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A new skype concept???

ok well if you have tried SKYpe IM+ from shape services, you know that it connects to skype via data, it routes the call via data, then sends an incoming call and an outgoing call to the server. So you get an incoming call, then the server sends an outgoing call to the # specified.. This way if you have unlimited incoming minutes (works great) and you get full voice quality of a normal call without using any minutes... How could i use this system, but not use the Skype IM+ crappy interface. Like make a dialer skin, and set it to a hotkey so when i dial out via that dialer it does the skype style... ??? anyone? ( i dont mind actualyl getting the SKype IM+ program, or getting the normal skype program?? but any idea.??

Voice over IP?

yeah similar, but i knw that Shape Services does this, and you get your call via normal cell towers w/ incoming calls (unlimted on my plan.) It routes the call via skype voip but the call actually comes in via incoming minutes (unlimited for me), and then the voip serv dials the other line. This way i get full voice quality not the echoing or garbled talk of voip... Unless that is about to change. I use skype and that is the best price for your penny.. anyway thoughts?

Actually has anybody done the math to see if it is worth using im+ for skype?
1) You need to pay for data service to access skype
2) You need skype out credit to make the call
3) You loses air time when im+ calls back
I wonder if it is cheaper to just get a long distance plan and call direct.

i have unlimited data and unlimited incoming plan... So i get full voice quality.. ( i also have skype pro for $2 a month which i only call to North America Anyway... So i actually dont use any minutes, and i get unlimited calls.

Google's GrandCentral operates in a similar way, however, it is not client based.
http://www.grandcentral.com/

that seems interesting... Or if anyone has a skype client that works on the touch (.18 beta is unusable)

Tried Fring?

yeah, its complete garbage

Skype Question?

I know that there is a tool released that allows skype to work through the earpiece and not the speakerphone on the wizard. I just had a couple of questions related to that before I purchase a wizard.
If you leave the tool running, will you be able to talk through the earpiece on incoming calls?
Does skype perform well on the wizard? Compared to landlines, cell phones?
Will skype work on EDGE?
Can you use a prepaid SIM on an unlocked Wizard?
My goal is to use the unlimited data prepaid plan ($20/mo.) and skype (around $60 a year paid in advance) to have an unlimited data/talk plan on a wizard. Any thoughts, suggestions? Thanks.

I can answer what I know for yah.
Does Skype work well on the Wizard?-Yes, IF you overclock your Wizard to 247MHZ or higher, the stock 200 MHZ simply will not run Skype well enough to use. Overclocking is easy, and is fine if kept under 260MHZ.
Will Skype work on EDGE?-Again yes. The installer and documentation says that WiFi or 3G is required, but that is simply not true. It will take a few moments to load your contacts and connect to the Skype network, but calls will work fine.
Can you use a prepaid SIM in the Wizard?-Yes, you Lokiwiz or the Wizard Service Tool to SIM and CID unlock your Wizard once you buy it.
I cannot comment on the other stuff, but it does indeed work, and works well.

Thanks for the response. You answered most all of the critical questions for me. I know a headset can correct the others, so if all else fails I can just get one of those.

I'm running skype on default clock speed, and it works fine. Little slower, but not much, usable. Not sure how. Rom is the one Zoki made, i think is NBD, or something like that, i both it like that from him and works great

I prefer Fring.com u can use msn, skype, icq, google talk, sip.
If u buy a phone number with skype u can receive calls too
And u have add-ons too, like facebook, fringme chat, gmail notifier, orkut, vtap videos, yandex.mail.
Hope u guys like it!
btw works with almost all phones

Unlimited internet on cell phone + skype = unlimited talk time?

With the economy getting worse I'm trying to tighten my belt as best as I can. Right now I'm paying a lot to talk on my HTC Wizard using T-Mobile. One idea that popped in my head was to just get unlimited internet access to my phone and then use Skype to talk all I want, given that I pay for Skypes service to make calls to landlines. Course another beauty in this is that I can cancel my home phone number as well.
Here's my questions.
#1 Are there plans to pay for only unlimited internet access, doesn't have to be T-Mobile it just needs to work with my Wizard.
#2 Can signal quality really cause a lot of trouble with Skype?
#3 Does Skype work flawless on my Wizard, and if not explain?
If someone already does this can they give further input about this?

(bit late to reply maybe)
I tried skype in my wizard with T-Mobile.
It works but the processor is a bit slow for skype.
Sometimes I even had to reset the phone...
So, it's not an ideal solution, but it does work.
(for me at least )

skype is free with unlim inet
apart from if you call to real phone numbers
rather then to other computers using skype
if you use skypeout which is what skype call it when you
call a normal phone from skype rather then a skype user
they charge you and to be able to do so at all you
need a skype out account

Isn't there alternatives to using Skype software? The Wizard is buggy is general.

I'm also curious about this for my HTC Diamond.

Here is my solution, it's not free but I think it's resonable! I am using Kaiser with software called AGEPhone mobile 2, and I have a 3G connection with 384k speed,which cost 9,8 euro/month, with a voipstunt account, every deposit like 10 euros, I get 120 days free call to the landline(Finland), and 1 cent/min. to call China from Finland. I am pretty satisfy with the sound quality.

Unlimited Talk time
Try the new data network: zero1mobile. Unlimited data for $70 / month.
http://www.zer01mobile.com/

HD2 and Voip Solutions

Hello guys! I have been trying to make internet calls with my new HTC HD2, and so far I have not managed to make it work properly.
Actually after testing PortSip I almost got it, but the problem I have with this software is that my voice is not being heard at all/clear enough. I can hear the person I'm calling very well, without delays, but they can not hear me. I tried using BT headset, normal headset, and without headsets for the same result, not being heard.
Could it be that the microphone is set too low? is there any way to increase it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thnx.

