At 27 Oct 2006 13:37:23 -0400 Larry wrote:
> http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/
>
> Skype has come out with "Skype for Mobile". To use Skype for Pocket PC
you
> need Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 or Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC operating
> system on a 400 Mhz or faster PDA/PDAphone. Unwilling to have some
damned
> cellphone company screw half the features off I just got a new Dell
Axim
> X51v, 624 Mhz under Windows Mobile 5.01. Windows Mobile 5.01 still has
a
> few bugs, the worst of which is it won't connect with my Motorola H300
> bluetooth headset, dammit Micro$oft! I'm sure they'll fix it,
> eventually...(c;

I recently heard on microsoft.public.pocketpc that there's some kind of
hack to fix the BT compatibilities on the Axim.

> I'm wondering if anyone is running Skype for Mobile on any of your
> PDAphones and how does it work over 1X internet?

I've got it installed on my T-Mobile MDA using EDGE (only a 130kbps
connection) but it won't work through T-Mo's internet proxy.

> I've used Skype on a
> notebook over a Verizon aircard, which works fine at the slow local
speed
> as long as you don't put a webcam on it, or use the internet while
talking
> on it.

You could try connecting the Ax to your phone via BT and give it a whirl,
but other than "hey, I did it," you're better off sticking to Wi-Fi.

If you're thinking of going to a PDA phone on Verizon, keep in mind Skype
for Mobile is very resource intensive. My MDA is only 200MHz so I have
to overclock it to 240 to get the audio to work, and it won't even load
on my phone unless I soft reset before launching, due to WM5 memory leaks
(the longer your WM5 device is on, the more RAM mysteriously disappears
even when you close down all apps!) >

> --
> If you're sending someone some Styrofoam,
> what do you pack it in?

Bubble wrap? ;-)


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