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Is there an alternative to skype that does video calls from the HD2?
I have a version but no video support
thanks
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(should be free, very good paid service is:
VZOChat )
dusty_nz said:
Is there an alternative to skype that does video calls from the HD2?
I have a version but no video support
thanks
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Wouldn't it be a bit pointless as either you won't see the person on the other end, or they wouldn't see you? You'd have to keep flipping the phone around, or letting them watch the floor as you watch them?
I am hitting the road for a week. 17 month old and partner.
Was going to jerry something up to either use the rear view mirror or let her (bubs) see me. while I talk.
I have a few questions about the honey comb.
Does it have swype?
How many applications are ready to be used on it?
Also about xoom..
Can we connect an external keyboard to it with bluetooth or usb port?
How is the overall experience?
Can it replace a laptop?
Thanks~
FM82 said:
I have a few questions about the honey comb.
Does it have swype?
How many applications are ready to be used on it?
Also about xoom..
Can we connect an external keyboard to it with bluetooth or usb port?
How is the overall experience?
Can it replace a laptop?
Thanks~
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1. Not yet
2. Less than 50 I would guess optimized for Honeycomb. It just released a week ago so we will see many more at time goes on. Many of the existing phone apps work.
3. Yes. Motorola sells a BT one for Xoom. Check their accessories page.
4. I love it and can't keep it out of my hands.
5. Depends on what you plan to do with it. The browsing and email experience are fantastic.
Is it easy to type on it? like written chat on for instance gtalk?
so a lot of the phone apps r working on honeycomb?
Idk why I had heard otherwise!
I have another question. Does the tablet android have multi-tasking?
For instance, can you video chat and minimize it browse facebook alongside?
This is not possible on android phones and is important in my decision of getting xoom.
Response will be appreciated~!
Thank you
Please watch one video on honeycomb or read one review...it will give a lot more answers and it will be a lot quicker than asking really easy to lookup questions over and over.
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jeee.... ur soooo helpful.. thanks a loooootttt buddy
btw why do we have forums for everything again?
so we help each other out?
ohh no we aren't sarcastic to people in the real world.. we need virtual reality for that too
I don't know about you, but when I hear about a product my first thought is not to rush to a forum to have people tell me about it.
I don't have any issue helping anyone out, but you need to do a tiny amount of work yourself before deciding to post three posts full if questions...it's just a couretsy to others.
-Bauxite
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if u didnt have a problem u cud have taken a minute to answer the questions instead of writing BS*!
And I wanted to know from a user..who is actually experiencing xoom hands on.
And please stop writing on my thread now!
PeAcE!
While I agree the OP should read a review or two, I think he would have walked away with basically the same questions. I haven't read a review that talked about Swype or specific number of applications. Besides, he wants "real world" reviews not some engadget or phonearena crap (nothing against the websites as I read them everyday, but their reviews are a waste of time, esp the XXX vs YYY ones, but that's a whole other thread).
@OP
1. The Xoom can not currently use Swype, but you can get SlideIt. I use it, it's not as good as Swype, but will last me until Swype releases a version for the Xoom.
2. There are not that many apps for it. Keith is correct (<50). Most phone apps do work though.
3. Moto sells a bluetooth keyboard, but you bring up a good point, I dont know if a USB one would work with a converter. Maybe I'll have to give it a try.
4. I love the overall experience. Yes, it's a little glitchy and there aren't many apps, but it does everything I want it to and then some.
5. I agree with Keith here as well...it depends. However, I will say that I attended a board meeting last night for my building. I am secretary and usually take notes with my netbook. I did last night with my Xoom and it was great. I also have a "real" laptop, and I don't think it would ever replace that, but I think it could replace my netbook.
My $.02, go to costco and buy it. It's definitely worth trying out for 90 days.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! You have been a great help..
And I did go through some reviews and videos on youtube beforehand for honeycomb, some for xoom and g slate.
Just one last question that I think you didn't see, was about the video chatting and multi-tasking?
FM82 said:
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! You have been a great help..
And I did go through some reviews and videos on youtube beforehand for honeycomb, some for xoom and g slate.
Just one last question that I think you didn't see, was about the video chatting and multi-tasking?
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You can use Google talk to video chat. Multi tasking is easy as hell, the 3rd button in the system tray is the last 5 running task
bwcorvus said:
You can use Google talk to video chat. Multi tasking is easy as hell, the 3rd button in the system tray is the last 5 running task
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While video chatting can I use facebook or google books?
I know on my phone(froyo) the video call completely goes on hold and I can't even hear or send voice through that connection, what happens on honeycomb?
