SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Hello friends / maemoites / Nokiaites

N900 is finally launched in India at a very high price of Rs.30000(approx US $640) as compared to current market price of US $450 in USA & other countries.

Despite that India had not got a complete phone which people across the world enjoy. The most important thing :

THERE IS NO SKYPE IN N900 IN INDIAN VERSION. Yes Folks, you read it right. I too got a very heavy attack on the heart especially because I was waiting for this official release when I could have bought the grey market piece as soon as 3months back.

Please help me out with answers to the following questions:

1. Is it possible to install SKYPE separately in the Indian firmware 1.2.

2. If you can download & install SKYPE separately, will it function just the N900 global device with Integrated Skype??

3. Can we make video calls & use SKYPE as easily as integrated Skype?

4. Can we expect Indian firmware 1.3 to have integrated Skype?

5. Is there any other features missing on the Indian firmware as compared to Global firmware?

Nokia has a second home country in India where they can almost sell all their handsets in India. Nokia has a huge fan following & loyal followers in India. Despite that Nokia adoption such wrong policies like:

1. Releasing the phone at a very high price compared to Global markets when it should be vice-a-versa?

2. Not releasing complete phones as compared to global releases

3. Releasing the phones very late, almost after becoming outdated in other countries.

What is the reason for such a attitude against India when it is as of now actually thriving on sales in India.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

If you flash the global firmware you will get skype. And it's probably because of local regulations they have not included it.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

hi, i guess you can just flash the firmware to a global firmware, unless there are features in the indian firmware that you like to keep.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

But is it possible to download & Install SKYPE on the Indian firmware? And does it work just like an integrated application?

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Flash to global version firmware

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Ask the Indian government. they have the regulations

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Are you sure you're not just expecting a skype "application"? The skype support is tightly integrated. I believe you setup an account in the Sharing Accounts area of Settings

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

It got removed in the Indian firmware. Local regulations prohibit it or something like that. Kinda like the FM Transmitter in HK

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Why dont you just flash it to the global firmware? I have been using my n900 happily since 6 months now. Dint even bother to update it to the indian version. Best of all you are talking about N900, the most open device in the market, so go ahead use the global firmware.
Skype works perfectly for me here. I am on vodafone. I also tested video calls over wifi and was quite impressed.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

What is the difference between Global version & Indian version besides SKYPE being absent in Indian version?

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

who knows maybe some crappy regulatons. i bought mine from dubai in december middle east firmware. skype works very well with airtel. no problem

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

I am really not sure but i am assume they must have stripped a few features. But then its just a wild guess. I got mine from the US in Dec. So i dint even think about updating it to the Indian version. One thing is sure though, you wont be missing out on anything by installing the global version.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Yes, i am interested in this as well. Is there any support for indian languages?

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

The global version offers fewer wifi channels than the UK version. I don't know how it fares in comparison to other versions.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

The Indian version is Made in China, while the Global version is Made in Korea.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Does made in china and made in korea make any difference

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Can we get warranty for the nokia n900 bought from UAE in India

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

No. You can get warranty only if you purchase it from India. There is no global warranty as is there in HP laptops.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Has anyone tried download skype for pr1.2 indian version from Skype website? Please post your experience how it works and whether it is just like the integrated skype?

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

well den i wud prefer to go for the indian version as we get d warranty on it
we spent 30 k and den no waranty not worth

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

I have the version that was made in Korea but skype is still missing.
And the handset is purchased from a Nokia Priority dealer.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Sorry to inform you my friend that you have bought a grey market piece since the official Nokia N900 you buy in India are only available as Made in China. Please rush to your priority dealer or call Nokia helpline and confirm the genuineness of your model.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Vivek,

I don't think your understanding is correct. I got one of the 'first day phone' from a priority dealer in India. The dealer called me as soon as he received the stock of 10 phones. I saw the lot in his office as he was entering the list in his PC and picked one. It's a Korean make. My warranty also is registered.

One more thing I wanted to add related to this thread is I downloaded the global firmware and flashed it. It has got integrated skype. I was able to make Video call over 3G and Wi-Fi. That is the main reason I bought this model.;)

regards
MRaj

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

I just bought my N900....there is no skype n dere r some oder diffrcnces too...............and it Sucks.......

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

What differences did u notice??

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

The regulations didnt stop nokia from releasing the phone 7months late, did it?
They knew that this phone was taking a bit all over the world as this was just "still" in its test phase and yet they released the phone 7months late with much higher costs.. wow..

its not only the govt...

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Glad atleast skype works for video calling, but we still are dependent on the fact that the person on the other end also needs to have skype if we need to make a video call, why didnt nokia include video calling a feature like in other phones and make skype optional??

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Skype has everything to do with regulations. Have a look at this link if you like. Basically Skype encrypts calls and India doesn't like it.

From the article:

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and here in this forum also http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=41010 you said

Now, if I flash it, will the warranty get void?

and is there a nice tutorial to Flash Maemo in N900 for first timers?

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

i baught it from bangalore.....and i flashed it with global firmware yesterday....its working just fine with skype.....


Dont worry about warranty.....when u want to give to nokia care coz of some hardware issues or anythng,you can alwys reflash it with indian firmware...it wont take more than 5 mins....

so go ahead dude...lemme know if you have any doubts......

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

just download the flasher software and the firmware version which you want to download

go to the link below.....you can flash it with jus 5 steps.....and its nothng sort of a big techinal thing to do.....so dont worry......

just read the simple instructions from the link....i did it like that only....

Always remember to select the latest firmware version...that is PR 1.2.....

you can choose global,US or UK firmwares.....all are better than indian versions.....





http://www.maemofanatics.com/how-to-...ur-nokia-n900/

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Thanks S33. Will see that...
But you didn't answered one more question. Will the warranty get void?

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

they are selling for Rs 25000/- at nokia store..

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Abhijeet,

Your warranty won't get void if you reflash it to indian firmware before taking it to nokia support centre.


Orion 88

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Thanks Orion88freedom, nice trick, but what if my phone stops working :D

Anyways, I will see to it. Thanks once again.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Haha Abhijeet, it's not really a trick...it's actually a loophole that someone from the nokia's care centre in India told to one of their customers....i read it in one of the threads on this forum....lol....if your phone stops working, then get a new battery :D

hehe....enjoy !

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

If I remember correctly, in India you can't encrypt any traffic. Skype uses encryption and thats why it's not in firmware.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

Thread moved to Applications.

Try to post in the most specific sub-forum you can find.

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

jujust updated mine here it locked the sim card....any suggetion plz help me

Re: SKYPE on N900 Indian Version
 

it was flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_2.2009.51-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R and also tried..RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin now how to unlock sim ????????????