Review: IM+ for Skype 检讨：即时通讯+对Skype
Rating: 评价： 7.0/10 7.0/10
OTA: NA 大田：不详
Cost: 费用： $29.95 $ 29.95

Have you ever wanted to have a good VoIP program in your Blackberry?您是否曾经希望有一个良好的VoIP程序，在您的BlackBerry ？ How about Skype?如何对Skype的呢？ Skype is the de facto standard for VoIP on the desktop. Skype是事实上的标准的VoIP在桌面上。 That’s what “everybody uses”.说的什么“每个人都使用” 。 But neither RIM nor Skype gives Blackberry addicts any help with that.但既不是RIM公司的Skype ，也不让黑莓成瘾者的任何帮助。 I don’t blame RIM, there is no money for them in it.我不会责怪圈，有没有钱，为他们在它。 But Skype really should give us a Blackberry application so we would use their network more often.但Skype实在应该给我们一个黑莓的应用，所以我们会利用他们的网络，更经常地。

Skype is the de facto standard, but not the only solution out there. Skype是事实上的标准，但并不是唯一的解决办法出来。 There are more and there are better.有更多的和有更好的。 I could talk about the more and the better someday.我可以谈论更多和更好的总有一天。 Today, I am going to talk just about IM+ for Skype, one of the very few alternatives available on the Blackberry scene.今天，我要谈只是即时通讯+ Skype的，其中一个很几个选择，可于黑莓现场。 Here is the conclusion right away: it’s not great, but it’s OK.这里的结论是正确的距离：它不是很大，但它的确定。 Keep reading for the full review.继续阅读，为全面检讨。

The initial connection is a bit slow, but that shouldn’t be a problem to most people.初始连接是有点慢，但应该不会有问题，以最广大人民。 I use Skype very very little so I leave IM+ for Skype turned off all the time, but I guess most people will want to leave it running all the time.我使用的Skype非常非常少，所以我离开即时通讯+ Skype的关掉所有的时间，但我猜想大多数人将要离开它运行的所有时间。 Keep in mind, however, that you don’t need to leave IM+ for Skype running all the time to receive Skype calls since IM+ for Skype does not use the data connection for calls.请记住，不过， 您不需要离开即时通讯+ Skype的运行所有的时间接收 Skype电话以来， 即时通讯+ Skype的 不使用数据连接通话。 It uses something called “callback”.它使用了一些所谓的“回拨” 。 You need to log in to place calls, so IM+ for Skype has to be running when you place a call.您需要登录到地方的来电，所以即时通讯+ Skype的要运行的地方，当您拨打电话。 But when you receive a call, no data connection is used at all, so IM+ for Skype doesn’t have to be running unless you place Skype calls often, and that’s just because you have to log in. I thought I’d start the review right away discussing this detail and be very clear about it because:但是当你接到一个来电，没有数据连接是用来在所有，因此， 即时通讯+ Skype的并不一定放送，除非您的地方， Skype电话往往是，这只是因为你要登录我以为我要开始审查的权利，远离讨论这个细节，并很清楚它，因为：

• a lot of people don’t realize immediately that IM+ for Skype uses callbacks and/or even have no idea what that means;很多人并没有意识到，立即表示， 即时通讯+ Skype的用途，呼和/或什至不知道是什么意思;

• a lot of people might as well give up immediately on this application because of the callback.有很多人可能以及放弃立即就这一申请，因为该回调。

Using a “callback” means that first you have to purchase用“回拨”是指第一你要购买 Skype credits Skype的学分 or a或1 Skype Pro plan Skype的亲计划 (Skype used to call such things “SkypeOut”, as opposed to receiving calls, which used to be referred to as （ Skype公司用来打电话给这些事情“的SkypeOut ” ，作为反对接听来电，其中以往被称为 SkypeIn的SkypeIn ). ） 。 Then you log in to your Skype account with IM+ for Skype .然后你登录到您的Skype帐户与即时通讯+ Skype的 。 Then you don’t really place a call, but rather “request” that your Skype account place two calls simultaneously: one to the person you wish to call and the other to yourself!那么您就没有真正的地方打电话，而是“要求” ，您的Skype帐户的地方，两个电话同时：一个人，你是否想打电话和其他给您自己！ Your Skype account will call your mobile phone (or any other phone number you configure) directly , no data connection is used at all after you log in. Those two simultaneous calls will be charged from your Skype credits or Skype Pro plan.您的Skype用户的帐户将打电话给你的手机（或任何其他电话号码，您配置） ，直接 ，没有数据连接是用来在所有后，您登录这两个同时呼叫将被落案控从您的 Skype的学分或Skype亲计划。

