During a call, you can mute the line, go on hold, or put the call on speakerphone. IPod Touch users will need earphones with an embedded mic to talk. Assuming your connection is solid, you can dial a number or quickly call a contacts stored in your address book. There's chatting as well, though Skype's flagship feature is its VoIP calling that's free to other Skype users and an inexpensive per-minute fee to landlines.Ĭalls on Skype for iPhone work only if you're in range of a Wi-Fi network, so your call quality will in part be at the mercy and strength of wireless networks nearby-calls will not work over the cell phone network on the iPhone (but chatting will). Skype's screens are well organized and use the iPhone's ability to add filters, for instance, to sort your contacts alphabetically, or by who's online. For many who already prefer Apple's sleek interface archetype, that's a triumph, but those who enjoy Skype's branding may feel disappointed. In terms of navigation, Skype's VoIP app for iPhone looks more like your traditional iPhone app than it does Skype 4.0 for Windows. While most of the features aren't too surprising-Skype does want to maintain some consistency across its mobile applications, after all-there are a few capabilities that are notably missing, and a few iPhone-only perks that are refreshing to see. You will see the following message: "We need your phone number with country and region codes." Confirm that your mobile phone number is being displayed (for example, +18125555555), and then tap Continue.We got a chance to sit down with the application's principal engineer before the announcement was made at CTIA 2009, to see Skype for iPhone do its thing.
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