Comments on: Power Play: Android and Skype http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/ life on the move Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mobile Quiz http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 Mobile Quiz Mon, 05 May 2008 23:05:31 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1522 Skype is the best thing that has happend to the interent in 7 years Skype is the best thing that has happend to the interent in 7 years

]]> By: Atlantis http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Atlantis Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:24:26 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1244 This is 100% real. I’m so glad that internet has people, who write so wonderful, and who don’t lie online. This is 100% real. I’m so glad that internet has people, who write so wonderful, and who don’t lie online.

]]> By: tretle http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 tretle Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:06:24 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1211 More interested in the possiblity of google opening the skype api much like googletalk was, allowing users to have choice in what application they use to access their skype account. Telepathy-Skype protocol, thats something I would like to see. You would see skype support popping up everywhere then without relying on a company to port it. Then I might use it, as for the android platform. I was excited about it once upon a time but the fact you are forced to use Java sucks, it means that current linux applications cant be ported to it unlike the maemo platform. So google are just making compatability so bad that in my view they want everyone to drop all those great projects and make crappy held back ones instead. The only thing its got going for it is that its based off the linux kernal. Would of been much cooler to see tracker, telepathy, elisa, conduit etc having the ability to be ported over. More interested in the possiblity of google opening the skype api much like googletalk was, allowing users to have choice in what application they use to access their skype account.
Telepathy-Skype protocol, thats something I would like to see. You would see skype support popping up everywhere then without relying on a company to port it.
Then I might use it, as for the android platform. I was excited about it once upon a time but the fact you are forced to use Java sucks, it means that current linux applications cant be ported to it unlike the maemo platform.
So google are just making compatability so bad that in my view they want everyone to drop all those great projects and make crappy held back ones instead. The only thing its got going for it is that its based off the linux kernal. Would of been much cooler to see tracker, telepathy, elisa, conduit etc having the ability to be ported over.

]]> By: Keith http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Keith Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:17:09 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1208 That's some great news! I've been hoping Skype to drop its price rate further so that I can be lured to their VoIP service. Right now, there are several other VoIP services available on the Internet, but I would still prefer to use Skype, if not for its higher pricing plan than other VoIP services that I know. This move is definitely highly welcomed by people, especially from the Open Source community. That’s some great news! I’ve been hoping Skype to drop its price rate further so that I can be lured to their VoIP service. Right now, there are several other VoIP services available on the Internet, but I would still prefer to use Skype, if not for its higher pricing plan than other VoIP services that I know.

This move is definitely highly welcomed by people, especially from the Open Source community.

]]> By: Mobile Boffin http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Mobile Boffin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:17:02 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1207 Simply put, the carriers will find a dozen reasons/ways to block it. Regardless, it would be a good acid test of their new "openess" especially wrt Verizon. Forces the issue. Still begs the bigger question for Google: play nicely with the operators and build mobile search and advertising market share or go to the mats for unfettered access to do things like ad funded VoIP??? BTW, wrt Google picking up Skype, that's would should have happened in the first place! Simply put, the carriers will find a dozen reasons/ways to block it. Regardless, it would be a good acid test of their new “openess” especially wrt Verizon. Forces the issue. Still begs the bigger question for Google: play nicely with the operators and build mobile search and advertising market share or go to the mats for unfettered access to do things like ad funded VoIP???

BTW, wrt Google picking up Skype, that’s would should have happened in the first place!

]]> By: Lex Ein http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Lex Ein Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:39:31 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1200 Except... Skype has a "Pro" $3/month unlimited-calls-to-U.S./Canada-phones plan, which is why I'm turning off my wired telephone account. www.skype.com/allfeatures/skypepro/ Except… Skype has a “Pro” $3/month unlimited-calls-to-U.S./Canada-phones plan, which is why I’m turning off my wired telephone account. http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/skypepro/

]]> By: hello http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 hello Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:05:22 +0000 http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/04/power-play-android-and-skype/#comment-1199 It is like no one here has used EVDO or better for voice? It sucks. Especially Skype. The QoS is too awful to work this way. Fun. It is like no one here has used EVDO or better for voice? It sucks. Especially Skype. The QoS is too awful to work this way. Fun.

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