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carlhancock757 commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Who cares about Skype for Verizon? We need Skype over 3G for the iPhone.

Nobody wants a Verizon phone, they want the iPhone.

Skype is missing out on revenue they could be generating on the millions of iPhone users, many of whom would JUMP at the chance to use Skype over 3G which means a Skype credit bonanza.

Still waiting... can't blame AT&T or Apple on this one. Ball is in Skype's court and they are fumbling it.

nielsvanrenselaar commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Couldn't agree more with the reply above. The promise has been made long ago, but Skype for iPhone is still worthless without 3G support. As said, the ball is on Skype's court. Do something with it... else we have to move to other company's who have already implemented the 3G support... (which are a lot actually.)

urbanarson commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Where is the Skype 3G update for the iPhone. The guys at Fring had a 3G Skype Compatible update out there within 24 hours. I've been waiting for months with Skype.

vineeth_h commented Tuesday, Mar 23

You guys are just ignorant iPhone users.
The Motorola Droid has sold more units than the iphone and has broken iphone's records for reaching 1 million units sold in 74 days.
So clearly,Its more widely used than the iphone and so its users deserve Skype Mobile. Also it's running the Android, which is open source and hence much better than the narrow minded iPhone OS.

vineeth_h commented Tuesday, Mar 23

also, apple needs to learn a little something from Google.

emerald.coast.hypnotherapy commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Very exciting, but some clarification is needed. What about those of us who have monthly unlimited calling subscriptions and online numbers? Will those services work through Verizon/Skype or will there be additional charges?

kevin_newton commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Skype for iphone is at http://www.skype.com/download/skype/iphone/ so how is it Skype's fault?

The iphone is garbage though. A Blackberry of Droid beats it hands down, and Skype is recognizing that.

moooniez commented Tuesday, Mar 23

iPhone didn't get it because AT&T = unreliable. Easy.

vineeth_h commented Tuesday, Mar 23

lol no, iPhone's business model is so that people who have no brains just believe them and buy their phone.
They always start out with a really crappy model and then each year when they make a newer version of it they add tiny new features to it and market it by say, "THE NEW IPHONE -- NOW WITH COPY AND PASTE!! YAY!" , and clearly we have dumbasses who will buy it just cause apple said so.

afrocreep commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Wheres 3G for iPhone? Where is the Android app? What about the rest of the world that doesn't use Verizon in the USA only? What the hell happened to Skype?

sodaboy.skype commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Kind of worthless.

Needs to be available on ALL Blackberry and Android phones across ALL carriers.

I think the majority of people could care less that you managed to allow free Skype to Skype calling. That would pretty much require one of the people to be on Skype at their computer or using Skype on their phone (with the Verizon network) to be free. If they're already using Skype on their phone, you might as well just make a free Verizon to Verizon (mobile-to-mobile) cell call.

And calling internationally with your phone using your low rates? But still needing to use the Skype app on one network only? Please. I guess we'll just keep using Google Voice. It will dial to our phone, using just about the same rates as Skype (oh yeah, calls to Canada from the US are free), and don't have to have a data plan.

Good luck pawning this out to people.

Don't even know why you bothered to mention the free instant messaging to other Skype users. We can just install AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, or any other more popular IM medium and talk to a great deal more users for free with our data plan.

firdouse_cool commented Tuesday, Mar 23

What about iPhone update? Skype is useless without push notification & this 3G restriction errr...

david_scsa commented Tuesday, Mar 23

what about my skype world subscription? do i have to pay for all international calls with skype credit even though i have a world subscription? what about international txt messaging? can this be done on skype mobile?

carlhancock757 commented Tuesday, Mar 23

vineeth_h said: "They always start out with a really crappy model and then each year when they make a newer version of it they add tiny new features to it and market it by say, "THE NEW IPHONE -- NOW WITH COPY AND PASTE!! YAY!" , and clearly we have dumbasses who will buy it just cause apple said so."

Wow, you really are ignorant. You didn't need to buy a new iPhone in order to get copy-and-paste because you could upgrade the iPhone OS for free. Copy-n-Paste works fine on old or new iPhones... Apple gets it, and unlike some of the phones by people like *coughVERIZONandAndroidcough* when a new version of the iPhone OS comes out you have instant access to it.

To the posters knocking the iPhone, you obviously don't own one. If you did you would know how the entire user experience is superior to any of the other phones out there. The Android is getting there, but what the hell is with Skype only making this available to Verizon phones? Thats a crock of crap.

Wow, unlimited Skype-to-Skype calling? Big deal. I only use Skype to call landlines. Nobody I call uses Skype. I'd have nobody to use those unlimited Skype-to-Skype minutes with. Why do you think I want Skype over 3G for the iPhone? So I can use my Skype Out calling plan instead of my AT&T calling plan to make normal phone calls.

