Skype for Mobile Phones
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Finally, finally, finally, finally a version of Skype that is designed for WiFi or high-speed data (EVDO, etc) mobile phones.
Thank you Skype.
Not that this makes you worth several billion dollars to eBay (what *was* Meg drinking? I'll have a double!) but you're worth a lot more to me.
I already use Skype in hotel rooms (assuming nominally non-crappy wifi) to avoid horrific cell phone charges overseas or ear-rot from too-long conference calls. This will allow me to login to a wifi location in an airport overseas and make calls for pennies.
Yes, 19 quid is a lot for an all-day connection at Gatwick, but it's a 19 minute phone call away from break even. Plus, assuming you have a decent cell phone you can use your cell phone as a "modem", thereby doing a dirty double to the wifi guys.
Seems only fair to screw them after all the times they've screwed us with low bandwidth wifi and obscenely high costs.
Thank you Skype.
Not that this makes you worth several billion dollars to eBay (what *was* Meg drinking? I'll have a double!) but you're worth a lot more to me.
I already use Skype in hotel rooms (assuming nominally non-crappy wifi) to avoid horrific cell phone charges overseas or ear-rot from too-long conference calls. This will allow me to login to a wifi location in an airport overseas and make calls for pennies.
Yes, 19 quid is a lot for an all-day connection at Gatwick, but it's a 19 minute phone call away from break even. Plus, assuming you have a decent cell phone you can use your cell phone as a "modem", thereby doing a dirty double to the wifi guys.
Seems only fair to screw them after all the times they've screwed us with low bandwidth wifi and obscenely high costs.
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