The upshot is: you end up paying for two phone calls when you’re actually placing one , and you end up paying for placing one phone call (to yourself) whenever you receive one.结果是：你最终支付两次电话时，您实际上是把一 ，和你最终支付上放置一个打电话（给自己）时，您会收到一张 。 Even worse is the fact that you’re probably doing that from your Blackberry and calling cell phone numbers in certain countries is a lot more expensive than calling landline numbers.甚至更糟的是，事实上，您可能这样做，从您的黑莓，并要求手机号码，在某些国家是有很多更昂贵的要求比陆上号码。 That’s not the case with the USA.这不是个案与美国。 Calling any phone in the US costs USD 0.021 per minute (excluding VAT).要求任何电话，在美国的费用USD 0.021每分钟（不包括增值税） 。 But calling a mobile phone in Brazil costs USD 0.213 per minute, four times as much as calling a Brazilian landline (USD 0.054).但要求一具手提电话在巴西的费用USD 0.213每分钟， 4倍之多，要求巴西陆上（ 0.054美元） 。 You can check all您可以检查所有 SkypeOut rates here SkypeOut的费率在这里 . 。 So if you launch Skype on your desktop and call my Skype username, you won’t be charged a dime because Skype-to-Skype calls are free.因此，如果你推出的Skype在您的桌面上，并呼吁我的Skype用户名，您将不会被落案控一毛钱，因为Skype的到Skype电话都是免费的。 But I will be charged because I am not sitting before my desktop.但我将被落案控，因为我不是坐在我面前的桌面上。 My Skype account knows that and calls my mobile phone using my own Skype credits.我的Skype帐户知道，并呼吁我的移动电话用我自己的Skype的学分。 This is no longer a Skype-to-Skype call anymore, it is a Skype-to-Skype-to-mobile call.这已经不再是一个Skype的到Skype呼叫了，这是一个Skype的到的Skype到移动电话。

I’m sorry if this whole explanation is boring you to no end.我很抱歉如果这整个的解释是，沉闷，你没有终点。 I explain this to people in person, face to face, and they always have a hard time getting their head around the concept.我解释这是人民的人，面对面，他们始终有一个努力的时间获得他们的头部周围的概念。 So I wonder if I can be clear enough about it in writing and in English (I am Brazilian).因此，我不知道是否可以不够清楚，它在写作和英语（我巴西） 。

So I still can save some money using IM+ for Skype to make international calls, but not that much money since I can’t place a true data-only VoIP call.所以，我仍然可以节省一些钱，使用即时通讯+对Skype作出的国际电话，但没有这么多钱，因为我不能一个真正的数据，只有VoIP的通话。 And that sucks even more if we consider that there are Skype programs for Symbian and Windows Mobile that support true data calls, without any callback.和sucks为更如果我们认为有Skype的程序Symbian和Windows Mobile的支持，真正的数据通话，没有任何回调。

OK, I just lost about half of my audience.确定，我只是失去了约一半的我的观众。 Let’s go on with the rest of the review for the brave readers who haven’t fled yet…让我们去对与其余的检讨，勇敢的读者，谁没有逃离，但…

Calling someone is not always cheap, but it’s certainly easy.有人要求并不总是便宜，但它的当然并非易事。 You can select a contact in the list and activate the menu and select “Call…” or activate the menu and select “Call Phone…” to call someone who is not in your contact list.您可以选择一个联络人在清单中并激活菜单，并选择“呼叫… … ”或激活菜单，然后选择“通话电话… … ”有人打电话，谁不是在您的联系人列表。 In the second case, you type in the number and wait for a call.在第二种情况下，您输入在数量和等待一个电话。 In a few seconds, your own phone will ring and you’re supposed to answer.在几秒钟后，您自己的电话会响，而您要的答案。 If you answer quickly, you can still hear the tone that indicates the other party is being called.如果您的答案很快，您仍然能听到的语调，表明另一方是被称为。 The only thing that annoys me here is not being able to paste a phone number.只有一件事， annoys我在这里是无法粘贴的电话号码。 It must be typed, which is not just inconvenient, it’s dumb!它必须输入，这不只是不方便的，它的哑巴！