Skype... you really don't get what users want. It's a shame, you have a killer product but you are letting Verizon ruin it. iPhone users are your demographic. Not Verizon users on blackberries who are typically old school business users that don't know WTF Skype even is. #fail

vrmithrax commented Tuesday, Mar 23

I think you are missing a demographic who actually WILL care about this deal, @carlhancock757... I have Skype at home rather than a land line, and now I can call my home number from my Verizon business phone anytime I want, without affecting my business account minutes or incurring any charges. I'm anything but an old school user, my Blackberry Tour is company mandated... And there are a LOT of people like me out there.

Skype does what it does well, and understands what people want, in general. Just because it's not what YOU think you want, doesn't mean they are a fail. They just can't please everyone, sorry you aren't in the group that will appreciate this development. There's plenty of us that are pleased.

Oh, and for the iPhone posters... Talk to Apple and AT&T about their restrictions and rules for apps before you start hopping all over Skype for not making what you want. Seriously, if AT&T was interested in partnering with Skype in the least, you'd be getting your shiny iPhone app too. Just look at what a fiasco Google Voice was for the iPhone. Pretty obvious they care more about their money than about your happiness, isn't it?

rajiv_gunja commented Tuesday, Mar 23

I think getting skype on Verizon Wireless was a very good move. I am not sure how long is this exclusive deal is for. This application though few years late, will bring people much closer.

Those who are complaining about Verizon network, should talk to their network to find when they will be able to get Skype on their network.

If they can not wait, then one of the skype alternatives will have to suffice. IM+ or something else.

coolcva commented Tuesday, Mar 23

I have unlimited world plan on Skype where I can make free calls to 40 countries, I make to a couple of countries though including mobiles for free. in that case, Will I be able to make free calls with that plan from Skype mobile from blackberry? Please answer......thank you!

negitumed commented Tuesday, Mar 23

when skype for the blackberry bold 9000?

tarheelbuc commented Tuesday, Mar 23

Maybe Skype wants to support smart phones with a decent network instead of toy phones with a shit network? Just maybe

tnhwyman commented Wednesday, Mar 24

Just a wonder here? If I were using a wifi hotspot with my bb/vzw and called a landline, I think I would be using my skype credit minutes, but would i also be using my vzw minutes as well?

matt_mccarron commented Wednesday, Mar 24

Question:

If I'm a Verizon customer with the Blackberry Tour and I have their Unlimited domestic minutes and their Unlimited International Data plan, and I'm roaming on a 3G network in Europe or Asia, can I use Skype Mobile for Skype-to-Skype calls at no additional charge, and make Skype calls to standard numbers (US and non-US) at standard Skype rates without incurring huge international roaming charges?

Thanks.

aabrams504 commented Wednesday, Mar 24

I am somewhat disappointed I guess. I was hoping that we would be able to use the global data plan to be able to make calls when outside the country. My solution to that now is to use my itouch with the skype app (worked brilliantly last week in Canada)...only problem is I had to be at a hotspot. The only place this really helps me is if someone using Skype (like my wife in France this week) wants to call me using Skype (assuming they can't make a cheap call to the US)I can accept her call while not having to be by my computer.

matt_mccarron commented Wednesday, Mar 24

@peterparkes That's unfortunate. My whole company had been interested in switching to Verizon for this very reason. It would have saved us a huge sum of money.

toddtownsend commented Wednesday, Mar 24

PeterParkes - since the Verizon solution carries voice calls over circuit switched, will it be using the SILK codec like the IPhone? That is one of the main advantages of Skype - wideband audio.

I fear that Verizon's assertion of voice quality over their standard network means "old school voice quality", not IP/wideband

timnels commented Wednesday, Mar 24

What about Sprint?

Are you planning a version that runs on Sprint using the Blackberry Tour?

deividas.atlantic commented Wednesday, Mar 24

You need skype for iWhat? You have got be kidding with those crap phones. Droid ftw

david_scsa commented Wednesday, Mar 24

I am still curious about international sms. will i be able to send sms internationally at skype rates instead of the more expensive verizon rates from my cell phone or is sms not available on skype mobile?

john.puskarz commented Wednesday, Mar 24

This is great news! I am NOT an "old school business users that don't know WTF Skype even is" as carlhancock states. I am a current Skype user and long-time Verizon customer who has great network access with his BlackBerry while listening to his friends on AT&T moan about their poor coverage. My wife's family lives overseas and this will give us a great alternative to stay in touch.

jimboxp commented Thursday, Mar 25

I'm very very excited about this! I have a friend in Africa, Australia, UK, and other parts.

