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Wizard and Skype

Hello happy owners of Wizard!
It looks like Wizard is a really nice device but the only unclear question for me is - DOES IT WORKS PRETTY WELL WITH SKYPE?!

I got skype pre installed on my uk version when I received it. it work abit slow but not that usable over gprs. have got to try it yet over wifi and then again with the newer beta version. will keep you posted

NOT VERY GOOD
I HAVE TRIED MY WIZARD WITH WIFI AND IT IS STILL NOT TO GOOD, AS COMPARED TO OTHER FASTER DEVICES,
(IF YOU LOOK AT THE SPECS FOR THE SKYPE POCKET PC, THEY DO RECOMEND 400MHZ SPEED AS COMPARED TO THE 195MHZ OF THE WIZARD )

Have installed skype ver 1.2 beta.
have tested it on wifi.
if your not running any other apps then you can have an ok conversation depending on the other persons connection and speed.
skype works just about usable from k-jam to normal computer, but after testing from k-jam to a friends xda2s it was not clear at all with plenty of interferance.
So it all depends on the setup, conection and who you are talking to. i Have put a message in the skype forum to advise of a more lower spec version of skype to run on devices like the k-jam.
I hope they do release a better version.

Skype from Extended_ROM of K-JAM wanted!
Would you please post/send me Skype, which may be optimized for K-JAM? Skype is not distributed in the Middle East... :-(
Many thanks,
J.

This is a link to the Skype forum were you can download the skype 1.2 beta version.
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=33354&sid=acd83d5038dc6779b5095f864f0963c2
Hope this help

Guys,
i'm really curious about SKYPE on the WIZARD too...
...i've read somewhere you can run SKYPE just fine provided you switch ECHO CANCELLATION off. It's an option under preferences or settings ( sorry, don't have a device with installed soft yet ).
Please let us know if you get good performance this way.
=)

Skype for non-XScale vs Skype?

OK, we can all download Skype from the official site. However, it appears to come bundled with the K-Jam with under the name
Default_SkypeForPocketPCnonxScale.CAB
Is there a difference between the two, and will the nonXScale version work somewhat better on the Wizard?

Does any one have this cab file so i can test it on my o2 xda miniS?

davidcollins01 said:
Does any one have this cab file so i can test it on my o2 xda miniS?
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I think you can find it on the ftp of this site

nothing works for me
i dont no whats gone wrong for me...with 50+ hard resets...100+ times downloads and redownloads of all possible versions...with writting in all forums including skype....it just doesnt even open for me once....
funny but its true...i am in tears with this device as my brother in australia and me in india spend loads of money everyday....anyone who can help me have a version working on my device will get 100dollars gift...through paypal with loads of love...
one more funny thing worth to notice...everytime i write in skype about this issue a few people (same ones) just write after me how well it works for them and a few other things that dont happen for them...this just kills my querry and i have given up now...i just hate windows mobile 5 only for this.

Try this one. It's from the K-JAM extended rom.
EDIT:
File Upload does not work for me...
But you can download it here
http://rapidshare.de/files/8474397/Skype_KJAM.cab.html

I have installed the one from K-jam on my qtek 9100, and it works great over wifi.
I think it is probably the same as the the 1.2 beta on skype site...

Skype Non Xscale on XDA mini?
Hi, I got that copy of the non xscale kjam version of skype and tried to install it on my o2 xda mini and i get the message:
"Your device is not supported by the Skype sound engine. Calling functionality will be disabled"
Any suggestions?
Thanks

I tried all 3 versions (K-Jam, Offical, Offical Low CPU) and all give me equally bad results even with perfect WiFi reception. I tried calling the "echo123" test service and the voice lags and drops from time to time.
One time it worked perfectly but in the same config it didn't work on the next try.
@deepak:
If you need voip so badly mabe you should just consider another VoIP software like SJPhone which works realy well on the wizard. But of course it won't help you with skype contacts.