Note the “Locations” menu entry in the screenshot above.注意： “地点”菜单条目，在画面以上。 That is quite simply a list of phone numbers where you are likely to be found.这是很简单的名单，电话号码你身在何处可能会被发现。 The most obvious choice is your mobile phone, but you may also add your landline number to the list.最明显的选择是您的移动电话，但您也可以添加您的陆上编号，以名单。 Whenever you place a call, you have the chance to choose one of your pre-configured “locations” and be called at whatever phone number is more convenient at the time.每当您一个电话，您有机会选择一个您预先设定的“位置”和被称为在什么电话号码是更方便的在时间。 That is useful if the Skype rates for mobile phonesin your country are higher than those for landlines and you happen to be sitting next to a landline phone.这是有用的，如果Skype的利率为移动phonesin贵国均高于那些为陆上和您碰巧坐在旁边的一陆上电话。 You can create several “locations”, so you can add your mobile phone, home number, office number, your mother’s number, your girlfriend’s number or any other landline you’re likely to be around often and save a few bucks instead of getting your calls on the expensive mobile number.您可以创建几个“地点” ，使您可以添加您的移动电话，家庭号码，办公室号码，您母亲的号码，您的女友的人数或任何其他陆上您可能会左右往往并储存数雄鹿而不是让您的呼吁对昂贵的手机号码。

The quality of these phone calls varied a lot with me.质量，这些电话不同了很多与我。 Too much for my liking, actually.太多的我喜欢，其实。 I called 8 numbers to test IM+ for Skype and had the following results:我呼吁八号码，以测试即时通讯+ Skype的 ，并且有下列结果：

• Landline phone in Santos, Brazil: poor, but useable .陆上电话在桑托斯，巴西：穷人，但可用的 。 Very little delay, but quite a few micro sound interruptions.很少延误，但也有不少微声中断。 The other party complained about the quality after a couple of minutes and asked if I was on Skype.另一方抱怨的质量后，两分钟，并询问如果我是对的Skype 。
• Another landline phone number in Santos, Brazil: poor and not quite as useable .另一陆上的电话号码在桑托斯，巴西：穷人和不太作为可用的 。 Very little delay, but too many sound interruptions.很少延迟，但太多的声音中断。 The other party complained about the quality immediately.另一方抱怨，立即质量。 I was ordering a pizza.我订购比萨饼。 I gave up on the Skype call and called the place again with a normal phone call.我放弃了对Skype呼叫和所谓的地方，再次与正常的电话。
• Landline phone in São Paulo, Brazil: unusable - we could barely hear each other.陆上电话在巴西圣保罗：不可 -我们几乎无法听到对方。 There was considerable delay and enough sound interruptions to prevent us both from hearing more than one out of every ten words.有相当的延误和足够健全的中断，以防止我们无论从听证会多于一个列，每十个字。
• Another landline number in São Paulo, Brazil: unusable - we could barely hear each other.另一陆上人数在巴西圣保罗：不可 -我们几乎无法听到对方。 There was considerable delay and enough sound interruptions to prevent us both from hearing more than one out of every ten words.有相当的延误和足够健全的中断，以防止我们无论从听证会多于一个列，每十个字。
• Landline phone in New Jersey, USA: not good, but useable .陆上电话在New Jersey ，美国：没有好的，但可用的 。 Very few micro interruptions, but considerable delay.极少数微中断，但相当多的延误。 The other party seemed to have a little difficulty with the call, but we were able to communicate.另一方似乎有少许的困难与要求，但是我们可以沟通。
• Landline phone in New York, USA: quite good .陆上电话在New York ，美国：相当好 。 Very little delay and almost no interruptions.很少延误，几乎没有中断。 We could maintain quite a clear conversation.我们可以保持比较清醒的交谈。
• Mobile phone in London, UK: poor, not very useable .移动电话在英国伦敦：穷人，而不是非常有用 。 Too many sound interruptions and a little bit of delay.太多的声音中断和一点点的延误。 We gave up on the experiment quite quickly because we weren’t really able to communicate.我们放弃了对实验相当迅速，因为我们不能真正的沟通。
• Mobile phone in Perth, Australia: good, quite useable .移动电话在珀斯，澳大利亚：好，相当有用的 。 Thanks, Greg!谢谢您，格雷格！ A little delay, but close to no sound interruptions at all.有点延误，但接近没有健全的中断在所有。 I found the sound somewhat muffled, almost distorted.我发现，听起来有点muffled ，几乎扭曲。 Greg said he could hear me very well.格雷格说，他可以听到我很好。

Note that no two calls were made on the same day.请注意，没有两个电话都是在同一天。 I’ve had IM+ for Skype for several weeks and made these calls several days apart one from another, hoping to avoid testing all calls under one single set of conditions of any particular day and time.我已即时通讯+ Skype的几个星期，并作出上述呼吁数天，除了一从另一个，希望能避免测试的所有要求下，一个单一的一套条件的任何特别的日期和时间。

