To 3G or not to 3G; that is the Skype question
It’s Tuesday, and already the Twitterverse is jam-packed full of references to the new Skype iPhone application – mostly from people exclaiming excitedly that they’ve managed to install it without their handset turning into the technological equivalent of a Norwegian Blue parrot.
However, once you filter out the noise there’s an interesting rumour abound. Apparently once Apple roll the long-awaited 3.0 iPhone firmware update, the Skype app will be able to make and receive calls over 3G data – and not just WiFi as it currently does. The clever souls over at 9to5Mac have already tried it with a developer release of the 3.0 firmware, using AT&T’s network, and apparently it works fine – if not with better quality than a normal GSM call.
Quite a few mobile operators don’t like VOIP – T-Mobile have already started blocking it in certain countries, and many already ban the use of it as part of ‘unlimited’ data plans. This could be an interesting show-down between Skype, Apple and the operators – unless of course Skype have bribed said operators with a financial cut based on number of downloads, annual revenue per user, or something similar. Now there’s an interesting rumour..
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