TcT said:
I tried all 3 versions (K-Jam, Offical, Offical Low CPU) and all give me equally bad results even with perfect WiFi reception. I tried calling the "echo123" test service and the voice lags and drops from time to time.
One time it worked perfectly but in the same config it didn't work on the next try.
@deepak:
If you need voip so badly mabe you should just consider another VoIP software like SJPhone which works realy well on the wizard. But of course it won't help you with skype contacts.
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If I loaded SJPhone on a Wizard, what would be a good VOIP provider to use? I've only used Skype up to this point and I'm not familiar with the providers that support WM5/PDAs.

I tried the latest Skype beta and the Skype Beta Low CPU and the K-JAm non XScale version, but the Low_CPU version had a very bad sound quality. While the normal version works very well. So, althought the Wizard only has 200MHz (dual core) and the low_cpu version is for 316Mhz pda's, the wizard should not be seen as a low cpu pda.
So I recommend the official Skype Beta standard edition that is available on the site of Skype.
(Still trying to get SJPhone working with VoipBuster, I can connect, but I can't see anybody online to call, although they are online on the VoIPBuster desktop version)
CIAO!
VOODOOS!L

@Matterhorn:
I tried the german provider SipGate.de . But I think all SIP compatible providers should work.

Skype 2.0 available....

...from HERE
It was released yesterday.
I've downloaded the normal version (not the 312MHz version) but I haven't had a chance to install it it yet. To be honest the previous version was working fine so I'm not sure how much better this one can be :?
Anyone had a play with it yet?
Cheers!
Gadget.

my skype 2 not works.
i'm in wifi lan,
but skype 2 can't find the wifi connect on internet.
who can help me?

With Skype's recent announcement that new features in its desktop version of the client will only work with Intel processors, I think it's obvious that they are unlikely to give a damn about making the client usable on OMAP processors. Making a client compatible with only one brand of a processor is deliberately-programmed exclusivity, and totally unnecessary. I shan't be touching Skype unless they change their Intel-only policy.

Skype 2
Also, I won't be trying it until some nice people here confirm that it doesn't cause incessant rebooting like earlier betas allegedly have.

I've installed the latest 'normal' Skype (not the 312mhz). I normally overclock my Wizard when using Skype.....Works much better!!

TopBoy said:
I've installed the latest 'normal' Skype (not the 312mhz). I normally overclock my Wizard when using Skype.....Works much better!!
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Are you Using Skype V2? Does it still need Overclocking to work Properly.
I Own a JAMin but CPU of JAMin and K Jam are the same..
each time I want to run Skype I have to soft-reset unless it won't rum"the moving colors comes on screen then disappear without running os it need a reset...do you have such a problem with v2 or even v1.1 before?

Skype,..Again!!

I know that this is old news, and that skype runs a version for a fatser processor. However, some out there have had limited success.
If anyone has been able to connect using the EDGE/GPRS network, can you possibly let me know.
Thank you in advance.

From the many threads I've read the answer is yes. Overclock or/and do the regedit for the codec.

Look here. Give it a shot and with respect to overclocking, I've got away without it. :twisted:

Skype
Hi loftyone
I have connected my kjam over EDGE network without any problem.
a lot of problems with GPRS networks.
I D/L the version for slower cpu and it work fine .
recommended

Phone ring lag problem

I phoned my pocket pc from my home phone I had to wait 4 rings to see that I'm actually receiving a call. I tried a soft reset but doesn't help.
I am with this ROM -> WM6.1 5.2.19716 hoangdat_VT, I have lots of programs installed, 14mb internal memory free and 64 RAM Free. I don't have any Caller ID software and I am using the stock ringtones.
ps I'm starting to hate blueangel, it's so slow in every situation

I am using xplode's WM6 rom, and just tested with both PDA screen on and off, neither took longer than one ring on my house phone. Maybe try another rom, or check with another cell phone. It could always be your carrier that is being slow and not your blue angel.

