Status of Skype?
 

Any word Skype and when the beta will be released? It's really a shame they didnt implement skype instead of the obsolete google talk .... I got my money on June 26 :)

Re: Status of Skype?
 

1) We will hear nothing until it's actually ready.
2) What makes google talk 'obsolete'? I think you're looking for a different word..

Re: Status of Skype?
 

Bah! Maybe I could of used another word, but to tell you the truth I do not know anyone that uses it. The first time I heard of it was when I bought my n800. The only thing I find good about it is that its built into the UI.

Re: Status of Skype?
 

I've successfully used Googletalk (in conjunction with Gtalk2voip), although lag was an issue.

Re: Status of Skype?
 

GTalk works as fine as Skype. The only difference is that the protocol is open.

Talking about "obsolete" - I'm afraid it's Skype we'll have to say good-bye to in a few years... in my job I see all these VoIP-Solutions emerging, all with a high market potential. Of course, they all are built upon SIP rather than Skype.

So forget Skype for the N800; what we need is SIP-integration in the IM-user interface...

Re: Status of Skype?
 

and the masses starting to switch from Skype to SIP. And that i don't see happening (yet). ICQ was and is "better" than MSN Messenger, but since nobody is using it anymore... Linux/Unix/OSX was and is "better" than Windows, but since nobody is using it (no offense meant for the 6% installed base of all three OS's together), driving a LPG car propelled car is "better", but since nobody is using it, should i go on?

Bring on this Skype client!

Ton.

Re: Status of Skype?
 

This was a misunderstanding. I didn't say SIP was better than Skype (it might be morally and ethically superior, but I doubt its in any way technically better than Skype).

I said that from what I see happening here at work, it seems the masses *will* be switching to SIP-based applications because a lot of companies invest heavily in SIP-based VoIP-solutions. Skype may remein popular for some years to come but is probably not future-proof.

Re: Status of Skype?
 

since "future" in IT only lasts a couple of years at most, that's perfectly valid. I hope (for the same moral and ethical reasons) that Skype will never become the Microsoft of VoIP and we will continue to have a choice which VoIP software and which VoIP provider we want to work with. But until then... :o

Re: Status of Skype?
 

Skype does not work the same way on the Nokia N800 as under WinXP.

When I ring a contact and they send a chat message I can see the message but I can not switch to the chat window and enter text in reply. I have to disconnect the call make a response and then close chat to get back to making a call again.

The contact screen hides the chat button when a call is made. If you are in chat and get rung back (same person calling as you are chatting to) you can't get to the accept call window.

As chat and voice work from the sender okay I see no reason why the N800 can't work like a PC.

Gerald

Re: Status of Skype?
 

I just really wish they would enable tablet-to-pc video calls!! I don't know anyone else with an n800 so the camera on this thing is about as useful to me as a solar powered flashlight during a cloudy day lol