voice seems badly distorted.
I then switched to the High-CPU version and I can hear the other part lt least.
Anyone had similar experience as above?
Cheers
FY
gunggu said:
kowin said:
Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.
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I overclocked my Dopod 818 pro to 276 Mhz and Skype works like magic without hassles
Cheers!
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This is so amazing....I can only overclock mine to the max of 263MHz anything more it will go bonkers Immediately.
How u manage to push it to 276MHz....any pointers?
Cheers
FY
I was able to get the original Skype that came with my Jamin working. The program is installed on a Sandisk 2gb Ultra SD card and I overclocked the processor to 240mhz.
What is more interesting than Skype is a service called SIPDiscount http://www.sipdiscount.com/en/index.html . Go to that site and sign up for 10 euros, or you can use it free for 1 minute at a time to test it.
You can run the SIP service on a program called SJPhone for PPC http://www.sjlabs.com/sjp.html download the 2003SE version for pocket pc. They work great together and you can even call out to a US land line for free! No overclocking is neccessary because it is much lighter than Skype.
I've attached a text file that explains how to set up SJPhone to work with SIPDiscount. These directions work for the normal PC computer version of SJPhone also.
Have fun :lol:
P.S. You should always use a good headset with microphone for the best sound quality, without a headset there is usually an echo.
on my JAMin with SKYPE 2.00 Higher CPU one, the other person's sound comes out of the SPEAKER PHONE, is that normal or can I somehow switch to regular earpiece
I have a JAMin overclocked to 240, using Skype latest version low cpu, and over Wifi I have a decent, usable sound quality. I haven't tried it over Gprs/Edge.
Re: use Skype Low CPU or HighCPU for Prophet?
I was using Low-CPU (312MHz) version, I can hardly hear other party also. I will try to over-clock and see if it works or not. Or should we use High CPU version? Can anybody provide us the correct version and procedures in a more systematic way?
fychan said:
hi guys,
WHich Skype version is recommended?
I tried the Low-CPU version since its meant for 312MHz PPC versions
But...I can barely hear the other party. The voice seems badly distorted.
I then switched to the High-CPU version and I can hear the other part lt least.
Anyone had similar experience as above?
Cheers
FY
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I don't overclock my S200, but it's running Skype perfectly. I've downloaded the latest 2.0.0.51 Skype version, installed and started without any problem. I made a voice chat with my friend via Wi-Fi network, he heard me and I heard him clearly.
It's just for people who want to buy Prophet but afraid about Skype not working.
Well, in my Qtek S200 i make a shortcut to overclock the cpu to 240Mhz and run Skype. When i exit skype the cpu clock becames 180Mhz.
I tested in a wifi connection without any problems. With GPRS i haven´t testet yet, but i think GPRS doesn´t have enough upstream to make Skype work properly.
This is my 50 cents!
Regards
GPRS no, Wifi yes
For the people trying Skype over GPRS, read the FAQ before blaming the OMAP processor.
http://support.skype.com/index.php?...base&_j=subcat&_i=12'>Skype+for+Pocket+PC</a>
"Skype for Pocket PC is designed to be used with a WiFi connection. If you are using Skype for Pocket PC with GPRS, you can use instant messaging but the bandwidth does not support calling functionality."
I have no problems with Skype low_cpu over Wifi.
Matterhorn said:
What is more interesting than Skype is a service called SIPDiscount http://www.sipdiscount.com/en/index.html . Go to that site and sign up for 10 euros, or you can use it free for 1 minute at a time to test it.
You can run the SIP service on a program called SJPhone for PPC http://www.sjlabs.com/sjp.html download the 2003SE version for pocket pc. They work great together and you can even call out to a US land line for free! No overclocking is neccessary because it is much lighter than Skype.
I am trying this on a Charmer (MDA Compact II) on T Mobile UK I Have followed all the instructions and it says "No active network interface"
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Skype for ARM
Hi Guys
Well, first of all, I don't have the S200 yet, I'll get it today or on tuesday. I did some research before ordering it:
When it comes to Skype, there seems to be a lot confusion about how to run it smoothly. The problem seems to be, that Skype is compiled to run on an Intel Xscale processor. Well, as we all know, the S200 has an TI OMAP processor and that one has an ARM architecture. Search on Google a little bit, and you'll find out the differences. A TI OMAP 200MHz Processor is comparable to an Xscale 400-450MHz Processor only that the OMAP uses less power.
