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2010-05-30
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honestly, as someone that pays for an unlimited calling skype subscription, I'm not too fussed about skype bringing in a small subscription fee for skype to skype over 3G, provided that skype to skype PC is still free.
ETA: your post is too vague. you haven't included any of the other speculative information that includes verification that iphone customers need to pay the fee to unlock 3G usage (which is something they haven't previously had available like us N900 users do) and that usage on wifi will still be free. more than likely, this is apple's bidding and insistence as part of their "non-mimicing phone functionality" clause on apps and they'll split the subscription profit 50/50 with apple, or more likely as is apple's habit, 30/70.
Last edited by esperai; 2010-05-30 at 11:48.
ETA: your post is too vague. you haven't included any of the other speculative information that includes verification that iphone customers need to pay the fee to unlock 3G usage (which is something they haven't previously had available like us N900 users do) and that usage on wifi will still be free. more than likely, this is apple's bidding and insistence as part of their "non-mimicing phone functionality" clause on apps and they'll split the subscription profit 50/50 with apple, or more likely as is apple's habit, 30/70.
Last edited by esperai; 2010-05-30 at 11:48.
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2010-05-30
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@ Austria (no kangaroos over here)
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One more reason not to own an i-fart 
CU - M_99
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Nokia 8110->7110->6150->8310->7250->N70->N95->N900 + SGS2
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2010-05-30
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Originally Posted by esperai
My post was an image and a link to someone else's blog post of the same image... I've no interest in starting another iphone/android/maemo discussion.
ETA: your post is too vague. you haven't included any of the other speculative information that includes verification that iphone customers need to pay the fee to unlock 3G usage (which is something they haven't previously had available like us N900 users do) and that usage on wifi will still be free. more than likely, this is apple's bidding and insistence as part of their "non-mimicing phone functionality" clause on apps and they'll split the subscription profit 50/50 with apple, or more likely as is apple's habit, 30/70.
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Please don't clutter the forum with questions that have been answered many times previously. Either use Power Search or check the following useful threads.
http://wiki.maemo.org/Frequently_asked_questions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
http://wiki.maemo.org/N900
Please don't clutter the forum with questions that have been answered many times previously. Either use Power Search or check the following useful threads.
http://wiki.maemo.org/Frequently_asked_questions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
http://wiki.maemo.org/N900
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2010-05-30
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@ Jerusalem, PS/IL
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Skype didn't have voice calls over 3G on the iPhone last time I tested it (about one month ago).
They might have added it in a new version for the iPhone.
On other devices it uses 3G like it uses WiFi, so I doubt they'll add a charge for that.
So it seems to be iPhone only from what I understand.
They might have added it in a new version for the iPhone.
On other devices it uses 3G like it uses WiFi, so I doubt they'll add a charge for that.
So it seems to be iPhone only from what I understand.
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2010-05-30
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Even though they're just milking the iSheep this is quite upsetting.
They're actively going out of their way to bill for this, they'll have to add features to be able to tell 3G connections from other connections - presumably the client app will have to report this information.
I knew one day Skype would turn evil and it looks like we're seeing the beginnings of it.
They're actively going out of their way to bill for this, they'll have to add features to be able to tell 3G connections from other connections - presumably the client app will have to report this information.
I knew one day Skype would turn evil and it looks like we're seeing the beginnings of it.
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2010-05-30
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Originally Posted by GameboyRMH
As previously mentioned, more than likely this charge specifically for iphone on 3G would be at Apple's request and Apple would be the one with their hands out wanting money in return for the functionality, considering it's functionality they've disabled previously (and it's that reason why GoogleTalk doesn't have an official app - Google refused to hinder the app to wifi only).
Even though they're just milking the iSheep this is quite upsetting.
They're actively going out of their way to bill for this, they'll have to add features to be able to tell 3G connections from other connections - presumably the client app will have to report this information.
I knew one day Skype would turn evil and it looks like we're seeing the beginnings of it.
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2010-05-30
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@ Agoura Hills Calif
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When iPad was released, the first thing that happened was that newspapers increased their rates for everyone, not just iPad users. I think it's fair to associate Apple with a move to charge consumers more in general.
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2010-05-30
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@ London
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apple makes companies greedy!!
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2010-05-30
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Apple = bad news.
enough said.
enough said.
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"Impossible is not in the Maemo vocabulary" - Caballero
Taken from here
Edit. But maybe not on N900 - sorry for wasting your time.
Please don't clutter the forum with questions that have been answered many times previously. Either use Power Search or check the following useful threads.
http://wiki.maemo.org/Frequently_asked_questions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
http://wiki.maemo.org/N900
Last edited by hellnick; 2010-05-30 at 12:22.