I began this blog as a way to help i wireless customers understand and effectively use wireless data. I have not maintained the blog since leaving i wireless in 2008, but it continues to get a lot of visitors, so I have decided to dust it off and see if I can keep it updated with fresh content. I no longer live in Iowa so I can't address what is going on with i wireless, but being a bit of an Apple fan boy, I thought I would try to cover some of the ways that I use iOS devices in my daily life.
Showing posts with label Skype. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skype. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Can I Use Skype for Mobile with i wireless?
A co-worker was trying to download Skype for Mobile today and running into difficulties. She asked me for help. I turned to the Skype website. Apparently you need a Pocket PC with a minimum 400Mhz processor plus a WiFi or 3G connection. Neither i wireless or T-Mobile in central Iowa is 3G at this time. If you are still interested in using Skype at Wi-Fi hotspots, you will want to visit Skype's Developer Zone to see a list of supported devices. There aren't (m)any devices on the list that i wireless has ever sold.
Friday, November 03, 2006
IM on Your i wireless Phone? You Bet!
If you ask your i wireless salesperson or customer service rep if the new Mobile Web options will let you IM your friends, they will probably tell you "no," but that's not true! With EQO Mobile, you can chat with your friends, whether they are on AOL, ICQ, GoogleTalk, MSN, Skype or Yahoo. I successfully downloaded and installed the application from www.eqo.com/a onto a Motorola KRZR K1. While it does work, it is EXTREEEEEEEMELY slow! I'm warning you now, if you are one of those people that pushes the elevator button ten times because you don't get a response fast enough, you are going to have to restrain yourself when using this application. I don't know if this is due to the number of contacts I had on my buddy list, the available phone memory, the available bandwidth, or something else, but it is painful. As with many of the applications I am going to review here, EQO is in beta testing, so that may have something to do with it as well. If you want the capability to instant message, it is there. I have not yet tried all the services. I was able to use AIM, but for some reason, my username and password for Google Talk did not take. I may try to log into Skype and Yahoo at some point in the future just to try it.
Labels:
AIM,
GoogleTalk,
ICQ,
mobile IM,
MSN Messenger,
Skype,
Yahoo Messenger
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