To those who have questions, the benefits only work if your in the US. Anyone who is on your Skype list is as good as anyone who has Verizon or in your friends and family as it will appear as m2m calling on your bill. International calling is cheap with Skype as well. If you have a subscription through Skype you'll have to actually use Skype to get those benefits. If you call a number from Skype that is not a Skype contact, that is considered Skypeout and goes against your anytime minutes. If you have a subscription on Skype, the call is included only over Skype on a computer or skype connected device.

kam.beard commented Thursday, Mar 25

ok Iphone lovers...you have an Skype iphone app...so why are you bashing Verizon? Skype is probably only teaming up with Verizon because the 3g coverage is greater than AT&T. Streaming Skype calls on 2g I would imagine is crappy! Iphone users that use the Skype app is your Iphone 2g or 3g? I'm sure its only going to Verizon because of the bigger 3g coverage. does AT&T have android phones?

neolantis311 commented Thursday, Mar 25

seems to have a sign in problem...it just sits on the scrren and says "Signing in.....

hdflsts commented Thursday, Mar 25

I have the BB Tour and when I click the link in the SMS it starts to download and says my phone is not supported. I should buy a Droid or Blackberry. What's up? Is there a download I can get on my PC and install from the Desktop app?

yousif.abood commented Thursday, Mar 25

For some reason it says that my phone is not supported when I go to the download page. I have blackberry storm on verizon..

ychenppg commented Thursday, Mar 25

yea, says that my blackberry tour is not supported

byoder69 commented Thursday, Mar 25

me as well...says my verizon blackberry storm 2 is not supported when I go to the mobile download page. Running official verizon 5.0.0.320 OS.

wvubrad commented Thursday, Mar 25

Can someone please give me the skype mobile for blackberry download link? I guess most people DO have sms, but i don't. Making it impossible for me to get the download link.

yousif.abood commented Thursday, Mar 25

@wvubrad, there is a problem with the download page as it says the device is not supported. Check the last three posts, I hope they fix it soon..

yousif.abood commented Thursday, Mar 25

@wvubrad, there is a problem with the download page as it says the device is not supported. Check the last three posts, I hope they fix it soon..

kyle.griffith commented Thursday, Mar 25

Can the Skype app be used to receive Skype calls while outside of the US, or is that functionality limited the same way placing a call is while outside the US?

ychenppg commented Thursday, Mar 25

@wvubrad, go to www.skype.com/m later on today, hopefully it'll be fixed by then

@kyle.griffith, i'm sure it'll work as long as you have a global voice/data plan. I'm headed over to China later next month and it would be great if it worked

SIDE NOTE: i've unlocked my BB Tour, hopefully that won't give me any issues.

ncc1701p commented Thursday, Mar 25

I think this sums up the iphoners in 1 link:
http://goo.gl/Y1Sh

elise9825 commented Thursday, Mar 25

My parents are currently in Aruba. I called them and told my dad to download this app for his blackberry so we could talk skype to skype. This does not let him log in. He gets a message saying "Skype verizon wireless can only be used while in the U.S" How does this make any sense. Wouldn't it defete the purpose of this application?

ladymargaret312 commented Thursday, Mar 25

I downloaded the long awaited Skype to Skype calls between Skype users promoted by both Verizon and Skype. I even changed out my old cell phone for the Droid so I could voice with my friends overseas Skype to Skype. The voice quality is unintelligible. Perhaps there is a setting my friends and I need to adjust on our phones, but I don't know what it is. I'm extremely disappointed in the misleading hype for Skype to Skype mobile calls that would benefit many who call overseas. If you want free overseas calling use the Rebtel Smart calls. You use your phone's plan minutes but when you make the smart call, the international time usage is free. I need mobile to mobile not mobile to landlines.

elise9825 commented Thursday, Mar 25

ladymargaret312: were your friends overseas about to log into the sykpe for verizon application?

gewgala commented Thursday, Mar 25

I am a skype subscriber and also have a skype number that will ring my PC when called via a mobile or landline. I have a motorola droid and downloaded the skype mobile app. When I am logged in, if someone calls my skype number, my computer rings but my skype mobile does not. Is this a skype mobile limitation?

westlakepi commented Friday, Mar 26

I just started using the Skype on my Blackberry. I can receive calls without any problems. When I try and call a Skype address, Verizon comes on and says the number is not in service. I tried this on two different accounts.

lucy_sherwood commented Friday, Mar 26

When will skype be avaiable to download on blackberry bold 9700?? this is a brand new phone so i don't understand why this phone cannot have skype.

Any help me?
thanks
lucy

myevilesttwin commented Friday, Mar 26

Excellent! Downloaded this last night and it's worked wonders for my relationship already. I have a Blackberry on Verizon and my boyfriend has an iPhone on AT&T, and thanks to AT&T's wonderful service, our calls constantly get dropped or distorted. It's actually been incredibly frustrating, so out of curiosity we tested him calling from Skype for iPhone (via WiFi at home) to my mobile Skype on the Blackberry and our call didn't drop once and it sounded fantastic. I don't know why people are so negative on here--this service will indeed be useful to some people and we are grateful it's finally available. (If it's not useful to you--do something useful with your time instead of complaining about it here!)

bevjensen46 commented Friday, Mar 26

I have a Blackberry Bold 9000 and am with Rogers Wireless in Canada. When will we be getting Skype mobile?

eric.seymour commented Friday, Mar 26

I have a 9530 Storm (3G, Verizon w/ data plan) and the download link says my phone is not supported. What's up??? Skype download page issues? Looks like some here have been able to download / use ...

loraxxarol commented Friday, Mar 26

I have a Tour 9630 on Verizon in the USA. Like @eric.seymour, when I follow the download link, I am told that my phone is not supported. Is this by design?

skendall_austin commented Friday, Mar 26

Skype: You are missing the boat.

