retroremakes
February 3rd, 2010, 22:05
Once Apple began allowing VoIP over 3G (http://gizmodo.com/5458498/apple-now-allowing-voip-over-3g-could-ipad-calls-be-next), we heard that iPhone app Fring (http://gizmodo.com/5459260/fring-iphone-app-allows-skype-calls-over-3g) had the feature built in—instantly allowing Skype calls over 3G. But we wondered when Skype itself would update their official iPhone app (http://gizmodo.com/tag/iphoneapp/). Their answer? Soon.
You can watch the video above for more details, but according to the Skype blog there's a reason why we haven't seen the update yet:
You may have seen other apps offering calls over 3G, but we're holding ours back for a little bit longer. Why? So that we can give you the very best audio quality we can. When our 3G-capable Skype for iPhone app is released, it'll let you make calls in wideband audio, giving you greater clarity and fidelity – because that's what you expect from Skype.
According to our resident iPhone app aficionado John Herrman, the Fring app already works "pretty well," so I can't wait to see what we'll get directly from Skype. [Skype (http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2010/02/an_update_on_skype_for_iphone.html)]
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You can watch the video above for more details, but according to the Skype blog there's a reason why we haven't seen the update yet:
You may have seen other apps offering calls over 3G, but we're holding ours back for a little bit longer. Why? So that we can give you the very best audio quality we can. When our 3G-capable Skype for iPhone app is released, it'll let you make calls in wideband audio, giving you greater clarity and fidelity – because that's what you expect from Skype.
According to our resident iPhone app aficionado John Herrman, the Fring app already works "pretty well," so I can't wait to see what we'll get directly from Skype. [Skype (http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2010/02/an_update_on_skype_for_iphone.html)]
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2XkmT9e52YM/skype-iphone-app-will-make-calls-over-3g-soon)