EmZvr said:
ps I'm starting to hate blueangel, it's so slow in every situation
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u r not alone

Sold my BlueAngel , sick of it ... retired ..

angerfist7777 said:
I am using xplode's WM6 rom, and just tested with both PDA screen on and off, neither took longer than one ring on my house phone. Maybe try another rom, or check with another cell phone. It could always be your carrier that is being slow and not your blue angel.
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There's no problem with my ROM either. When I installed it without any programs, everything was ok. Now somethings wrong :/I know xplode's ROM is the best but I'm staying with this because it is only ROM that works with Wifi driver 2 and Helmi Broadcomm Bluetooth Drivers. I know hard reset will fix the problem but I'm tired of it Any other ideas ?
Soon I will do just like Xeon but the main problems is that I don't have money right now.

I'm using xplode's ROM, and the only problems I have with bluetooth and wireless are as follows:
Beam must be enabled for bluetooth to send and recieve, a 2 second job from comm manager.
WiFi must be switched on in wireless settings before comm manager after each reset.
I'm sure at some point soon the problems will be fixed, but as there is no official WM6 for the BA, by using it you're accepting that the developers haven't fixed everything and as such it wont be perfect.
If a hard reset will fix it, it takes my BA no more than a minute to boot back up and 30 seconds to apply the wireless settings (although I don't normally need it straight away), I don't see why doing so isn't a good idea? I treat my BA like a PC. Not a good idea to have it running for a long time without rebooting, as it will bog down.

angerfist7777 said:
I'm using xplode's ROM, and the only problems I have with bluetooth and wireless are as follows:
Beam must be enabled for bluetooth to send and recieve, a 2 second job from comm manager.
WiFi must be switched on in wireless settings before comm manager after each reset.
I'm sure at some point soon the problems will be fixed, but as there is no official WM6 for the BA, by using it you're accepting that the developers haven't fixed everything and as such it wont be perfect.
If a hard reset will fix it, it takes my BA no more than a minute to boot back up and 30 seconds to apply the wireless settings (although I don't normally need it straight away), I don't see why doing so isn't a good idea? I treat my BA like a PC. Not a good idea to have it running for a long time without rebooting, as it will bog down.
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Also you can't see other's bluetooth shared folders like on every standart phone. I got a pocket pc and I can't do that that's just a shame. There are also no services for the bluetooth and with some phones/pc I can't receive files because they need file sharing server, there's no serial port service no dial upq no HID service. You can't make other devices never to asko you for password. I have all this with my ROM. The only bad thing is that's a little slower tha xplode's ROM. But I decided to do a LAST hard reset and go back to xplode's rom. I will miss the great bluetooth software and the one click turn on Wifi function
Anyway thanks for the help.

Hopefully xplode will get around to fixing such things then

EmZvr said:
I phoned my pocket pc from my home phone I had to wait 4 rings to see that I'm actually receiving a call. I tried a soft reset but doesn't help.
I am with this ROM -> WM6.1 5.2.19716 hoangdat_VT, I have lots of programs installed, 14mb internal memory free and 64 RAM Free. I don't have any Caller ID software and I am using the stock ringtones.
ps I'm starting to hate blueangel, it's so slow in every situation
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Maybe you've overclocked your BA ;], my MDA working just fine. Speed is aversome, after half ring my PDA start ringing.
ROM from pdaviet DVH 19199 - speed is great! much faster from TYTN (i have one) with 'rom polok'.
Only issue is battery with RADIO 1.06 . PDA with phone turn off work about one WEEK, but when we turn on GSM, its drain battery ~1%/1h.

wikiri said:
Maybe you've overclocked your BA ;], my MDA working just fine. Speed is aversome, after half ring my PDA start ringing.
ROM from pdaviet DVH 19199 - speed is great! much faster from TYTN (i have one) with 'rom polok'.
Only issue is battery with RADIO 1.06 . PDA with phone turn off work about one WEEK, but when we turn on GSM, its drain battery ~1%/1h.
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Yes I overclock my PPC every time a start a game because the 400 mhz processor is not good for games. TYTN has quallcomm which is still not optimized. Try something with samsung processor. My friend has HP RX3115 with samsung 300mhz and even with WM2003 it's reaal fast. Everything starts immediately. I didn't get the chance to test it in games. And about the battery is this ~1%/1h in standby or turned on ?

Incoming ring delay...
Do not use SD for ring files. Use BA memory. For me, work.