I have been using Skype for years, and have "drunk the KoolAid" and purchased a phone number, advertising it on all my printed material.

Yet I am still tethered to my computer because you guys haven't released a GENERIC BBerry application that I can use on my Bold on ATT (or any other BBerry/carrier). I'm not changing carrier/phone just to add Skype. Dumb.

Please make a generic version available so I can quit fiddle-twiking with Skype/headsets and get on to business.

If you guys want to drive revenue, you had better start offering services that business people need, rather than focusing on "free calls to your mother in bumbletown."

This would include some basic PBX features (like call routing) and the ability to use phones which are not cheapo consumer junk. Like my BBerry or a SIP business phone.

You have a HUGE small business market that is untapped and waiting for a reasonably priced solution.

You guys have done the hard part (and well, I might add). Now get down to business.

mtfowler commented Friday, Mar 26

I'm on a trip to Japan with an unlimited data plan.

Just downloaded new Skype app for my Blackberry Storm. Tells me I can only use it FROM the USA.

I am a relatively unsophisticated user, yet they think I can 't crack that?

verizon a**holes...

rimutis. commented Friday, Mar 26

I have BlackBerry Bold 9700 & want have skype to =))

rimutis. commented Friday, Mar 26

tell me!

seyhmusinci commented Friday, Mar 26

I have Blackberry Tour 9630 with Verizon unlimited data; but, I can not download the app. It says that Skype is not available for my phone yet in skype.com/m. Please help?

jandlespinosa commented Saturday, Mar 27

I'm with @seyhmusinci and cannot get it to download to my Tour 9630. ANYONE??????????

beverly.i.walker commented Saturday, Mar 27

Downloaded Skype to my BB Storm 2 and it works like a charm. Called my daughter to test it and it worked the first time. Called another Skype user and the same -- worked like a charm. Looking forward to using it when I travel abroad.

walberto.gaud commented Saturday, Mar 27

I have tried to download Skype for my Storm2, but everytime I hit the link, I get a message that tells me that my phone in not compatible. I have the Storm2, so it is in the compatible list. Anyone has any ideas?

Thank you,

cgherbi commented Saturday, Mar 27

Same problem on my Tour... can't download Skype! Any insider who can comment?

yousif.abood commented Saturday, Mar 27

I have a resolution for the download problem, but they won't let me post the link here, I'm sorry..

yousif.abood commented Saturday, Mar 27

Go to the link below, I have a resolution for the Skype mobile download issue on Blackberry devices..

http: // www . yabood . com /how-to-download-skype-mobile-on-your-blackberry/

flip.wilson commented Saturday, Mar 27

What about Skype for ALL Android users??? I feel a little betrayed that Skype went out just for Verizon users...

jandlespinosa commented Sunday, Mar 28

Has anyone tried @yousif.abood's suggestion? Did it work?

hdflsts commented Monday, Mar 29

yousif.abood - You are a life saver! Finally got the app installed!

It was app #17 not #15 for me but worked fine.

Thanks!!

mfancourt commented Wednesday, Mar 31

For a company that has its DNA in aiming to make it easy and cheap for people to communicate with each other, linking up with a mobile provider seems pretty strange to me. Having been a Skype user since 2002, I am really starting to wonder what it is that we have to do to get a general release product for Blackberry. That's for those of us who aren't in the USA and wouldn't want Verizon anyway. Come on! Why would you think that BB users stuck on the device because of the corporate world wouldn't want Skype? When? When? When?

takenbyasgt commented Thursday, Apr 1

Question everyone. So I'm kinda confused on if this skype app would work for military families. ie overseas in Iraq. Say there online on skype on a computer can you get it on your phone? I'm debating if this would work better than the crappy 10 minute phone calls that have a time delay while talking..lol
thanks everyone =)

ourinternet commented Saturday, Apr 3

WHAT A TOTAL LET DOWN!!! LIMITATION WITH VERIZON AND SKYPE ALREADY FOR SKYPE BUSINESS OWNERS!

I just spent 2 hours on the phone with Verizon to find out that if you have your own phone number with Skype (not your Skype IP) FOR EXAMPLE 954.345.**** and someone call those Skype numbers it will not ring through to your blackberry device that has the new Skype application installed. ONLY people calling you from a Skype application using your Skype ID will work.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? This renders this application totally useless to business owners using Skype. I current pay Skype over $150 a year for 3 phone number for my business and I can not use them to receive call to my backberry Skype application.

