Description
With Skype on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, you can make and receive calls, and instant message anyone else on Skype, wherever they are in the world. You can also save on international calls and text messages to phones. Skype is free to download and easy to use. With the latest version, you can now call over 3G*, and keep Skype running in the background.
• Call Skype-to-Skype, wherever you are
Call your Skype contacts wherever you may be, either on 3G or WiFi, with near CD quality sound. It's completely free to call people on Skype over WiFi or 3G*.
• Great value international calls and text messages
If your contacts abroad aren't on Skype, you can still reach them and save with Skype's great rates. Call and text phones anywhere in the world directly from your phonebook.
• Instant message for an instant response
With Skype for iPhone, you can instant message one or many people on Skype at the same time, wherever, and whenever the mood strikes.
*Operator data charges may apply
- This version works on iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and iPod touch. Skype requires iPhone OS version 3.0 or above.
- Calling functionality is available on iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and 2nd generation iPod touch onwards. iPod touch requires a compatible headset with a microphone.
- Near CD quality sound for Skype-to-Skype calls using wideband audio (SILK codec) on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad and 2nd & 3rd generation iPod touch.
What's New In Version 2.0.1
- Run Skype in the background with multitasking in iOS4.
Receive Skype calls and IM while other apps are running or when your iPhone is locked. You can also continue your call while you switch to another application.
Multitasking is available only with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.
Customer Reviews
Best application for iPod Touch!!! (much better than Fring)
Thank you so much Skype for coming out with this amazing application I have been waiting for this ever since I have gotten an Ipod touch! Thank you Apple for approving this amazing application!
I used Fring before this came out and I had problems all the time... I would open up the application, wait for 5 min for it to log in to try and avoid calling errors and then it would still tell me "call terminated, wait until login on". Plus the dialpad would never beep when I hit the buttons during a call so I could never acess my voicemail. Also the status I could never modify to show as invisible when I just didnt want to talk to my contacts.
With this Skype application I havent had any trouble at all... its perfect. Some things which are great about it are:
1) You have a great/working dialpad... This is EXTREMELY important since I have an Ipod touch and must have this to access my voicemail or to call 1(800) numbers that need me to press buttons to get to the correct dept(Fring dialpad doesnt work for this)
2) Starts calling as soon as you press the call button... with Fring you press call and can wait about 4-5 rings on the application before the call actually goes through
3) You can modify your status... I sometimes want to be invisible from my friends and with Fring I could never modify my status it always showed as online
4) Your contact list automatically transfer's as soon as you sign in... wow
I have an Ipod touch so I cannot wait for the new Iphone 3.0 firmware update (for ipod touch too) to come out so that I can connect my bluetooth headset in order to make phone calls on Skype without having to buy a funky external microphone to make calls.
I really just cannot believe how great it is that Apple allowed this application on iTunes! I mean, this application allows people to make calls without using their Iphone minutes (which probably makes AT&T mad since they want people to run out of theiir 450 minutes and buy more) and yet Apple still let this thing through the appstore just to make us happy. My iPod touch is an Iphone now for me since I am always around a wifi connection (at college, library, home, or starbucks)
Thank you again Apple and Skype
Finally?... Oh twist!
We finally get 3G VoIP... But after August there will be a "small" fee to use it... Not sure if it's worth any fee for me, personally. Meh...
Pay to use Skype over 3G?
Lame, the call quality is not good at all and you want me to pay for it in 2 months?
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Free
- Category: Social Networking
- Updated:Jul 21, 2010
- Current Version:2.0.1
- 2.0.1 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
- 7.4 MB
- Languages:English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
- Seller:Skype Software S.a.r.l.
- © (c) 2003 - 2010 Skype Limited, Patents Pending. Skype, associated trade marks and logos and the "S" symbol are trade marks of Skype Limited
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