FM82 said:
While video chatting can I use facebook or google books?
I know on my phone(froyo) the video call completely goes on hold and I can't even hear or send voice through that connection, what happens on honeycomb?
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good question. I don't know. I can't video chat at work, but I can test it tonight and find out.
lanternca said:
good question. I don't know. I can't video chat at work, but I can test it tonight and find out.
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Thank you so much!
confirmed. you can switch apps while using video chat. I didn't specifically open facebook, but i did use CNN, market and the browser. it does, however, turn off your camera, so it's no longer a video chat (the other party sees a black screen). you can continue to talk. when you come back to the chat, it does automatically turn your camera back on.
hope this helps!
Yes it does. Thank you so much. I highly appreciate it.
lanternca said:
confirmed. you can switch apps while using video chat. I didn't specifically open facebook, but i did use CNN, market and the browser. it does, however, turn off your camera, so it's no longer a video chat (the other party sees a black screen). you can continue to talk. when you come back to the chat, it does automatically turn your camera back on.
hope this helps!
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Yahoo video chat works wonderfully with the back camera. But I don't know how to set it to the front camera. Please help me. Anyone know how I can change to the front camera?
goodintentions said:
Yahoo video chat works wonderfully with the back camera. But I don't know how to set it to the front camera. Please help me. Anyone know how I can change to the front camera?
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Where did you get yahoo messenger for transformer?
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Where did you get yahoo messenger for transformer?
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You need to install both of the following apps.
I know there are a lot of video apps out there that work for the transformer (fring, google talk, etc.). But the problem is not everybody has a honeycomb tablet. My relatives have everything from a viewsonic gtab to galaxy tab to the ipad2. Right now, the only thing that would allow all of these devices to video conference with one another is the yahoo video. Everything else works fine with yahoo video chat except for the damn transformer. I can't seem to figure out a way to switch to the front camera.
Anyway, the following 2 apps you need to install. They will work in all 2.2, 2.3, and 3.0 androids.
thanks a lot for this.
kdeguy said:
thanks a lot for this.
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Don't thank me. Just figure out how to switch to the front camera.
goodintentions said:
You need to install both of the following apps.
I know there are a lot of video apps out there that work for the transformer (fring, google talk, etc.). But the problem is not everybody has a honeycomb tablet. My relatives have everything from a viewsonic gtab to galaxy tab to the ipad2. Right now, the only thing that would allow all of these devices to video conference with one another is the yahoo video. Everything else works fine with yahoo video chat except for the damn transformer. I can't seem to figure out a way to switch to the front camera.
Anyway, the following 2 apps you need to install. They will work in all 2.2, 2.3, and 3.0 androids.
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Woot, thanks for the links. Im downloading these right now.
Not sure where you got those apk files, but I want to thank you for sharing this.
I was very certain that yahoo messenger is available and should work in Transformer before I got mine, as I have been using it in my Android phone and love it so much.
Then I got my Transformer and what? Yahoo Messenger was not available in the Market?
Hopefully they will come out with a better one that works/optimized for the Honeycomb!
Shoot yahoo an email and tell them to incorporate the proper cam switching api.
Come on, guys, I know there are other video apps that work for the transformer, but do you honestly expect all your relatives to have a transformer? The yahoo messenger video is the only one that allows all tablets to talk with each other, including the ipad 2. Until skype comes along with an android video upgrade, this is the only multi-platform video chat program. Are you guys really going to let this slip?
Please help me figure out how to make this thing work for front camera on the transformer.
goodintentions said:
Come on, guys, I know there are other video apps that work for the transformer, but do you honestly expect all your relatives to have a transformer? The yahoo messenger video is the only one that allows all tablets to talk with each other, including the ipad 2. Until skype comes along with an android video upgrade, this is the only multi-platform video chat program
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This isn't true, both can use fring (though it transmits your video upside down). As well, there is an iPad/iPhone/iOS/Android app called VTok, that will let you talk to other Android/iOS users via Google Talk Video Chat. I'm sure there are other options as well, but those are the best options off the top of my head
javroch said:
This isn't true, both can use fring (though it transmits your video upside down). As well, there is an iPad/iPhone/iOS/Android app called VTok, that will let you talk to other Android/iOS users via Google Talk Video Chat. I'm sure there are other options as well, but those are the best options off the top of my head
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Um, no. These apps don't work in non-android 3.0. Some of us still use froyo and ginger.
Again, not everyone has a honeycomb tablet. And I'm thinking of video chatting with people with phones, not just tablet owners.
