So the rumour is that Skype finally has a beta under development for the Blackberry Storm or Bold phones, or possibly the 3G able models too. This is a long time in coming and partly due to the technical way in which data was implemented on the OS on these phones in previous models. If I remember correctly, and to put this in terms clear to non-techies too, then the only type of voice over data implementation that one could have done before, was one way traffic, i.e. much like the old ‘push-to-talk’ method of talking because the data implementation could not handle dual channel conversations. Eish, not sure I put that quite correctly, but as long as the concept is explained that the phone had no ability to handle Skype data requirements before due to the restricted data communications implemented on the OS (I think the highest data standard old BB model phones could handle before was EDGE technology).
So, the current beta is closed, but should be the start of a whole new Skype Mobile adventure for Crackberries like me. One word of warning though about the capabilities of this specific Skype Mobile beta – it only handles chat, no voice at all, so if you are using something like IM+ or iSkoot, you best stick with it unless the Skype model turns out more reliable in terms of battery usage and connectivity.
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