Skype for blackberry ?

[laurab1981]

I dont know about you lot but do you think one day a version of Skype would be released free of charge for the berry ? Would be ideal ... hmmm(y)

[NJBlackBerry]

Get the popcorn. This hasn't been asked in at least a week.

[laurab1981]

wht u on about ?

[NJBlackBerry]

Wow. Sorry, I don't speak teen.

[laurab1981]

Wow sorry neither do I as Im 28 and the last time i checked I ceased being a teen YEARS ago

[NJBlackBerry]

Oh - your posting indicated a much younger person. Perhaps it was the lack of complete words. Sorry.

wht u on about ?
How could I have been confused by that.

Search on "Skype" and you'll see lots of speculation, rumors and guessing.

[laurab1981]

No indeed I do apologise for my lack of complete words , I happen to be a mother of three children and through lack of sleep etc one does tend to type shortened versions of words .

if you had clicked onto my profile you would have seen I am infact 28years old.

That is all

[wcr3d]

Wirelessly posted

Actually it was announced today. Skype is coming to BB,

[J86]

Yes, finely! I can't wait..

Read about it here (http://news.vzw.com/news/2010/02/pr2010-02-15b.html), it's coming to Verizon.

[Aviator168]

Don't hold your breath. Those Skype calls will eat your air time minutes.

[J86]

Wirelessly posted

WiFi :)

[dc/dc]

No indeed I do apologise for my lack of complete words , I happen to be a mother of three children and through lack of sleep etc one does tend to type shortened versions of words .

if you had clicked onto my profile you would have seen I am infact 28years old.

That is all

My sister is 28, has two young boys, and still manages to type in complete sentences.

Feel free to jog on if you can't play nice in the schoolyard.

[NJBlackBerry]

From the Wall St. Journal..

"While Skype users will be able to use the program to make free calls, they will still need to subscribe to a Verizon voice and data plan. The carrier's cheapest monthly voice plan now costs $40 for 450 minutes, and a $30 data plan is required with any smart phone."

THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH.

[dc/dc]

From the Wall St. Journal..

"While Skype users will be able to use the program to make free calls, they will still need to subscribe to a Verizon voice and data plan. The carrier's cheapest monthly voice plan now costs $40 for 450 minutes, and a $30 data plan is required with any smart phone."

THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH.

There's also no Verizon in the UK where our friendly original poster is from, so if this app is just for VZW, she's up the proverbial creek.

[unclefester]

Verizon Smartphones Score Unlimited Skype-to-Skype Calling - skype mobile - Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/5473076/verizon-smartphones-score-unlimited-skype+to+skype-calling)

[Triforce66]

"The Verizon Skype calls will travel over both the Internet and wireless voice technology, but they won't be counted against customers' voice or data plans, according to a Verizon spokeswoman."

Verizon bringing Skype app to smartphones in March - Feb. 16, 2010 (http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/16/technology/verizon_skype/index.htm?cnn=yes&hpt=Sbin)

[Noodle22]

If it doesn't count towards data, how does it work? WiFi? What if your not around WiFi?

Or does it use data and just not count? That doesn't make sense.

[laurab1981]

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[laurab1981]

There's also no Verizon in the UK where our friendly original poster is from, so if this app is just for VZW, she's up the proverbial creek.

Patience is a virtue , I am not depesrate for this I was just contemplating ,

[J86]

Wirelessly posted

Could we at least pretend to stay on topic?

[xMalx]

I just looked at the link above which is great and has given me better understanding but I was supprised to see that the Tour 9700 was not on the list of Blackberrys that were compatable with the new Skype app (or am I reading this wrong?)
Does anyone know how long after they make an announcement like this that it is usually available?

[xMalx]

I haven't purchased my Blackberrry yet and don't know a great deal about them, is the Tour 9700 the one to go for when it is mainly being used for interenet?

Would appriciate any advice or tips.

[NJBlackBerry]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo...

OK, this is for Verizon Wireless only. They are a CDMA carrier in the USA.

There is no Tour 9700. The Tour is the 9630, which is in the article.

No one has any idea when this will be available, although several "knowledgable sources" said the beginning or March, which has come and past.

[NJBlackBerry]

Contact your carrier (O2 according to your profile).
See what BlackBerrys they offer. Go to a shop and see them.

There is no Skype for the BlackBerry yet.
There is no Adobe Flash for the BlackBerry yet.

[the-economist]

There's also no Verizon in the UK where our friendly original poster is from

There is Verizon in the UK just fine. They just deal B2B and run possibly one of the biggest transit networks in the country. If Laura buys retail she would never hear about them. The guys she buys from though may know a thing or two about it. ;-)

Home - Verizon Business (United Kingdom) (http://www.verizonbusiness.com/uk/)

[MidnightDraven]

That may be so, but they don't run an actual mobile network in the UK.
And that site pretty much states this.

[the-economist]

That may be so, but they don't run an actual mobile network in the UK.
And that site pretty much states this.


They do. They just don't sell on the highstreet. They deal B2B. Just because they don't have shops around don't assume they don't exist. BT doesn't have shops around either, BT Cellnet (the consumer side) is loooong gone (now known as O2) but the business side of BT is live and kicking and has some millions of corporate cell subscribers, yet nobody would even call them a carrier since they don't have a nice corner shop with posters on the glass and little handsets on display.

[SergBB]

Sorry, no Skype on BB. Not official, and haven't found "third party" ones that actually work either.

[MidnightDraven]

They do. They just don't sell on the highstreet. They deal B2B. Just because they don't have shops around don't assume they don't exist. BT doesn't have shops around either, BT Cellnet (the consumer side) is loooong gone (now known as O2) but the business side of BT is live and kicking and has some millions of corporate cell subscribers, yet nobody would even call them a carrier since they don't have a nice corner shop with posters on the glass and little handsets on display.

Sorry, what is B2B?
I know that BT exists as a carrier.

I looked at the site you posted, and found absolutely no where on it, mentioning mobile cellular services in the UK.
Only mentions the US.

[the-economist]

Sorry, what is B2B?


Business to business.