Again, you can't expect everyone to buy a honeycomb tablet.
Actually, VTok works with the following phones, according to their Android Market page (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.skymobius.vtok):
This is an initial beta release of the app with limited device support. Front facing cameras on the following devices are supported:
HTC Evo 4G
Google Nexus S
Google Nexus One
All devices using Android OS 2.3.x
Looks like phones to me. fring also supports phones, though as I mentioned, it will transmit your video upside down to your friends
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Come on, guys, I know there are other video apps that work for the transformer, but do you honestly expect all your relatives to have a transformer? The yahoo messenger video is the only one that allows all tablets to talk with each other, including the ipad 2. Until skype comes along with an android video upgrade, this is the only multi-platform video chat program. Are you guys really going to let this slip?
Please help me figure out how to make this thing work for front camera on the transformer.
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Unless someone hacks up the .apk, Yahoo has to change how the application sees the hardware on the device. I was being entirely serious about sending an email to yahoo so they can update it btw.
Tango seems to work also across iOS/Android platforms, except i think i needed to hold my Transformer upside down so it may not be detecting camera orientation when chatting with an iPad2 at the other end so not sure where the issue is, will need to test some more.
Deetz307 said:
Tango seems to work also across iOS/Android platforms, except i think i needed to hold my Transformer upside down so it may not be detecting camera orientation when chatting with an iPad2 at the other end so not sure where the issue is, will need to test some more.
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Sounds like the same thing as fring. I don't think it's a problem with the other end not detecting the orientation, I think these apps are simply not sending the video correctly as others are perfectly fine, but I could be wrong. Xoom users were also reporting the same thing with the upside down video with fring, it seems like an issue with fring/Tango not being ready for Honeycomb/it's APIs
Please keep this topic intact, we are discussing about how to get Yahoo Messenger video call works with the front camera here.
No offense here, but please do not distract the discussion in this thread to some other thing like other video calls solution. We all know they exist and work in some degree. But this thread was intended to find a solution for the Yahoo messenger issue.
Thanks!
lie_ui said:
Please keep this topic intact, we are discussing about how to get Yahoo Messenger video call works with the front camera here.
No offense here, but please do not distract the discussion in this thread to some other thing like other video calls solution. We all know they exist and work in some degree. But this thread was intended to find a solution for the Yahoo messenger issue.
Thanks!
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The reason I provided alternative options is that it is highly unlikely that we'll have any workaround without any intervention from Yahoo itself. As well, I imagine most people would probably prefer to use Google Talk, if they realized it was possible. But, if you prefer I will keep my suggestions to myself...
Here's a solution that will work, two mirrors.
You're welcome.
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Unless someone hacks up the .apk, Yahoo has to change how the application sees the hardware on the device. I was being entirely serious about sending an email to yahoo so they can update it btw.
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Not gonna happen, though. These companies don't care what their customers think. The back facing camera has been an issue for a year now. If you do a search online, you will see that there are thousands of people have been complaining for the last year, and yahoo has done absolutely zip to fix the issue.
Since when did any of these companies respond to their customers' needs?
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The reason I provided alternative options is that it is highly unlikely that we'll have any workaround without any intervention from Yahoo itself. As well, I imagine most people would probably prefer to use Google Talk, if they realized it was possible. But, if you prefer I will keep my suggestions to myself...
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I value your suggestions. I really do. But google talk doesn't work with a lot of devices out there. And it certainly doesn't work with anything less than a 3.0... the video part I mean.
Again, you can't expect everyone to be using a 3.0 tablet. Yahoo is the only thing right now that seems to work with everything. If it weren't for the back-facing camera issue...
So..
Skype got updated and video call is now supported on some handsets (Desire S, Xperia, Nexus etc)
Nice new interface also..
Anyway some devs can get video working on our tablets ???
Tango works perfectly and its free, you can download it at Market.
Cheers!
meh on Tango. Installed the Thunderbolt version of Skype on my HTC Sensation and video worked fine. I wonder if it would work on the Iconia
Yep, screw tango, skype is allover the world, works on my epic with video but not on iconia (no video).
Skype uses NEON and Tegra 2 doesn't have it.
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Skype uses NEON and Tegra 2 doesn't have it.
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Does this mean Skype video will most likely never work for the Iconia a500?
I'm really going to be disappointed if this is the case... been waiting for video support for a while now.
I, like other, have tried the new skype 2.0.0.47 'hack' by theos0o (v5 i believe) but surely, skype crashes with the 'enable video' checked in the advanced menu.
Anyone?