WHAT A TOTAL LET DOWN!

ronstrout commented Tuesday, Apr 6

Pretty good app. I had no problem downloading.

ronstrout commented Tuesday, Apr 6

Verizon needs to add a tone to the app so that we know when someone is Skyping us.

naywilliams commented Tuesday, Apr 6

Having problems downloading on 1st gen BlackBerry Storm. App doesn't appear on list of Verizon software apps and they do not have an OTA upgrade ready. Is there a site where I can download via USB?

ddoster commented Thursday, Apr 8

OK, I've read all the above posts; have been using Skype for years; using Skype Mobile on BB Storm since it was released. Understand that calling out via Skype on mobile uses Verizon minutes for USA calls (not a big deal), and Skype minutes for international calls from the USA (Good!), would be great to have Skype Mobile available when traveling overseas, so keep working on that!

My issue is: If someone calls my Skype-In number WHILE I AM SIGNED IN ON SKYPE MOBILE, NOTHING HAPPENS: 1) No notice is given on Mobile that I am being called on Skype-In; AND, worse, 2) Voicemail on Skype on my Laptop NEVER PICKS UP when I am also signed-in on Skype Mobile.

Obviously, one workaround would be to use Skype Forwarding to send calls to my regular Mobile number, but I would like to either be able to answer a Skype-In call on my Skype Mobile, OR at least let the caller leave a Skype Voicemail. (Note that I DO receive notification on my Skype Mobile when I have a Skype Voicemail -- but if I am logged onto Skype Mobile, you can't leave me a voicemail, sort of a Catch-22!)

My present idea is to just leave Skype-Mobile logged off so I don't miss a Skype-In voicemail. Not a good solution, but I really don't want Skype-In calls all forwarded to my mobile.

Any better ideas, fixes or workarounds?

mastergamer0404 commented Tuesday, Apr 13

now personally when skype was in the bata phase for mobiles it was usable on all android phones, witch was nice because i could use it with SPRINT, and it was nice to be able to use it. now that they are working with just version, i pity all the poor guys that pay way to much for phone service. when they removed it from the bata phase i was pissed cause it took it off my phone. now if you wanted sprint to hop in the pissing match about phones...they are going to be the first to roll out a 4G phone, the towers are already set up for it. so why are they not working with sprint? now if they just reopened it to everyone! on every carrier it would make the MOST since! so really this deal right know is kinda retarded!

oky-adrian commented Thursday, Apr 15

Skype users are all over the world. Your service is very important for many people. When will you launch the skype mobile app for non-Verizon customers blackberry?

So many thanks.

shendrix83 commented Thursday, Apr 15

Hmm... Yeah, I don't see what some of you guys are so irritated about. First of all, there IS an Android App, though I think it was launched after some of the whiny posts asking for it... I have a Motorola Droid, newly updated to OS ver. 2.1. My boyfriend just bought a HTC HD2 (on T-Mobile...I know...I'm trying to convert him...) While Skype says they don't officially support a mobile app for Windows Mobile (or any carrier OTHER than Verizon), a quick Google search yielded me a copy of Skype 3 for Windows Mobile. Within five minutes, I had it installed on his phone, which, by the way has NO coverage at my house (almost as bad as all you poor iCult members with your iPhones...) With his phone connected to my Wi-Fi and my phone having (wait for it...) actual 3G coverage, we are able to call eachother via Skype with absolutely no issues whatsoever--Android 2.1 to Windows 6.5, Verizon to T-Mobile.

So, I say good job, Skype. Keep rolling out the new products as you get them developed, and those who want to sit here and whine...well, sit here and whine...or better yet, go get a phone with Verizon. Maybe you wouldn't have as much free time to sit and whine if your phone had a signal.

danj3ris commented Thursday, Apr 15

Quick question people, when launching the Skype app for Verizon Motorola Droid, is the Droid still having you turn off your wi-fi connection? I'm asking as a non-droid user who toyed around with one two weeks ago and was really bothered by that notification that popped up on the screen when I tried to start the Skype App.

If that's still the case, it's a real bummer. Might as well use Skype for the PSP GO. Works great, as long as I have a wi-fi connection.

ekasbury commented Tuesday, Apr 27

Why no app for smartphones in general? Why carrier dependent with stipulations? Paying for voice minutes is an outmoded model. Sadly, as a Sprint customer I still don't have Skype for my phone, but from the sounds of it, it is so limited that it wouldn't do my any good anyhow. Unlike every other piece of Skype software, this sounds like crippleware.

rick.maurer2 commented Tuesday, Apr 27

I am seriously considering transferring to Verizon because of the Sykpe Mobile feature. I want to make sure I understand what it does. I understand that I will be able to make Skype to Skype calls anywhere in the world. But I am unclear about reach of the paid plan.