Naturally, ARM has a lower CPU frequency, but the benefit of it is, that it is multitasking. Xscale is a straight-forward processor, ARM does many things in parallel. This difference in architecture causes problems if one runs an Xscale Program on an ARM processor, because the program does not delegate the different tasks to the different units on the ARM, but only forwards them to the main ALU. That one, of course is overwhelmed, while the rest of the Processor doesn't know what to do.
Conclusion: Skype is for Xscale --> does not use the OMAP all the way and with all the available features (Sound ALU, WIFI ALU, ...)
What we need is a Skype that is made for the processor architecture of the S200
Search on Google and you'll find the following:
Skype for ARM
Of course it is an old version, I don't exactly know what has changed with skype, but as far as I know the protocol is still the same, so calling should not be a problem.
Anyways, I think I'll try the new Skype version first, and then the old one and will compare it.
You'll hear back from me, of cours I'll be happy if somebody else could try it as well and tell us what he or she experienced
Ok Guys, can I install skype to ny Uni without it completely aborting, sucking all sytem mem and failing to install ballsing up my gadget totally?
is anyone on the latest V of it and cares to share their experiences? . . sure there are a few ppl wanting to use it but are chicken lickin like me!
lr
I've used it, works fine (with wifi). I use the hands free corded set I got with the xda exec. I didn't want to use bluetooth headset as this zaps more resources from the exec. One odd thing, is that the first time you dial someone after loading it, there is no sound. So you dial, let it ring for a second. disconnect and then dial again. Everything then works ok. I have had a number of wm2003 and wm5 devices and Skype never works flawlessly, there is always some hickup. The call quality does seem to be quite good on the exec.
Hi All,
I was just looking to by the new netgear skype phone and then I thought maybe the Atom Life might run skype well because of the faster processor!!!!! Has anyone tried skype on the Atom Life???
I have tried skype on most of my phones from Jasjar, Jasjam, Atom and others and it was never a nice experience, please anyone let me know of your thoughts?
skype
Im using skype 2.3 on my HP RW6818 with a spectec minisd wifi, and everything is working perfectly. Though you need to set the AGC to 3, Skype echo cancellation on and the volume to 30% in order for it to work, i wouldnt recommend using the headset as it may do damage on your phone.
Now you just need to put the phone upside down, so the speakerphone becomes the earpiece, and have a normal phone type conversation. Dont worry about the mic, it will still function normally eventhough its on top.
I tried using the Skype for Windows Mobile version on Atom Life. Seemed to work fine for text. The voice call worked fine for about 15 mins but by then the device became very hot and it switched off. It wouldn't come on until it after some time when it cooled a bit
I have no plans of using the voice comms again.
Hi
according to this video from JKontherun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1nlwLJefZE
skype is not working well on the shift, i dont seem to have any problems with it, but i havent used it that much, anybody run in to any problems?
Maybe it is the us version that have problems only
regards,
Allan
I find Skype video conference call performance to be pretty poor (at least with Aero on) using both the GSM and CDMA versions of the Shift. I haven't found an Intel A110 800MHz UMPC yet that handles Skype video calls smoothly under Vista .
Maybe with a little overclocking it will help Skype performance. I use Skype myself so when I get my device I hope we can get the overclocking resolved and see what happens.
Anyone take performance measurements to see what else, if anything, is tagging CPU and RAM when Skype is running? Maybe it will help if Vista itself is optimized a little.
skype is horrible in performances .. i have never been able to have a good video conference with skype .. it is the worst application ever :/
koala996 said:
skype is horrible in performances .. i have never been able to have a good video conference with skype .. it is the worst application ever :/
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Have you ever tried ICQ's video conf? I tried it a few years back and it was awesome.
ltxda said:
Have you ever tried ICQ's video conf? I tried it a few years back and it was awesome.
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i don't remember that there was video conf on ICQ ! I should have tried but I was not a big ICQ user, and I haven't used ICQ for about 4 years.
I'd like Windows Live Call to be working here in Belgium .. because I have found that WinLiveMessenger was better than skype for video conf and audio call but the phone ability is not working here
So i've been doing some experiments and found a peculiarity... first i disabled all the Vista special effects (optimised for performance) and then stopped anything extra from starting up to conserve CPU and memory.
