Sweet mercy! Is this the soul of the new machine? A breathless post on 9to5mac points out that it is generally possible to run Skype on AT&T’s 3G network. Their question: “IS THIS THE END OF THE VOICE CARRIERS?”
I’ve been trying to download the flipping thing all morning so I can’t quite report on the accuracy of these claims but I suspect this is user/programmer error more than THE DEATH OF ALL CARRIERS EVERYWHERE!
Note: this appears to only work under the 3.0 firmware, which means it’s definitely an oversight. Don’t get too excited.
I’ve seen some twitter comments that say the chat features work on 3g.
Skype is not working on O2 3G in the UK.
Does not work for me in Florida, USA!!!!
I guess I’ll have to drive to McDonald’s WIFI to make a skype phone call.
Found on http://tinyurl.com/iskypereview
Important solutions to the COMPLAINERS:
1. Complaining that you can’t use Skype on 3G using firmware 2.x?
* Just Jailbreak your iphone and install voipover3g app from cydia. Jailbreakers will be able to save their minutes whenever they want because this app makes the iPhone think that it is on wifi all the time.
2. Complaining that you can’t run skype in the background while using another application?
* Just install backgrounder app from cydia on your jailbroken phone.
read the rest on http://tinyurl.com/iskypereview
I can confirm that it does work on 3.0 over 3G.
Found on http://tinyurl.com/iskypereview
April 1 UPDATE: Complaining that after updating mobile substrate voipover3g and backgrounder isn’t working?
Saurik just released another update of mobilesubstrate 0.9.2805-1. This version fixes the problem entirely allowing for mobilesubstrate addons to work with Skype app. You can now use Skype app with VoIPover3G! and backgrounder. Just update mobile substrate on Cydia once more and enjoy skype on the go!