Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

I tried OS2008 a while back (it may have been the beta) and it dropped calls between 2 - 30 seconds. For me, a defective Skype is a deal-breaker for switching to OS2008.

At this thread on the Skype forum, one of the moderators claims it works fine: "I don't have issues with Skype on my N800 running OS2008."

Can anyone confirm that Skype works on the N800 running OS2008 without dropping calls yet?

(And yes, I have searched but didn't find anything concrete)

TIA

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Yes I can confirm. I did a test call live on Ustream a few days ago, successfully maintained the call for over a minute.

As long as you have the latest version of both OS2008 and Skype you should be fine.

http://www.tablet-guru.com/2008/01/n...with-the-guru/

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Spent the half hour on Skype with my wife earlier. No problem for me -- OS2008 (50-2)

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Thanks for the quick reply - could you please confirm you're testing on the N800 and not the N810?

Thanks again

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

The current version of OS2008 (50-2) is the same on both N800 and N810. Only difference between the two devices now is hardware such as the keyboard. Same processor, etc.

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

I'm using an N800 with OS2008 and I maintained a 15 minute call from a horribly slow access point in Vietnam to the US with little trouble.

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

No problem using Skype on my OS2008 N800. Had a conversation for over an hour. Early on it dropped when (out of habit from using a cellphone) I went outside for a smoke, beyond my wireless router's range. Lesson: If you're having problems, it might be with the constancy of your wireless connection. The N800 and OS2008, however, are fine for Skype.

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Okay, thanks everyone. It must have been because when I tested it, OS2008 was still in beta.

Pity there's no video though. Seems kinda silly how you can't use the built-in webcam.

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

N800, OS2008

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Works on Gizmo, but nothing to call home about (bad pun, sorry). Image is somewhat pixelated, but I'm not bothered since i usually call over SIP anyway :)

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

>> ...nothing to call home about...

Hyuk hyuk hyuk! Hmm, I wonder if you can use SIP to call SightSpeed users... that would rock :)

Erk, kind of going off topic...

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Is Sightspeed running off SIP? If so, then it should work :)

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

Can confirm too, Skype works fine on OS2008. I did a clean OS2008 install from the old OS2007 as was recommended, some people had problem when I tried just OS update. Also Gizmo is working fine, I'm using voice only.

On the contrary, Skype on 2007 was terrible, it always crashed after ~10min. I wrote to both, Skype and Nokia, about issues with Skype and OS2007 but they turned me down, they were blaming responsibility on each other. Big warning to all, neither Nokia or Skype really support it! It's apparently just still a fun project for them, no big money = no interest to support people who bought in.
There were some posts indicating that Skype starts turning your machine to their p2p node after 10min, what a coincidence.

Re: Skype on N800 OS2008 without dropped calls?
 

i use an N800 running OS2008 with the latest version of skype. i'm currently using this setup as my primary phone plan. while sometimes i have issues with broken conversations, for the most part i have no issues making calls with skype. there is an astounding number of wifi hotspots in my area. now, if they could only get the video calls working.