Now when i run Skype 3.6 and make a test call the CPU settles around 80% and if i use the inbuilt mic and speakers everything is fine. Audio quality is actually pretty good.
The problems start when i plug the headset in that came with the shift. Then, no matter how i try, the audio from the mic is choppy and makes a call impossible...
I tried to update the Realtek drivers but it says that they are the latest...
What's going on here? Why would it perform so poorly when i use the inbuilt headset? (i assume the mic's not broken...)
Anyone else had these troubles? Any suggestions? Would other audio drivers work?
Btw, i've also managed to do some pretty acceptable Video calls now too.
salmon said:
So i've been doing some experiments and found a peculiarity... first i disabled all the Vista special effects (optimised for performance) and then stopped anything extra from starting up to conserve CPU and memory.
Now when i run Skype 3.6 and make a test call the CPU settles around 80% and if i use the inbuilt mic and speakers everything is fine. Audio quality is actually pretty good.
The problems start when i plug the headset in that came with the shift. Then, no matter how i try, the audio from the mic is choppy and makes a call impossible...
I tried to update the Realtek drivers but it says that they are the latest...
What's going on here? Why would it perform so poorly when i use the inbuilt headset? (i assume the mic's not broken...)
Anyone else had these troubles? Any suggestions? Would other audio drivers work?
Btw, i've also managed to do some pretty acceptable Video calls now too.
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i bet once ltxda gets some time and the device he will get skype or a good alternative working well on the shift. btw, does video confrencing using the cam via windows live messenger work?
Pawel062 said:
i bet once ltxda gets some time and the device he will get skype or a good alternative working well on the shift. btw, does video confrencing using the cam via windows live messenger work?
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Video confewrence works in windows live messenger with the built in cam. with aero and co running it lags little bit but works.
Basmelek said:
Video confewrence works in windows live messenger with the built in cam. with aero and co running it lags little bit but works.
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thats good. will be nice if the whole shift project team can do video confrencing over msn
Under Winxp tablet
skype video conf works very well under Winxp tablet, as same as MSN
bg4qqz said:
skype video conf works very well under Winxp tablet, as same as MSN
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so i guess it just sucks under vista. kind of expected since i dont think the tablet edition uses as much resources as vista.
i remove virtual disk of winxp, there about 500M ram free, winxp and the application software under the system runs very fluently，and the LED of HD seldom flash.
bg4qqz said:
i remove virtual disk of winxp, there about 500M ram free, winxp and the application software under the system runs very fluently，and the LED of HD seldom flash.
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nice find. looks like we all should go to xp tablet edition. or maybe ltxda will be able to optimize vista for us.
Hi, sounds excellent to me. Any chance of a "how to" guide for getting to where you are bg4qqz? i.e. Win XP Tablet + removing the virtual disk?
just use USB DVD driver to install winxp tablet, I tried 3 unit of DVD drivers, only one works, others two failed to installation system, just show blue screen with erro withe chats, then reboot.
I don't have xp drivers for WLAN, touch screen, BT and resolution button. others worked well
in my office, i use USB lan adapter, keyboard, and big LCD monitior work with shift to replace desktop, out side, i use shift edge connection for xp, and HTC S1 as the wifi adapter for shift.
Hope you guys get the drivers for xp done soon.
bg4qqz said:
just use USB DVD driver to install winxp tablet, I tried 3 unit of DVD drivers, only one works, others two failed to installation system, just show blue screen with erro withe chats, then reboot.
I don't have xp drivers for WLAN, touch screen, BT and resolution button. others worked well
in my office, i use USB lan adapter, keyboard, and big LCD monitior work with shift to replace desktop, out side, i use shift edge connection for xp, and HTC S1 as the wifi adapter for shift.
Hope you guys get the drivers for xp done soon.
I live in Suzhou, China.
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yep. coming as soon as we get the devices in. shouldn't be too much longer.
msn on shift
quote for msn on shift. tried a lot of time and videocalls works fine, with sidebar, stardock object, sp1 on.
no lag, no problems,
seems to work very well
Pitt1983
pitt1983 said:
quote for msn on shift. tried a lot of time and videocalls works fine, with sidebar, stardock object, sp1 on.
no lag, no problems,
seems to work very well
Pitt1983
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ok thanx for the info. sounds good.