I wonder how fair it is to include call quality in this review.我不知道如何公平，这是包括通话质量在这方面的检讨。 Call quality is provided by the Skype network, not IM+ for Skype .通话质量是所提供的Skype的网络，而不是即时通讯+ Skype的 。 But IM+ for Skype uses the Skype network, and readers will probably be interested in investigating comparisons so as to make the best decision.但即时通讯+ Skype的使用Skype的网络，读者可能会感兴趣的调查比较，以便作出最好的决定。 I have to say that I was disappointed.我必须说我感到失望。 Most of the calls were bad enough that I don’t want to use IM+ for Skype on my Blackberry anymore, especially considering the extra cost of the callback.大部份来电是够糟糕的，我不想使用IM + Skype的对我的黑莓了，特别是考虑到的额外成本回调。 Maybe my standards are too high.也许我的标准太高。 Our fellow BerryReview.com editor Greg Myers was quite satisfied with the call quality, but I wasn’t.我们的同胞， berryreview.com编辑格雷格迈尔斯是相当满意与通话质量，但我不是。 The thing is: there are alternatives.这件事是：有替代品。 A few months ago, I had a little几个月前，我有一个小 Jajah jajah credit, tested it calling Santos, São Paulo, New York and Los Angeles, and found their call quality was considerably better than Skype’s.信用考验，它要求桑托斯，圣保罗，纽约和洛杉矶，并发现其通话质量相当好，比Skype的。 Or I can buy international calling cards here in Brazil.或者，我还可以购买国际电话卡在这里，在巴西。 They are not really cheap and dialing those codes is very annoying, but their call quality is close to perfect.他们并不是真正的廉价和拨号这些守则是很烦人的，但它们的通话质量接近完美。 I don’t make international calls that often anyway so I can afford the calling cards’ slightly higher rates.我不作国际长途电话，往往无论如何，所以我能负担得起的电话卡'略高利率。 And I never really tried我从来就没有真正尝试 EQO素质 , it could be another good alternative if it is available in your country. ，它可以是另一个不错的替代，如果这是在您的国家。

Anyway, IM+ for Skype is available with a free trial period, so you can test it and take your own conclusions about call quality.无论如何， 即时通讯+ Skype是提供免费试用期，所以你可以测试它，并采取您自己的结论，通话质量。

The other thing that Skype has is chat/text messaging. IM+ for Skype does very well in that department.其他的东西， Skype已是聊天/短信。 即时通讯+对Skype确实非常好，该部门。 That is nothing more than text in a program interface and IM+ for Skype has a fairly good interface.这是什么以上的文字在一个程序界面和IM + Skype拥有相当不错的界面。 I certainly noticed a few minor design inadequacies, but nothing that will ruin your experience.当然，我注意到一些小的设计不足之处，但没有什么会断送你的经验。 I bet most people will see nothing wrong at all with the interface.我敢打赌，大部分人会看到没有错，在所有与接口。

It is a simple chat window with a little bit of color so that it doesn’t look too dull.这是一个简单的聊天窗口，与一点点的颜色，使其不看太呆板。 It is configurable to some extent: you can change font, color, add or remove time stamps and select a couple of other message formats like the two styles of big round-cornered balloons depicted in the screenshots above.这是配置在一定程度上：你可以改变字体，颜色，添加或删除时间戳记，并选择一对夫妇的其他邮件格式一样，这两个风格的大轮-一隅气球描绘，在画面以上。 Auto text is supported, there is a small selection of images (smilies and mood indicators) and a template tool that helps you create and use “canned” messages. IM+ for Skype does not send or receive files, though.自动文本支持，有一个小的选择图像（笑脸和情绪的指标）和模板工具，可以帮助您创建和使用“罐头”的邮件。 +即时通讯Skype的不发送或接收的档案，虽然。 Bummer. bummer 。

