Tell us your Skype app stories

As the midnight line rolled across the globe last night, international iTunes users picked up the Skype app with glee and enthusiasm. While users in Germany are fuming at reports that T-Mobile plans to block use of Skype via its WiFi hotspots, everyone else seems quite happy so far. We're already hearing about Bluetooth speakerphones or plug-in mics that should work well with the service.

More updates: users of jailbroken phones may want to check Cydia for an update to the mobile substrate component that stops Skype from crashing. Canadian users are, for the moment, out of luck due to a patent concern.

If you've got Skype fired up on your iPhone, let us know how it's going for you and what the advantages/drawbacks of VoIP on your iPhone or iPod touch are so far. Leave a comment below, or send us a Skype IM at 'TUAW_on_Skype' with your thoughts.

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As the midnight line rolled across the globe last night, international iTunes users picked up the Skype app with glee and enthusiasm. While...

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paul

some of you are making a mountain out of a mole hill. when importing (iphone) a number to skype, after your selection has been made and you are back in skype, edit the name, if desired, and fire up the magnifying glass and add the "1". takes all of a couple seconds. it's that easy.

April 07 2009 at 4:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andrew Warner

@Ron I think that's on the desktop version of Skype. The iPhone version doesn't have that.

April 02 2009 at 11:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andrew Warner

I don't have a 1 before the numbers in my address book. So when I dial a number from my contacts, Skype doesn't know how to handle it. Anyone know how to either add a 1 to all my contacts or to get Skype to do it?

(I tried setting the format that includes a 1 in my Address Book's preferences, but it still doesn't add a 1.)

Any ideas? Anyone else seeing this issue?

April 02 2009 at 2:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Ron

Andrew, In Skype, go to Preferences/Calls and check the box that reads... Dialing: For numbers without country code use:, then choose United States (+1) in the drop down menu. That will do it!

April 02 2009 at 7:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Danielle

Skype for the iPhone is sweet! I just saw a pretty cool demo of it too, check it out! http://tinyurl.com/def4pq

April 01 2009 at 6:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nawed

Skype took a lot of time to launch an app for iphone and the recent upgraded client for computers is really a design blunder as even a person who is using skype for last three years is not comfortable with the new design. I recently read a story about this skype new app for iphone on a site http://areacellphone.com and i made me write about it.

April 01 2009 at 2:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

szstudios

Man,

Forget Skype - I have a iPod touch and make unlimited REGULAR (SIP) calls to Regular landlines/cells for $20 a year. Not jailbroken and it's easy to do.

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mark

And this service is called.......

April 01 2009 at 1:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mark

Skype works fine on 3G here. Thanks Cydia and VOIPover3G!

April 01 2009 at 12:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sidd finch

so the taiwanese credit-purchase is an issue.

outside of that, it seems that a lot of folks are giving the app bad reviews in the app store due to a lack of understanding of the service, which is really unfortunate.

lots of "no 3g? WTFZ0RZ?!?!" and "it says i can make calls for free, but i CAN'T MAKE CALLS FOR FREE," type complaints. sort of disheartening.

April 01 2009 at 11:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ron

Has anybody found a mic/speaker combination that enables Skype voice calls on a 1st gen iPod Touch?

April 01 2009 at 7:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Boyo

Crash Crash Crash Hello Oh Hai! Crash

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