Skype Lets Blackberry Down, Causing User Disappointment
Thursday July 2, 2009
Skype makes the news again this week - it has released its full-fledged Windows Mobile phone software (downloadable from this link), which was in beta so far. Also, Apple approved Skype 1.1 for the iPhone and iPod. But Skype isn't just making people happy; it is causing disappointment too.
Since I reported on Skype and Blackberry some time back, observing that contrary to what was announced by Skype, no Skype client has been released for BlackBerry, I kept receiving comments from disappointed BlackBerry users, most of whom have been expecting Skype for BlackBerry since a long time. Alex commented today, "I think this is rubbish. Yes, there was a call for beta testers on the skype lite forum for Bold owners. However, that was all, and the suggested release date passed by, and NO update at all." I suggest patience, wishing that a reaction comes from inside Skype itself. Meanwhile, Blackberry users can benefit from the advantages of VoIP through other services like Vopium, Truphone, Yeigo, Raketu etc. Find a list of those applications there.
Since I reported on Skype and Blackberry some time back, observing that contrary to what was announced by Skype, no Skype client has been released for BlackBerry, I kept receiving comments from disappointed BlackBerry users, most of whom have been expecting Skype for BlackBerry since a long time. Alex commented today, "I think this is rubbish. Yes, there was a call for beta testers on the skype lite forum for Bold owners. However, that was all, and the suggested release date passed by, and NO update at all." I suggest patience, wishing that a reaction comes from inside Skype itself. Meanwhile, Blackberry users can benefit from the advantages of VoIP through other services like Vopium, Truphone, Yeigo, Raketu etc. Find a list of those applications there.
Comments
I have been using ((truphone)) on my blackberry BOLD and I am getting high quality mobile VOIP calls out of the product at really great pricing. £10 / month unlimited 40+ country landline plus some mobile destinations. Do not need any skype anymore ((truphone)) does it all for me. At home I installed it on iPod Touch and it does magic.
I have been using , , ,
specificall their Call Pakistan package to call my family in Pakistan. I found a major difference in voice quality and packages i was having with calling cards.I thought there was a “Skype Lite” for Blackberry being tested by Beta users. Or I had heard about an open call for beta testers in May 2009. But never heard anything after that.
I had disconnected my internet from my phone just before that. Had I known they were bringing Skype to Blackberry users, I would have stayed connected. I use Skype for international calls all the time off my PC.