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Originally Posted by bennypr0fane View Post
The thing is, a regular Skype call uses VoIP, meaning it uses the Internet connection for transmitting the voice data.
The Skype calls you make with a device from Three on a prepaid basis, on the other hand, are not real Internet calls (i.e. they don't use VoIP), but they get routed as normal phone calls. So technically, you don't need a gprs-connection for that. What you do need it for, however, is for logging into your Skype-account from Three, so they can count the minutes and bill you once you used up your prepaid amount (which seems unlikely if you have 4000 mins a month).
Bottom line is, I don't think you can get your N900's Skype to use those Skype-minutes included with the X-series, because it can only make VoIP calls. In order to log you into Sykpe and then make a normal phone call, it would have to be an special "Three-branded/tweaked" build of Skype.
It might be possible if Three sold the N900 with an X-Series plan, but they don't, at least here in Austria.

I also have my contract with Three (Austria though, not Australia), and I use the built-in Skype, but not with X-Series, but with an additional data plan for my phone, which is actually quite convenient.
Hi

Thx for the reply anyway. yeah. i understand what you were trying to say. i kinda figure that out because the skype version in x-series for 3 is different compared to Fring, iskoot or n900 prebuilt version of skype. the one from 3 only allow to make x-series to computer call but not x-series to landline or mobile. sounds like 3 wont be making a n900 version of skype anyway. well, my contract is almost over with 3 anyway. the reason i am trying to avoid to pay for the data pack to 3 in Australia here because 3 is pretty bad here. i stuck with my skype contract for 15 months already. i live in metro area in Sydney here. in accordance with 3, i have pretty good signal, but most of the time my phone peggy back on to other netowrk instead of 3. then my phone go onto roaming and i cannot use skype at all. i dont know about in europe but certainly in australia if your 3 cell phone going onto roaming, you will not able to make and receive any skype call or message at all. i dont want to go sign up with 3 with the datapack and they turn around ooo we are sorry your area has bad signal. thats what they told me anyway about the skype i have after i signed the contract, and i stuck with the contract for 24 months. i mean i am in the city area if they dont even have good signal within the city area. i cant imagine the city living outside the city.