I will be traveling in the Czech Republic, UK, and Austria soon. Will I be able to call any number in the US or other non-Skype numbers in the US or elsewhere from these countries?

Thanks for your help.

supurbmiracle commented Friday, Apr 30

i get blackberry 9700 but it can't use skype. i know that it's modern anyway i saw that blackberry 9000 doesn't have it so how can i know when do you have skype on my mobile ?

quimby84 commented Friday, Apr 30

I am traveling outside the US, and Skype mobile worked fine for me for several days. i could log on, see my contacts, IM. I never tried a skype to skype call while outside the US, but I assumed it would work. Then yesterday I tried to log on and it won't let me, saying that Skype mobile can only be used on Verizon Wireless in the US. Why did it let me before and not now? Why did the people in the Verizon store seem to think that it would be a great way for me to connect while outside the US? I'm really only wanting to make skype to skype calls, not call landlines or cell phones with it. It seems like that should still be doable!

estranyak commented Wednesday, May 5

Hopefully someone can answer this question for me. I'm in the US with a Blackberry on Verizon, my boyfriend is in France with an iPhone on Orange. Both of us have the Skype app downloaded to our smartphones. Both of us can make a Skype to Skype call to eachother is atleast ONE of us is on our computer (ie Skype to Skype Mobile or vice versa) But we cannot call eachother from Skype Mobile to Skype Mobile (ie if BOTH of us are away from our computers) we can text, just not call. For me, it gives me a busy signal when I try to call him. Can anyone help me on this?! Why does this happen - no one seems to have an answer...

dennis.g.pike commented Tuesday, May 11

Today my phone asked me to download an upgrade to ver 1.0.0.6 ... I did that and rebooted. I am traveling in Europe...now when starting skype I get the message ..."Skype Mobile can only be used on Verizon Wireless in the US". So why do I need Skype mobile now? I do not need it in the US. The only reason I use it is for international calls when I travel. What good is it on my phone now?

mpass724 commented Tuesday, May 11

Only works in the US? Utterly useless. I installed it this morning and am uninstalling it as I type...

danny.yencich commented Friday, May 14

I just downloaded this app for my Eris phone and upon opening it I received this error message: "Skype mobile can only be used on Verizon Wireless in the US." I live in Johnson City, TN, in the United States of America. My phone is on the Verizon network. Why isn't this working?!

doompop commented Sunday, May 23

How is is possible not to be available for 9700 YET?!?!This is the Flagship phone of BB!!!!!!

earth3003 commented Sunday, May 23

A Verizon tech support person told me that if I download this application on my BB Tour and then go to France (Paris), I will be able to use Skype Mobile from there using the Tour, but some of your comments here say this isn't the case. Who is right?

fragholrok commented Friday, May 28

For ppl who paid for a skype number & subscription:

"If you call within the US, you'll use your Verizon minutes as normal."

:(

I paid for a skype number and a subscription that I now can't use on skype mobile with my verizon droid? that's pretty stupid. Why use skype at all? smh...

If anyone out there is reading this, and thinking about paying for a skye number or sub for mobile use - don't give them your money. scour the net for a google voice invite, you won't regret it.

skypestupid09 commented Saturday, May 29

I don't understand all the hype here -- skype mobile had always been out there for Windows Mobile users and I have been using it on my TP2 over Verizon's 3G network with no problem. The only drawback back then was that skype calls were routed through the speaker at the back of the phone, which could be solved by using a headset or installing an application that routes calls back to the earpiece.

What Verizon is doing right now is to make Skype more restrictive. Now WM users could no longer download the full-version of Skype which they could use to make domestic and international calls. The only choice they are left with is skype through Verizon, which they couldn't use to make domestic calls.

moebiusforever commented Sunday, Jun 6

I think one of the reasons why Skype calls are domestic only is to ensure call quality. First, it is less drain for your battery since it's not processing data packets. Second, your phone's processor has to be able to handle the encoding/decoding of the data packet. When you are roaming, you're at the mercy of the data connection. Imagine how frustrating it may be if the data connection is not as stable as home? The average user would then point the blame at whom? First would probably be Skype, even if they don't deserve the blame.

Windows Mobile users are being shut out from Skype for reasons not related to Verizon. Therefore you have to find and download the old copy and deal with the quirks of Skype on WinMo.

davidkatzensteinskype commented Sunday, Jun 6

Anyone stuck in a 'upgrade' loop. v1.0.0.5 requires me to upgrade to v1.0.06, but my Blackberry Tour 9630 freezes about 15% into the upgrade. Blackberry Desktop Manager also fails to do the uninstall. Am I the only person with this problem?

howard.weiser commented Friday, Jun 11

Had the same issue as davidk....
spoke to verizon support. they told me i need os5 to run .6. haven't upgraded to os5 yet as I have read of issues.

viciouslycold commented Tuesday, Jun 15

Ok first off why are only Verizon android phones getting Skype mobile while the rest of the android users are stuck with Skype Lite? Are non Verizon android users going to get Skype Mobile as well?

