How do i use skype on my Wi-Fi smartphone

[Guest Kinch]

Hello,

OK, i am getting a Wi-FI smartphone and heard that you can get cheap calls on it through SKYPE on your PC.

I have a wireless router which feeds my PC and Xbox, so how can i set up my mobile to receive Skype ?

I obviously download a version of Skype ?

I have no idea what to do next, any tips would be appreciated.

[Guest Kinch]

Just thought,

will it eat up my free minutes, or is there a way of getting round this ????

Edited October 19, 2005 by Kinch

[Guest furby]

Just thought,

will it eat up my free minutes, or is there a way of getting round this ????

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nope, with wi-fi you're just connecting to the internet. You'll have your own IP address, essentially the same as the PC version. You're not making a phone call

Not sure about using the phone as a glorfied (skype)handset, which is I think what you were getting at.

Think there is a version (all be it beta) for the smartphone, but I can't check here "interent telephony" is blocked :roll:

[Guest]

Hello,

OK, i am getting a Wi-FI smartphone and heard that you can get cheap calls on it through SKYPE on your PC.

I have a wireless router which feeds my PC and Xbox, so how can i set up my mobile to receive Skype ?

I obviously download a version of Skype ?

I have no idea what to do next, any tips would be appreciated.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is all from the back of my mind so check it our first but I'm fairly sure I read on msmobiles.com that they got skype working on a smartphone. As far as I can remember they used the PPC version successfully. My only question (that I never bothered to ask :roll: ) was how a smartphone can run it given they only have a 200mhz proc and skype requires a min of 400 mhz. Unless the new 200s run better, who knows ?

any way head over to msmobiles.com and someone there should at least be able to point you you the artical I read.

hth

gerryR

[Guest gilesjuk]

If you use the PPC version on the Smartphone you need a PC to control it as there's no touch screen on the phone. So it's pointless.

[Guest sprankine]

Hello,

OK, i am getting a Wi-FI smartphone and heard that you can get cheap calls on it through SKYPE on your PC.

I have a wireless router which feeds my PC and Xbox, so how can i set up my mobile to receive Skype ?

I obviously download a version of Skype ?

I have no idea what to do next, any tips would be appreciated.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just a quick thing to note is that if your pc is a laptop then you should be able to call directly through it, as long as it has a mike of course. I do and it works fine.

Cheers.