maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Skype vs. T-mobile Voice Plan

	qole	2009-09-22 , 06:10
	Moderator \| Posts: 7,109 \| Thanked: 8,820 times \| Joined on Oct 2007 @ Vancouver, BC, Canada	#13

Originally Posted by bronzetank

Will incoming calls to my Skype phone number appear on the desktop just like an incoming call would on a voice plan?

Yes. The phone rings for Skype and GTalk calls exactly like a "regular" phone call. It also sounds fine over 3G (and WiFi), just like a regular phone call.

Originally Posted by bronzetank

Will I have to perform an extra step in order to make calls that I wouldn’t otherwise?

The dialpad defaults to "cellular" for call type. You would need to change that to Skype (by tapping a button and choosing Skype from a list) before pressing the call button. If you are calling a contact, however, you just hit the "Call via Skype" button instead of the "Call" button. They are both buttons on the same page.

Originally Posted by bronzetank

If I leave 3G coverage and only have edge speeds will I get poor voice quality or lose multi-tasking capabilities? (ie. Internet browser?)

EDGE is very slow. Not very useful for VoIP. You can probably make calls to friends who don't mind shouting, "could you say that again?" over and over...

__________________
qole.org --- twitter --- Easy Debian wiki page
Please don't send me a private message, post to the appropriate thread.
Thank you all for your donations!

Last edited by qole; 2009-09-22 at 06:12.

Quote & Reply |

The Following User Says Thank You to qole For This Useful Post:
bronzetank