I use PortSip without any such problem....
Try fring as an alternate solution...may work for you...

Are you connecting to your own VOIP server? If so, make sure that the correct ports are open.

I had the same problem with portsip. I find Agephone to work nicely, only problem with it not being able to direct sound to the earpiece so you will need some software that does that instead.

After a lot of testing, I'm still in the same situation. I'd be great to make voip calls to work. I am certain there's some settings in windows mobile (codecs maybe) that my voip provider don't like, and therefore calls drop.
My voip provider is Saunalahti (Finland) which actually rents the gsm network from Elisa.
I am trying making calls from two different voip accounts, calling other voip numbers and normal gsm numbers. I am using one HD2, one TYTN and a Softphone that Saunalahti offers.
The only way that the calls work is calling from the softphone in the PC, no problem there. I have audio both ways and calls do not drop.
If I call from:
wm to PC, call drops (lasts 2 sec)
wm to wm, call drops (lasts 2 sec)
wm to gsm, connects but the other person can not hear me
One wm is using 3G and the other is using WIFI. port 5060 is open in the registry.
Like a said earlier, I have tried different programs, but it's the same scenario.
Any idea on what the problem actually is? thnx i nadcance.

Hi guys,
I am interested in VoIP calling with my HD2. I don't know much about this, and I would like to be able to use it when I travel to Mexico next month. I know that Blackberry's have UMA technology or soemthing like that to make WiFi calling for free back to the states. Will this PortGo/PortSip program do the same thing if I use the free version, or buy the Professional version?

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gorelshv said:
i had the same problem with portsip. I find agephone to work nicely, only problem with it not being able to direct sound to the earpiece so you will need some software that does that instead.
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Skype on DHD

I have also posted this on VF forums but hoped someone here on might have some experience of this:
Anyone out there using Skype on their DHD yet? I use skype for my business and have a skype incoming number too so it is great that I will no longer have to divert skype calls to my mobile at cost. I can now just pick them up directly from my mobile for free. I can even make free outgoing UK landline calls from the mobile via skype as part of my skype subscription, although this isn't as big a deal due to the VF contract I have.
I may be wrong, and I will be testing this out very soon, but when abroad and assuming you buy a local SIM with some data allowance, I think I should be able to receive calls to my skype number and make calls (via my skype subscription) to UK landlines all from my mobile for free! Can anyone with similar experience confirm this to be the case?
Also, the skype app for android isn't the most intuitive regarding changing the settings etc and you can't use the back button once logged in, only the home button to hide the app. Hopefully that will be addressed in the next release. My main issue however is that I cannot change the ringing volume for skype which is currently set very low. I have found an option to change the ring tone but it only offers either the default or something from the music stored on the handset, no mention of volume though. I have also set all the volumes of the handset (Calls, notifications, etc) to full but skype still rings very quietly. Anyone have any ideas on this?

For anyone interested, Skype just released an update for this app. It now allows you to use the back button to hide the app. However there is now a more annoying problem of the missed call page showing up everytime you go to the app (assuming you have a missed call) and won't go away until you clear the whole history.
I have read on other forums the only solution to the low ringing volume is to change the default to a music file of your choice which is of a decent volume.

webego said:
I have also posted this on VF forums but hoped someone here on might have some experience of this:
Anyone out there using Skype on their DHD yet? I use skype for my business and have a skype incoming number too so it is great that I will no longer have to divert skype calls to my mobile at cost. I can now just pick them up directly from my mobile for free. I can even make free outgoing UK landline calls from the mobile via skype as part of my skype subscription, although this isn't as big a deal due to the VF contract I have.
I may be wrong, and I will be testing this out very soon, but when abroad and assuming you buy a local SIM with some data allowance, I think I should be able to receive calls to my skype number and make calls (via my skype subscription) to UK landlines all from my mobile for free! Can anyone with similar experience confirm this to be the case?
Also, the skype app for android isn't the most intuitive regarding changing the settings etc and you can't use the back button once logged in, only the home button to hide the app. Hopefully that will be addressed in the next release. My main issue however is that I cannot change the ringing volume for skype which is currently set very low. I have found an option to change the ring tone but it only offers either the default or something from the music stored on the handset, no mention of volume though. I have also set all the volumes of the handset (Calls, notifications, etc) to full but skype still rings very quietly. Anyone have any ideas on this?
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Yes, tried Skype on my DHD today for the first time. Signal was quite good to start with but then the sound started breaking up a little. Then I took an incoming Skype call which didn't have such good sound quality.
It clearly works, but I think the sound quality, like on another other computer, depends on the quality of your data internet connection. Also, it is annoying about the back button, I agree. Looks like its just the first version for Android, so hopefully Skype will improve it soon.

So the BIG ?
Is there a front facing camera on the DHD?

No, the DHD hasnt got a front facing camera.

Any idea if the back camera can be used for a video call?
Not very convenient I know but its someth at least ;]

bahkata said:
Any idea if the back camera can be used for a video call?
Not very convenient I know but its someth at least ;]
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If it works, you can always use it in front of a mirror right?

silashack said:
So the BIG ?
Is there a front facing camera on the DHD?
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And what does that have to do with Skype ? You know, Android version doesn't have video call support.

faugusztin said:
And what does that have to do with Skype ? You know, Android version doesn't have video call support.
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NO I did not, because all the crappy reviews do NOT mention that, most of them tend to be C&P from some bad stock handout, same as a few 'older' reviews of the DHD mention that the FFC may only work when 2.2 comes out.
As we can see plenty of bull**** on the internet