Skype? - Treo Forums

tarynbw · 12-25-2005, 06:35 PM

Is it possible to use Skype on the Treo 650 and avoid peak airtime charges for calls that are not nights and weekends? I didn't find anything on www.skype.com that they even support Palm.....

alex_mathews · 12-25-2005, 10:30 PM

They don't support Palm OS devices at the moment, and I really don't know if they plan to in the future.

tarynbw · 12-26-2005, 12:55 PM

I bet when Apple comes out with their version of a Treo 650 (which I hope is soon!) it will work with Skype....

I wonder if this incompatibility will make any 650 users switch to the new Win based 700? I assume that will work with Skype?

tarynbw · 12-26-2005, 01:06 PM

any "Skype" like programs, like iCHAT or Google talk, work with Palm devices. Hmm...will have to do some research. As a person who went over $190- on her peak airtime, I am looking for ways to talk on the treo peak hours without paying peak prices :-)

alex_mathews · 12-26-2005, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tarynbw

I bet when Apple comes out with their version of a Treo 650 (which I hope is soon!) it will work with Skype....

What do you mean? What does Apple have to do with a Treo 650?

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I wonder if this incompatibility will make any 650 users switch to the new Win based 700? I assume that will work with Skype?

There is a Windows Mobile version of Skype, and it has been mentioned to work in the part I review of the 700w done by Treonauts.

alex_mathews · 12-26-2005, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tarynbw

any "Skype" like programs, like iCHAT or Google talk, work with Palm devices. Hmm...will have to do some research. As a person who went over $190- on her peak airtime, I am looking for ways to talk on the treo peak hours without paying peak prices :-)

Currently, there is no functional VOIP (Voice over IP) applications for Palm OS devices.

tarynbw · 12-26-2005, 01:47 PM

I had heard across the internet somewhere that Apple was working on their own smartphone....probably just a rumor...but we can hope.

I am bummed no VOIP works with Palm...

chris · 12-27-2005, 01:14 PM

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I had heard across the internet somewhere that Apple was working on their own smartphone....probably just a rumor...but we can hope.

PDA...Smartphone...

Ever since the end of the Newton, the rumors will never end.

I'm sure there are still people using the Newtons!

-Chris