http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/10/07/att-opens-its-network-for-voip-apps-skype-is-happy-but-wants-more/ Wireless news, views and reviews Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:13:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.unwiredview.com/2009/10/07/att-opens-its-network-for-voip-apps-skype-is-happy-but-wants-more/comment-page-1/#comment-23483 resourcenation Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:13:24 +0000 http://www.unwiredview.com/?p=21223#comment-23483 Having unlimited Skype on the 3G network sounds amazing, but considering how slow 3G actually is (and it's pretty slow for things that matter), then even an Iphone with <a href="www.voipservice.com" rel="nofollow">VoIP service</a> would fall considerably short of a regular <a href="www.resourcenation.com/business/voip-phone-systems" rel="nofollow">VoIP phone</a>. Being able to drop down to 39.99 would be amazing though - it's just that if half of your calls were dropped, it would be pointless. And before Skype gets all bent out of shape, they should probably address whether or not these calls can be tapped when it actually comes out. Having unlimited Skype on the 3G network sounds amazing, but considering how slow 3G actually is (and it's pretty slow for things that matter), then even an Iphone with VoIP service would fall considerably short of a regular VoIP phone. Being able to drop down to 39.99 would be amazing though – it's just that if half of your calls were dropped, it would be pointless. And before Skype gets all bent out of shape, they should probably address whether or not these calls can be tapped when it actually comes out.

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