As for iPhone, I can see a lot of companies switching focus to android. After all there are currently more android users than iPhone users and we all know most companies go with biggest market which is why Windows gets more software than Mac and Linux.

shouk.myl commented Friday, Jun 18

this is a verygood happiness service

nadeembadri commented Monday, Jun 21

Why isnt there a skype for Cure 8520?? or is this only available for Verizon, i am on Bharti Airtel.

nadeembadri commented Monday, Jun 21

Why isnt there a skype for Cure 8520?? or is this only available for blackberrys Verizon, i am on Bharti Airtel.

evanllama18 commented Friday, Jun 25

I would really like Skype on my BB 9700. Any word on when this will happen?

ramijundi commented Thursday, Jul 8

I run Skype on a Droid Incredible.

I love it as my father located in China and I converse every other day for free on a phone that is easy to move about. I really dislike talking at my PC.

Maybe I am the minority but I appreciate the fact that only a slow 1x connection is required to run it(that is all that is available in my home). Using the cell network for voice works brilliantly.

Happy

striker6704 commented Friday, Jul 9

@ Peter Parkes >>>I realize that Verizon has a large customer base, but why are the rest of us with Blackberries penalized for not dealing with Verizon. I am writing from Canada and counldn't deal with verizon if I wanted to. If I had the Iphone I could skype, why not on the Blackberry?

carlosbracho1 commented Tuesday, Jul 20

Hello, Why just for Verizon? I would like to have it on My 9520 in Germany, When will be possible to use Skype outside USA?

yamuna.gnanadev commented Tuesday, Jul 20

Hi,
I'm moving to England for 1 yr. I was thinking of buying the Unlimited US Skype Plan (~$30per year unlimited calling to mobiles & landlines in the US). Can I use this subscription to call someone's US mobile or landline while I'm IN the United Kingdom? Also, does this subscription allow me to call someone in the US on Skype who has the Skype application on their Verizon Droid Incredible?

Thanks much!

rickdmichaels commented Sunday, Aug 1

iphonelost out when it signed up with the 2ND LARGEST CELL PHONE COMPANY in THE US.....Verizon Wireles IS THE best and most reliable cell phone provider out of AT&T & T-Mobile, I know this because I have also had AT&T & T-mobile in the past and will NEVER GO BACK to either one of them, so SKYPE signed up with the #1 and most reliable mobile phone provider in the USA, which is VERIZON WIRELESS, which DOES COVER more than 97% of all Americans who own mobile phones. It does not matter, if you have a phone like the iphone and it's with a cell phone provider, like AT&T that DOES NOT have the largest & most reliable netwok in the USA, then it makes since as to WHY SKYPE chose VERIZON WIRELESS over AT&T and the iphone....it's not ONLY the phone that counts, but also the SERVICE PROVIDER that provides SERVICE to that PHONE...in short....iphone...good phone....AT&T service....less that reliable.

I do agree with a few of these posts. I had an iphone, I now have both the ANDROID & Blackberry, both with SKYPE in them and I will NEVER go back to the iphone which is NOT ALL THAT, I much rather have my Blackberry & Droid rather than an iphone.

Everyone has to remember.....having a GREAT PHONE/MOBILE DEVICE means NOTHING unless that phone is activated with the BEST SERVICE PROVIDER'S NETWORK.

Sincerely,

Rick D. Michaels
uggyredmonster@comcast.net

david.opp commented Sunday, Aug 1

This is pretty lame. I have Sprint and just upgraded from a Palm Pro to a Blackberry Bold 9650. The Skype App downloaded fine on my BB, but won't run because it isn't a VZW phone. I used to run Skype no problem with Sprint on my Palm (Windows Mobile 6.1) and I am intensely disappointed that I can't run it on my BB. As noted above, Skype is used by millions of people all over the world, most of which don't have VZW, nor is VZW available to them. I call foul Skype! Shame on you! Thank you for making the world a bit smaller!

eternally.jarnex commented Tuesday, Aug 3

Rick D. Michaels, the epitome of a willing, almost supplicant, corporate condom. What are Skype (and thus users) signing up for? Who's getting paid for the apartheid? Skype is an internet phone service, why won't it run on other providers mobile internet? Who the hell are these people? Why can I not choose to run skype on any service providers mobile internet? Why would skype ever have any bloody say in my mobile provider?

eternally.jarnex commented Wednesday, Aug 4

"Peter Parkes commented Tuesday, Aug 3
@eternally.jarnex we have a range of apps which will work on any network"

As long as your Blackberry is on Verizon. Do you understand simple ideas? Obvious fiscal paraphillia. Is that what you hoped your comment would illustrate?