I have been considering other video app options, only most of my friends and family are skype users... also I have been using skype for many years now, so it sucks their rotten suppprt for us android users...
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I really hate that we have to jump through hoops to have video chat on an Iconia. You see, it's really a selling point to have a front facing camera on a tablet. Automatically you would assume that since it has a front facing camera, it would have some video chat suite included..
lynxznet said:
I really hate that we have to jump through hoops to have video chat on an Iconia. You see, it's really a selling point to have a front facing camera on a tablet. Automatically you would assume that since it has a front facing camera, it would have some video chat suite included..
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It does, and it's included. It's called Google Talk, or on our tablets simply labeled "Talk". You can video chat with anyone on another tablet, pc, or even a mac.
kjy2010 said:
It does, and it's included. It's called Google Talk, or on our tablets simply labeled "Talk". You can video chat with anyone on another tablet, pc, or even a mac.
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I don't even think my Rom came with Google Talk, lol. Either way, I tried to use some google talk substitute before (can't recollect exactly what it was called), but.. it was quite bad =P
Johnny0906 said:
Tango works perfectly and its free, you can download it at Market.
Cheers!
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Everybody i know uses skype. Do we expect them all to change just so I can use the iconia for vid conferencing?
Tango doesn't work that well... Personally I tested it and it has a lot of audio problems. Anyway that's not the majoir problem with it. Tango is not a pc platform. I want be able to talk to anybody not just to the ones having a smartphone or a tablet. That's why Skype is superior, cause it works on every platform, and that's why it would be great having video support. It's all theoretical of course, cause, due to the fact our a500 mic is the worst mic ever built, to talk to somebody is impossible for the ones not living in the middle of a desert... To use voice I have to yell so loud that I could wake up ppl living 2 miles from my house.
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Everybody i know uses skype. Do we expect them all to change just so I can use the iconia for vid conferencing?
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Well, actually, yes. Skype is not very well supported on most mobile devices, as it is more of a PC app.
In my opinion, the best multi-platform thing going is Google Talk. It works on all of my current devices -- phone, tablet, desktop and notebook PCs. Anyone that I know who won't switch to Google Talk will only get to talk with me when I'm in front of my PC, and since I got the A500, the time spent in front of my PC is lessening every day.
If Skype doesn't quickly start improving support for mobile devices, it's only a matter of time before it starts quickly losing popularity.
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I don't even think my Rom came with Google Talk, lol. Either way, I tried to use some google talk substitute before (can't recollect exactly what it was called), but.. it was quite bad =P
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You didn't think it came with GTalk?!?
Do you really own an A500?!?
A GTalk substitute is not the same as GTalk.
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Well, actually, yes. Skype is not very well supported on most mobile devices, as it is more of a PC app.
In my opinion, the best multi-platform thing going is Google Talk. It works on all of my current devices -- phone, tablet, desktop and notebook PCs. Anyone that I know who won't switch to Google Talk will only get to talk with me when I'm in front of my PC, and since I got the A500, the time spent in front of my PC is lessening every day.
If Skype doesn't quickly start improving support for mobile devices, it's only a matter of time before it starts quickly losing popularity.
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Exactly! And if you have a PC, or Mac, all you have to do is login to your gmail account and you can GTalk video chat right in your browser.
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...............That's why Skype is superior, cause it works on every platfor.......
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Except ours with video chat, but GTalk does video chat across all platforms ugh!
How do I explain my grandma to create new Google account so she can use gtalk when she uses skype for at least 10y, her answer is Why.
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dito33 said:
How do I explain my grandma to create new Google account so she can use gtalk when she uses skype for at least 10y, her answer is Why.
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You already have your answer. Why? Because Skype does not work on your tab, but Google talk does work. Skype is not a part of the Google family of products.
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How do I explain my grandma to create new Google account so she can use gtalk when she uses skype for at least 10y, her answer is Why.
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Get a new grandma! lol
I too wish Skype would just add video chat capabilities for all devices. It can't be THAT hard. I've got plenty of friends who use Skype, but I have absolutely NONE that use Google Talk and again, none of my friends' friends use it either so it wouldn't be possible to start converting them to Google Talk.
The simple fact is that Skype is way, WAY more popular than Google Talk.
WereCatf said:
I too wish Skype would just add video chat capabilities for all devices. It can't be THAT hard. I've got plenty of friends who use Skype, but I have absolutely NONE that use Google Talk and again, none of my friends' friends use it either so it wouldn't be possible to start converting them to Google Talk.
The simple fact is that Skype is way, WAY more popular than Google Talk.
