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Monday, March 30, 2009

Sneak Peek at Skype for iPhone, Available Tuesday

By Daniel Ionescu, Mar 30, 2009

Skype is set to launch its iPhone application Tuesday bringing its much anticipated Net-based phone service to Apple's mobile platform. With the Skype iPhone app users will be able to make free calls using Wi-Fi to other Skype users as well as use their Skype accounts to make reduced price calls to traditional landline phones. Skype announced its iPhone application would be available on Tuesday for free with a version for the BlackBerry available in May. Mobile versions of Skype are already available for Nokia, Windows Mobile, and Google Android phones. From what we can tell the Skype for iPhone looks great, but there are some drawbacks. One disappoint is users won't be able to place calls over cellular networks but only via Wi-Fi. Still, for international callers especially Skype's iPhone app will save callers money by allowing them to avoid AT&T's traditional wireless phone network and adds the convenience of allowing Skype users to use their iPhone handset for Skype calls.

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