Comments on: UPDATED: Skype for iPhone Now Available! (Everywhere but Canada!)

By: Krishna

Krishna — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:22:23 +0000

Hi all i am using Skype and my phone is jailbroken and even unlocked …. the only problem i face is … skype eats up battery faster than any other app at a rate of 50% … which means the battery back up is now only 4 hours … does anybody else have the same problem ???

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:19:47 +0000

I have serious problems with the notion that a lack of e911 service could be keeping SkypeIn from Canada. e911 is only for outgoing calls, not incoming calls, and we can already get outgoing call plans with Skype. By the aforementioned logic, if e911 was the problem then that service wouldn't be available either.

I don't know what the real problem is, but people need to stop repeating the e911 thing and find it so we can do something about it.

By: Keith McArthur

Keith McArthur — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:51:34 +0000

I’m in the communications department at Rogers and want to respond to some of the questions raised here. Rogers isn’t involved in decisions about which apps are offered on iTunes in Canada – that’s between Apple and the developers. Rogers doesn’t block Skype and our customers will be able to use the Skype app if and when it is available in Canada.

By: Jeff C

Jeff C — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:51:10 +0000

Trying to use Iphone app and connect to nonSkype phone but app keeps trying to use 3g network (not allowed). I’ve disabled 3G in settings but app keeps giving me error message about 3G. Thanks

By: pinge8

pinge8 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:36:24 +0000

@vyna, I had the same problem too. In my case it was mcoolphone.

However I'm still not able to make/receive skype calls.

By: Memphis

Memphis — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:29:25 +0000

So in case anyone is wondering, the reason why Skype is nto availible in Canada is because we have a rule about Phone programs that they must offer a 911 service at all times. Thats why you can’t get a skype in number in Canada and its why they won’t allow it into the app store as well, because it does not hat E911

By: Vnaya

Vnaya — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:02:47 +0000

i have upgraded to latest mobilesubstrate 0.9.2805-1 but now i am facing serious problem with skype. After login if i am trying to message to the another user, as soon i am touching the keypad my skype crashes automatically.

I received mail from Saurik "However, the problem is not MobileSubstrate: I made a multiple minute phone call over 3G using 0.9.2805-1 (which now lets you use things like backgrounder and voipover3g with Skype): you have some other extension installed that's not working, and now its able to get injected into Skype."

Can somebody help me what could be possible extension that is causing problem...

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:50:37 +0000

Found on http://tinyurl.com/iskypereview

April 1 UPDATE: Complaining that after updating mobile substrate voipover3g and backgrounder isn’t working?

Saurik just released another update of mobilesubstrate 0.9.2805-1. This version fixes the problem entirely allowing for mobilesubstrate addons to work with Skype app. You can now use Skype app with VoIPover3G! and backgrounder. Just update mobile substrate on Cydia once more and enjoy skype on the go!

By: psywzrd

psywzrd — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:01:47 +0000

That’s definitley the right identifier but it doesn’t work.

By: trisco

trisco — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:49:07 +0000

ditto to above. Adding that line does not work. Is this the correct identifier for skype?