There are many other things you change and configure besides the chat window, which is good, but the configuration section is big and messy, and that is clearly the worst thing about IM+ for Skype .还有很多其他的东西，你的变化和配置，除了聊天窗口，这是好的，但配置节是个大国一塌糊涂，这显然是最糟糕的事约即时通讯+ Skype的 。 I am a huge software aficionado, I’ve tested many hundreds of programs in my 12 years using Windows and Linux and I can learn how to use most applications very fast.我是一个庞大的软件迷，我已经测试过数以百计的程序在我的12年使用的是Windows与Linux ，我可以了解如何使用大多数应用非常快。 I usually master these typically small cell phone applications and all of their configuration options in under 15 minutes.我通常会掌握这些典型的小细胞电话应用，以及他们所有的配置选项下，在15分钟。 But it took me 2 days to master IM+ for Skype and get it properly configured.但我花了2天的时间来掌握即时通讯+ Skype和得到正确配置。 The reason for that is a hefty number of configuration options distributed in a not always logical arrangement.原因是这是一个庞大的数目配置选项分布在一个并不总是合乎逻辑的安排。 Some sections contain a lot of options.部分路段包含了很多选项。 Others contain just one or two.其他含有一个或两个。 “Advanced” contains three. “先进” ，包含三个。 Some sections could have been unified.部分路段可能会被统一。 Some configuration options within those sections do not have a very clear purpose.一些配置选项，在这些路段并没有一个非常明确的目的。 Others are very clear, but suggest additional/related options that obviously should have been included, but are missing.别人是很清楚的，但建议额外的/相关的选项，显然应该已经包括在内，但人失踪。 I often forgot they were missing and would come back later looking for them and would curse them because I couldn’t find them or realize that they had never been there.我常常忘记他们失踪，并会回来后找他们，并会诅咒他们，因为我无法找到他们，或认识到，他们从未有。 Anyway, the whole configuration section is crowded and confusing.无论如何，整个配置节是拥挤和混乱。 The good thing about it is that once you tweak all the options you want, you probably won’t be touching it again ever.该是一件好事约，那就是一旦你调整所有您要的选项，你可能不会谈到它再次以往任何时候都。 You can see most of these configuration options in the following screenshots:你可以看到大部分的这些配置选项，在下面的画面：

Last, but not least, I’ve had a very frequent and annoying problem with the contact list: it is not accurate.最后，但并非最不重要的，我已经有非常频繁和恼人的问题与联络人清单：它是不准确的。 It displays a lot of “online” contacts that are not really online.它显示了很多“在线”接触，并不是真正的线上。 Some actually online contacts are indicated offline.一些网上的接触，其实是表示离线。 I can easily check that by trying to chat with these contacts or simply logging in from my desktop and comparing what the two contact lists look like.我可以很容易地进行查核试图通过聊天室与这些接触或干脆测井在从我的台式机和比较这两个联络人清单的样子。 The contact list on IM+ for Skype is just not reliable.联系人名单在IM + Skype的是不可靠的。 Sometimes it will show the contact list correctly several minutes after the login, but that could take as long as 15 or 20 minutes.有时它会显示连络人清单中正确的几个分钟后，登录，但这种情况可能需要长达15年或20分钟。 Sometimes it will display an inaccurate contact list for hours.有时它会显示是不准确的联络人清单小时。 It’s buggy.它的漏洞百出。

Conclusion: the chat features of IM+ for Skype work very well, but making and receiving calls with it is not a very good experience. 结论：聊天功能的IM + Skype的工作很好，但决策和接收呼叫，这不是一个很好的经验。 Maybe it’s just Skype’s fault, but that doesn’t change the outcome.也许这只是Skype的故障，但这并不改变的结果。 The callback requirement certainly doesn’t help either.回调的要求，当然没有帮助。 It makes all calls considerably more expensive in certain countries. IM+ for Skype looks to me like it is going to please a lot of people and disappoint a very similar lot.它使所有通话相当多的昂贵，在某些国家。 +即时通讯Skype的期待，我想这是去请了很多人失望，和一个非常类似的很多。 This review should give you a few answers in advance, but there are a few aspects that you will have to try and judge by yourself.这项检讨应给你一个数的答案提前，但有几个方面，您将有尝试和判断自己。

Pros: makes and receives Skype VoIP calls; includes Skype text messaging/chat; good user interface. 利弊：制造和接收Skype的VoIP电话;包括Skype的文本消息/聊天;良好的用户界面。

Cons: Skype’s spotty call quality; requires callback - no free or cheap calls; no file transfer in chat mode; buggy contact list. 意见： Skype的通话质量参差不齐;需要回调-没有免费或廉价的来电;没有文件传输在聊天模式;小车的联络人清单。

My rating: 7. 我的评价： 7 。 Loses 2 stars for requiring callbacks and another star for the less than satisfactory call quality most of the time.失去2星级要求呼和另一个明星为不到令人满意的通话质量，大部分的时间。 Even if it’s not quite the program’s fault, that’s what it uses.即使这不是相当程序的故障，这是什么用途。

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