Skype on Nokia. Isn’t it great?
Nokia released Skype client on its range of Symbian mobile OS. This will be free with twenty phones of Nokia and it can also be downloaded from the Ovi Store of Nokia.
These range of Nokia phones will let its users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls and also to share files and send instant messages. The files sharing such as photo will be possible through a Wi-Fi or mobile data connection.
One more advantage Nokia users will get through this website is of sending SMS to abroad phones at low cost.
Both Skype and Nokia have developed several clients that have a touchscreen. The best example is Nokia N97 mini and also the latest X6 handset of Nokia. Skype recommends its mobile users to take the unlimited data plan.
According to Jean-Jacques Sahel, the director for government and regulatory affairs at Europe, Africa and Middle East skype, on an average the phone calls uses data between 8K bps (bits per second) and 20K bps.
Skype also says that very soon the company will also be launching similar versions on other manufacturers Symbian smartphones such as of Sony Ericsson. Moreover the officials mentions that developing a client for the Android phones is also on top priority.
Will the mobile operators welcome Skype features on mobile?
Officials of Skype says the operators view that Skype is changing for better, but some operators in U.K, Spain, France and Germany either are prohibiting the subscribers from using Skype on their mobile or else they are charging some “discriminatory” extra fees for this service.
However, Skype is optimistic and says that the mobile operators across the world will eventually start treating the Skype traffic as any other data.
Well, let us wait and see how the operators are going to make more money with the Skype on handsets.
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