skype is so hot because it was promised...

skype is a cool app, especially for younger or less cash equiped people, i can see the n800 being a option for younger on the go people, that want to save cash on cell phone bills.. just go to thhe closest hotspot and make your calls..

really with skype i could make 95% of my calls, the remainder coul be done on a pay aas youu go cell plan, or just skip the cell thing alltogether.. as with skype out and in my yearly cost would be just over what my monthly cell bill is. thatss a lot off cash in my pocket.


open office would be so sweet.. thats what is really missing to make this a real portable computer.. OO is a killer app, skype is also, at least in my book it is.

I make frequent international calls, and use Skype for that when at home. If I'm traveling it would have been nice to use my 770 for that too.

Instead I installed Gizmo Project and bought some credit with them too (that 50c free trial credit really helped that decision!)

It was also useful at home once, when the PC wouldn't boot I used the 770 to make a call.

I find Gizmo has a bit more lag compared to Skype (even when comparing both PC clients), but it does the job. Maybe Skype will have more lag on the 800 than on a PC, maybe not.

So Skype would mean not having to maintain two sets of credit, and maybe would improve lag, but it's not going to make me buy an 800.

(I don't know why, but it seems a little bit cool making a call on something that isn't a phone, not to mention costing a fraction of what a cellphone call would.)

I think the obvious opportunity here is for web-based office apps that can work with the Nokia tablets. If Google chooses not to, what prevents another entity from doing this?

Amen to that. I think that if someone came up with a stableful of web based apps that worked great with the N800, I would be willing to pay for access to them.

Alternately, if someone could just make the N800 work well with the Google apps...

That's what i said But i'm still waiting for any reply on my question if someone has good talking experiences through WiFi. Could anyone reply please? I'm very interested in this.

Looks like an area where a nimble Google competitor could-- oops, sorry, lost my mind for a moment there.

What are you talking about. Skype has video call capabilites, as does X-Lite.

BlogrQ,
I use Wifi as my main phone service. (But then, I have some wicked cool gizmos that make sure my Wifi calls sound like regular phone calls.) I do pay Skype 30 bucks a year for Unlimited outgoing and 36 a year for a incoming line. I am looking forward to the Skype release for the N800 for the simple reason that as long as I am near a hotspot, I can get phone calls.

Sapporobaby,
FYI - Skype for Windows has Video call capabilities. I know the Linux one doesn't. And I'm not sure about the OSX version.

@electrolind,

I can not speak for the Linux version but the Mac OS X version has had video for quite some time. www.skype.com for additional info.

Do we forget so soon? Nokia's goal for this device is as an INTERNET device, putting browsing and communication above PDA and business functionality.

With that in mind, Skype is a natural progression. With that, webcam chat with other (Yahoo, AIM, MSN) clients, Bluetooth PAN, and even better streaming video (Flash) support should be the roadmap.

If they wanted to roadmap it as a business device, they'd have given it a keyboard. If they wanted to make it a PDA, they'd have given it a contact manager, phone dialer, richer Email app, and calendar out-of-the-box. Given the included software, partnerships, and strategy, it's clear that the primary goal remains internet-experience-centric.