Comments on: Some Interesting News About Skype For BlackBerry

By: Skype For BlackBerry Will Not Be True VOIP… Surprised? |

Skype For BlackBerry Will Not Be True VOIP… Surprised? | — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:14:05 +0000

[...] little while back we learned that RIM actually created an official Skype client and never released it due to them caring more about carriers than customers. On Monday Skype [...]

By: Official BlackBerry Skype App Confirmed For May |

Official BlackBerry Skype App Confirmed For May | — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:24:13 +0000

[...] let you know a few details about Skype for BlackBerry a bit back but the latest news off the wire is a bit more promising. So far they are actually calling it a [...]

By: Skype headed to BlackBerry in 2009 | BB Geeks

Skype headed to BlackBerry in 2009 | BB Geeks — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:30:46 +0000

[...] as the applications routed the calls through your phone anyway. That could change in 2009. Via BerryReview we learn about Skype’s big plans for [...]

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Skype For Blackberry - Page 2 - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:58:01 +0000

[...] I’ve tried iskoot and im+. The call quality is consistantly better on im+. But iskoot is free, so that is what I have loaded until a real skype client comes along. Some Interesting News About Skype For BlackBerry | BerryReview.com � [...]

By: jonp

jonp — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:09:49 +0000

“Skype is continuing to work on a separate BlackBerry client for release later this year.”

At least there’s hope!

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:37:11 +0000

I’d love for a real Skype client to be out for the BB, and of course I’d want it to work over WiFi, which is my main need. I won’t hold my breath though: when I had my Nokia N80, Skype was promising a Symbian version “any time soon”, and it never happened. We were waiting for at least two years, and I still don’t know of anything concrete ever being released. Skype seems to be the ultimate in vapourware unless you’re running WindoZe Mobile. Let’s hope their performance in actually delivering improves.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:21:20 +0000

When he says he doesn’t expect to see it released any time soon I can’t help but feel more optimistic.

If they have developed it, why would they not?

Yes it would eat into the carrier revenue, but so does Instant Messaging eat into their SMS revenue. And just look at how many IM clients RIM has released.

I have hope.

But if RIM doesn’t start focusing on their software instead of just churning out dozens of new handsets each year… I’ll be off to iphone-alley.