The number of things that can be done with an iPhone seems endless. The list has a new entrant since Skype is now available for iPhone users through the iTunes Store. Users can sign up and download the app over Wi-Fi in order to access Skype.
Skype allows users to send instant messages and make Skype-to-Skype calls to other users for free. It also enables people to send SMS messages and make calls to mobiles or landlines at lower rates. Calling functions are available on Phone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPad and 2nd generation iPod touch. A compatible headset with a microphone is required with iPod touch. This new Skype version 2.0.0 will allow users to make Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G networks for free till the end of 2010.
“Using Skype on 3G has been the number one request among our iPhone customers. This new version is a great step towards enabling our customers to take and use Skype everywhere they go,” explained Russ Shaw, GM for Mobile, Skype. “Using Skype on iPhone without being restricted to the availability of a Wi-Fi network will open up new ways for Skype customers to stay connected and make free or low-cost calls whenever they want, wherever they are in the world.”
The app is cited to offer CD quality sound for Skype-to-Skype calls and implements wideband audio SILK codec for iPhone 3GS, iPad and 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch devices. It comes with improved call quality indicator and extends an enhanced start up time. Additionally, users can access the dial pad easily from the main screen of the device.
The app is available in a host of languages, namely, English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Skype is compatible with iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch, and iPad. It requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later versions.
This Skype app is available through the iTunes Store for free.