jl5203 commented Saturday, Aug 7

Skype mobile for Verizon Wireless available from Thursday! NOT! Call Verizon and ask.... this is FALSE unless you tell me how to do it when Verizon will still charge $1.29/ min on top of SKYPE!

voland66 commented Thursday, Aug 19

I want to check if Skype to Skype is really free. A couple of months ago I received a Skype call that originated on PC.
A couple of days later I noticed 60+ minutes deducted from my monthly allowance. I called Verizon and after the support person spent a while figuring out the situation, I was told that only calls initiated on the phone are free. They returned my 60 minutes at the time, but in general there is no way for me to know if the incoming Skype call was started on a PC or a phone. As a result I have not used Skype on the phone since. I would like to find out if the information I was given is correct or not.

kevin.wilson.99 commented Friday, Sep 3

I love how Skype yanked apps that would work on my phone, with claims that they are releasing a new, upgraded product, with better quality, but then when they FINALLY do, it is exclusive to Verizon, a company that doesn't even exist in Canada.

Way to drop the ball Skype. I have waited for you for long enough, and now it appears you have sold out.

I will be looking for a new service. No more money from me.

timandlucyblanks commented Friday, Sep 3

I'm still at a loss to understand what we in Australia have done to not have Skype for Android? Releasing a Skype client for us wouldn't hurt the private deal $kype have done to muzzle their US customers. Seriously Skype, whatever you're earning from crippling your product is not worth it, the damage to your reputation (particularly on the Android market) is just propping up the competition.

Get it together guys, it can't be that difficult...

kristopher.kennemore commented Monday, Sep 6

Skype,
I have a question. You offer a product that fills a void, and used to do a good job at it. It bridges a gap in communication. I have an internet connection, but no phone line. I have Skype, therefore I now have a phone. Problem solved right?? If I have Skype loaded on my mobile device but can only use it on the 3G connection and not wifi, then Skype suddenly loses it's utility.
Case: I was in the mountains on a ski trip. There was no cell service at all. My friend, on an iphone, was talking his head off becuase his skype was connected to the hotel's wifi. This is just one example of a suitable use for skype mobile over wifi. There are many more situations. I was excited when I recently purchased my doid that I could use the skype mobile app when I am in places that do not have cell service. I was let down to find out that, real reasons untold, I could not use this service over wi-fi as my friend had on an iphone.
Your earlier explanation of verizons coverage and battery usage was an insult to my intelligence. Yes, they are a big network...but do you live in a box next to a cell tower and never get out? There is a need for this and your response to this need is contradictory to the service you originally set out to offer.
In my opinion you have compromised your product and without this capability Skype mobile for droid is nothing more that a glorified yahoo messenger. At least be honest and explain why. It is technical? Legislative? Did verizon pay you off? You owe your customer base that or risk losing them. If I am alone is this then so be it. I'll move to the desert and sell blocks of ice made from acid. Just about as usefull.
Signed....former customer.

urszula.bosco commented Friday, Sep 10

Hello!

I have a verizon BB Bold, new just bought. I downloaded skype and I can receive phone calls and I can use the chat. Sometimes but rarely I can make phone calls. Generally when I want to call it says please call and that it does not do anything. I called verizon they made checked and they did not find anything with the account, they also told me to go to the store and get the phone changed. I did it and initially it was working but the day after not any more.

Can you please help me! I really need skype to call!

Thank you so much

P.s My brother has a BB storm1 and he does not have any problem and we both are on the same plan.

sgramling commented Wednesday, Nov 10

Hi Skype,
I just got an Android Incredible, and I'm having a problem with my voice mail system.
If my Skype mobile is on - incoming calls to my Skype-in number do not go to to my Skype mobile, and they also don't go to voicemail. They just ring indefinitely.

AND - how do I log off of Skype mobile after using it? Do I have to power off my phone every time I use Skype mobile to shut it off so the incoming calls to my skype-in (business) number will go to voicemail?
Thanks,
sgramling

volomike commented Tuesday, Dec 14

I am using Skype Mobile for Android on a Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Tab. I can chat okay, but trying to do a PC-to-PC call -- it bombs out immediately. Note I am trying to do this over WiFi because I purchased my Galaxy Tab for WiFi usage only, not with a voice or 3G calling plan. So, what's the catch? Is that a feature that requires a voice or 3G plan from Verizon?

marymcc500 commented Sunday, Mar 13

So, I have my own Skype number that I use A LOT - it's become so useful.

Now I need a new cell phone - which I hardly use, because I constantly use Skype

I want to use to be able to access skype with 'a' smartphone

I need to understand which phone it will work on this platform so I can make the right choice of phones. Friends in oz have iphone - which is great for the video phones, but they do get dropped with incoming calls or messages making it a pain.

I wasn't considering the verizon network...

Feedback and advice would be appreciated.

.

khalidkanzi commented Tuesday, Mar 22

Why isn't HTC Thunderbolt supported yet? I got the phone just to be able to use Skype and now I have to wait till the end of the year?