iPod touch as a phone?

[justinreclicks]

heard it can be possible to use iPod Touch as a phone with skype installed

has anyone tired?

[dukebound85]

well there is no mic or speaker so it may be hard to listen or talk lol

[iTeen]

Get a iPhone if you really want a phone so bad.

[justinreclicks]

oh i already have 3g on my own
i was just curious about it once i heard this rumor
so stupid i didn think of mic!

[wightstraker]

well there is no mic or speaker so it may be hard to listen or talk lol

You can fix that for $45 (http://home.swipnet.se/ridax/touchmic.htm), assuming your iPod is jailbroken.

People have gotten VOIP to work (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HTVw2o_9WM) on the iPod Touch; I'm not sure about Skype specifically however.

[sushi]

i was just curious about it once i heard this rumor so stupid i didn think of mic!
We may see some sort of adapter someday that allows for a headset that can be used via Skype that will work with both the iPhone and Touch.

The reason that I say this, is that while the data plan may be flat fee, actual talk calls cost in most cases. Skype would provide a nice alternative.

The iPhone's built in speaker/mic may need to be bypassed for Skype to work.

Edit: ^^ Looks like some alternatives are already starting to appear. Would expect more in the future.

[Vigilante]

Hit up Phoenix.stu. He is on these forums (if he still visits) and you can google his site.

I found the forums link, right here. Kinda old but it should still work.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=411226