http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/ Engadget Comments for Nokia adds Skype to Ovi Store, foreshadows death of regular phone calls http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
+1 to that]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/yup, i would rather they become data pipes with an actual business model around it! for now data is just another word for ripping....]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Here in Finland 70% of phones are bought unlocked and all dataplans are always unlimited(and i mean really unlimited. I haven't ever undrstood how can carriers example in Britain sell unlimited plans as separate and they still actually aren't what you are buying).

Still two largest carriers are making +5 billion profits every year and we got western worlds cheapest data plans and one of the world cheapest carrier costs in a country that doesn't have anything cheap.

I sure hope carrier come down from the place where they have been put in some countries, but that will be harder. ]]>Mar 3rd 2010 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
now add a google voice application for non-skypers and carriers might be forced to up the ante on data support. goodbye calling plan, hello data era]]>Mar 3rd 2010 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Here in Portugal "unlimited" is 12,50€ extra a month and is limited to 500MB.
So yeah, we're not used to data being unlimited]]>Mar 3rd 2010 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Neither can I, but don't think that carriers, and their industry lobbying groups, won't try to fight this from becoming widespread. They dread becoming dumb data pipes, essentially utilities.

If they have to, I gather they'll unofficially agitate for a tariff or extra 'tax' on Ovi/Nokia phones. Don't put it past them.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://bit.ly/ovi-maps-real-performance]]>Mar 3rd 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Oh well hopefully somebody outside North Europe gets the idea as our carriers here(thought i believe Telia Sonera owns some big UK carriers) and notice their plan base to 4x in 2 weeks.
Actually new hit is selling secondary SIM with 384kbit/s - 5Mbit/s dataplans to be used with your laptop. 400 000 have been sold in a country of 5 million. Don't say me that they can't make money of 8 euros a month for 384kbit and up that is always real unlimited dataplan ;)]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Apr 6th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/If it's not that hard, why don't you make one?]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Seriously, "even Nokia", the cell phone manufacturer that is bigger than the two next combined?

Besides, in N900 that came out several months ago, Skype was already integrated into the actual phone & contact functionality. Out of box!

It makes you choose whether you want to call using regular / Skype if you have both contacts for a person and with incoming calls its pretty hard to tell which is which.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Nokia's had native Skype apps for ages...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Use Fring or Nimbuzz.
I do; skype in my hand, erverywhere!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Don't forget about Gtalk chat and calls.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Fring and Nimbuzz is terrible on Android. Android needs to get a proper Skype using wifi too.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
C'mon Nokia, you're not out the fight yet!

Let's remind the world why Nokia's still around, and always will be]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Nokia is surprising me lately. I considered them doomed until recently, but they are being quite competitive recently. Way to go Nokia, the dying-but-still-fighting horse.

I still think they've got the wrong platform...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
How dare you question the superiority of a Skype program made by Skype? Rawr! 8U (Yeah, no, it's the same.)
]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Because Skype is natively built on symbian, and Fring provides (sort of) hacked version of skype. Same as pidgin vs. msn messenger, icq, etc...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
That's not a very good way of explaining it really. They're essentially the same except one is made by Skype themselves. They have a Public API so it's not a "hack" at all.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
The skype app for S60v3 has a bad layout and seems very flaky, it flickers the screen as it updates the status of each of your skype contacts.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
On the other hand, Fring just got video on S60 3rd FP2, so I keep both around.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Considering that camera is usually on the back of the phone how do you see your friend when you talk to them through your camera on the back of the phone? Or are there any Nokia phones with front facing camera?
I'm hot for mobile videochat! That would be so awesome for me to be able to do that!

Basically, what should I buy (what phone is the best for this purpose)?

Thanks!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Almost ALL of the Nokia S60 phones have 2 cameras, the main one on the back for photos and a secondary one on the front for video.

So go pick up one of the new Nokia C5 phones for cheap.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
i'm just pissed. i still have it installed on my phone, and it works as expected. way to piss off customers, skype.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/WinMo has far fewer numbers of handsets than Symbian so I guess Skype wants to target that...]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
it was reported, yes.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/But business is business dude :(
Buy an N900, skype is awesome-ly integrated with messaging and voice.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
I didn't see any stories about it. Hopefully they'll relaunch with 7 Series. If not at least they've got Symbian, Android, iPhone, and Blackberry covered. A webOS app would be nice too.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
as long as i don't have to reset my phone, or change the phone, i still have it.

i just hate such business behaviour of today, simply not caring at ALL about customers. just about making money. solely. annoying.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
You can still get it from Skype's servers!

Try the following link:
http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-winmobile-cab]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Hm. After searching, I guess that was BGR.

I rescind the previous.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 3:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
It's great.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/That's pretty awesome, I must admit. I want an HD2 primarily as a browsing-on-the-go thing (I figured Opera and/or Bolt) VS using it to talk, and was considering dabbling in the Skype thing, to see how that works, but I just found out a few posts above that there's no Skype for WinMo.

... DUDE, THAT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
It's probably more of an upmarket device feature for smartphones that will spend a lot of their time within range of a WiFi network. Straight voice traffic has a pretty low ARPU anyway, and Nokia's upmarket range sells heavily in unsubsidized form.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 4:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/
Next time say something productive bro...

RIP in oblivion.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/On occasions I have some strong negative feelings about Engadget writing too, but almost everything you wrote here is wrong.
Hating Symbian is not hating Nokia.
They ARE supposed to write their opinions (and so can make the "stale" call)
They are not a news outlet for facts only.]]>Mar 3rd 2010 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/nokia-adds-skype-to-ovi-store-foreshadows-death-of-regular-phon/Mar 3rd 2010 5:48AM