Skype mobile available on LG Fathom, LG Octane and Pantech Crux from Verizon Wireless
Back in March, we brought unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls and messaging to a variety of Verizon Wireless’ Android and BlackBerry smartphones, and earlier this year, we expanded the availability of the Skype mobile application onto a variety of 3G Multimedia phones with an app based on the BREW platform. Today, we’re announcing support for two new phones running BREW, the Pantech Crux and LG Octane, which will be available from Verizon Wireless later this week.
In addition, we’ve added support for Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones from Verizon Wireless, starting with the LG Fathom. As you may recall, we withdrew Skype for Windows Mobile from the marketplace earlier this year, due to the challenges of maintaining a consistent user experience on this platform across a wide range of handsets. By working closely together with a mobile operator like Verizon Wireless, which has a very strong user base carrying devices running Windows Mobile 6.5, we can now give consumers a better experience on this platform.
The expansion of Skype mobile to a wider selection of devices will enable even more Verizon Wireless customers to tap into the Skype mobile experience and make unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls* to friends and family on Skype, great value calls to landlines and mobile phones overseas, and send IMs to people on Skype anywhere in the world.
To get Skype mobile on your new Pantech Crux or LG Octane, you can download it from Media Center on your phone or from the Verizon online Media Store – or text SKYPE to 2777 for instructions to download.
To get Skype mobile on your LG Fathom, visit www.skype.com/m on your phone or text SKYPE to 2255 for a link to download.
Skype mobile is already supported on a wide range of Verizon Wireless 3G phones. See the full list of supported phones, or shop for a new phone.
* You’ll need a data plan in order to use Skype mobile on your Verizon Wireless phone.
I’m just kind of confused by your strategy. Why not make your existing products better before introducing new ones? Take the iPhone for example. It took several months after AT&T declared VOIP over 3G apps acceptable just for Skype to come out with 3G support, something that could be easily enabled. Skype didn’t have multitasking ready immediately when iOS 4 came out, yet they showed it off at Apple’s iOS 4 event. The iPhone 4 has been out for more than 4 months now, and there’s still no video support. Not to mention, within that time, the new iPod Touch has come out with a front-facing camera. Where is the love, guys?
I don’t use Windows Mobile, but seriously, you’re just going to limit yourself to like a few devices when you could just release one app? After you pulled the app originally? Come on guys.
And where is the love for Mac users? We don’t even have three way video, let alone ten way video. The interface is dated. I just feel like you guys don’t really care about whether your customers have the latest and greatest products, and that just irritates me. Why should I buy services from a company that can’t set the bar high for its applications?
Well when I finally got a WM phone and then discovered that I could use Skype on it you pulled it and stopped supporting them. I was heated to say the least. Now you have brought it back but only for users of one specific carrier. I sure you can guess I am not a Verizon Wireless user. That is really another slap in the face.
First all WM users were left in the dust now 3/4 of us are still left in the dust. I agree with the person above why not make one app that works with all phones, and if that is not possible because of hardware restrictions then make an generic app that each manufacturer can then tweak to work properply on their devices? Thus everyone is happy.