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When I got my tablet, no one used Google talk for VC, but all I had to do was ask, n it was easy cuz if you have a gmail account, which almost everyone does, either by choice or by Droid, you can chat. You don't need another account, another program, anything! And for the (very!) Few I come across that 1) want to VC with me, 2) have a Skype, 3) don't have a Droid, and 4) somehow missed the gmail revolution, I convert them. They get to talk to me, AND get better email. Win-win. N seriously, how often do you come across someone that fullfills all of those criteria? Cuz if they are missing any of those 4, you're set
I know they're a lot of people wondering like myself.. What do you guys think is the best video chat app currently out that works best for our phones... I use to love Tango but it stopped working for me and my Wife's Epic.. of course its been a few months since I used it.. But which do you think is the best? I figured I would ask before throwing another 10 apps on my phone for testing. Also what roms are you running with it?
Thanks
xTmDarren said:
I know they're a lot of people wondering like myself.. What do you guys think is the best video chat app currently out that works best for our phones... I use to love Tango but it stopped working for me and my Wife's Epic.. of course its been a few months since I used it.. But which do you think is the best? I figured I would ask before throwing another 10 apps on my phone for testing. Also what roms are you running with it?
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Let me break it down:
Here is a list of the video call apps that I know to be available. If i'm missing one, let me know. I'd love to try it out:
Tango (Android/iPoop) - I'm going to assume this is the most popular. Video quality seems to be pretty good. I do have some occasional feedback issues with audio, but that comes and goes. The latest version of Tango FC'd everytime I opened it, but luckily for me, I had the version right before the update backed up, so I'm still in business.
Fring (Android/iPoop) - This was the first app I used for video calls. It did the job. I haven't used it in a while, and I know they've improved on it. I switched to Tango because everyone I knew was using it.
Qik (Android/iPoop) - I've never used Qik. At first it didn't support iPoop, and that was the only people I had to talk to via video call. Friends i've spoken with that use it don't seem to prefer it over any of the other solutions, so I haven't really had the urge to try it myself.
Yahoo Messenger (Android/iPoop/PC) - I've had mixed results with Yahoo. It seems to work pretty well for the most part, and is useful when chatting phone to PC as it's simple and alot of people already have a yahoo ID. The only issue I had with it was the video was always tilted sideways no matter which way I held my phone...
Google Talk (Android/PC) - I went down this road when I tried the leaked Gingerbread ROM. I had high hopes, but this was pretty much unuseable for me. I was able to connect, but video was too choppy at best. I'm positive this will improve in the future, but as of today, I don't recommend it.
ooVoo (Android/iPoop/PC) - This is an interesting app. It allows conference calling, so you can actually carry on video calls simultaneously with more than one user. I used this shortly and tested it for a phone to PC call and it seemed to be pretty decent. I'd have to give it a little more time and testing, but my first impression was that it did the job pretty well.
Skype (Android/iPoop/PC) - I know this one is new. I think there's a thread if you want to try to get this to work on your phone. Haven't tried it... can't really speak on it. I would check out the thread if you're interested. I'm sure there's feedback there.
As with everything on this community, YMMV. And keep in mind, all of my opinions are based on using the app with a wi-fi connection, so if you're going with 3g or 4g, you'll just have to test what's out there and see what gives you the best quality call. I hope this helps at least a little bit.
If nothing else, it'll at least give you some options to try.
I just used a modded skype for froyo over 4g and it worked beautifully except for the fact that I was sideways on my friends comp.
It was mad clear! He also said I was laggy a bit but I blame that on the 4g. I haven't tried wifi.
You can try it. When you go to the thread about skype 2.0 in the themes and app section, click the link that talks about the sgs2 or w/e and then there will be another link where the author says "TRY THIS ONE FOR FROYO"
That's the one ^_^
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Well, Skype owns QIK so hopefully there will be some crossover pretty soon. Trouble is, even if it's the best program in the world it doesn't matter if your friends aren't using it. Skype is the one everyone else in the PC world seems to use, so now that it'll work on android, that's the one for me.
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Well, Skype owns QIK so hopefully there will be some crossover pretty soon. Trouble is, even if it's the best program in the world it doesn't matter if your friends aren't using it. Skype is the one everyone else in the PC world seems to use, so now that it'll work on android, that's the one for me.
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That was my exact outlook and why I went with skype lol
Before that I used tango which was excellent...but not everyone knew of it...but it was always fun to see the random people in my contact list who had it lol
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I've been using Skype and even 3G, which all I have, was way better than QIK, Tango, or anything else that I have tried