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Skype is now limited to Wi-FI
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I was able to make calls via a 3G connection after installing the skype update on beta 2. It was not until I installed beta 3 that I was limited to wifi.
This post was an answer to my question earlier if skype still worked on 3G after the skype update. I wouldn't have installed it otherwise. Note that this user states they are using edge:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showpost...12&postcount=6
give it some time. after 3.0 is released i'm sure another hack will come out.
after all - if we can crack Apple's firmware, and programs like photoshop - i'm sure fooling skype wouldn't be too hard
after all - if we can crack Apple's firmware, and programs like photoshop - i'm sure fooling skype wouldn't be too hard
Pretty sure pressure to stop VoIP apps from running over 3G will be coming from the carriers rather than Apple. It's their revenue stream/networks that get hit with masses of VoIP traffic.apple has gimped the iphone yet again.... So much for "there is an app for that"
Will be intresting to see what happens here in the UK. o2 have the lock on the iphone, but 3 (rival network) have some sort of partnership with Skype that actually allows you to use Skype over their 3G network. Shame, Apple may have gone with the wrong provider here in respect of Skype-but saying that 3 are rubbish in their customer support!
WinMo phones can run skype over 3g. This makes me wonder if the iphone's slingplayer will be forced to only work on wifi?
Yes, and apple is trying to outlaw jailbreaking. If I get an iphone, I guess I will have to jailbreak it... Sad that you have to jump thru hoops on items you pay for...
Yes, and apple is trying to outlaw jailbreaking. If I get an iphone, I guess I will have to jailbreak it... Sad that you have to jump thru hoops on items you pay for...
Couldn't agree with you more. It's our phone so we should be able to do what we want with it as long as we aren't breaking any laws (and I'm not talking about "Apple" laws here either
).Read my post a couple of posts up from here.
You're not breaking a law, but by running Skype on 3G you're breaking your contract with AT&T and they're free to drop you.
Everyone gets all high and mighty about this..."It's MY phone and I paid for it!" Great, use it on your home wi-fi, then.
But you're talking about using AT&T's towers now, so you're going to play by their rules. Apple and the iPhone and the law have NOTHING to do with that. Your beef is with AT&T. Switch to AllTel or something if you want to send them a message.
+1 ^^^ I concur; if they can pry my dead cold fingers from my JB 3G iPhone, then they can legally have it.....
Please correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there's anything in my user agreement that explicitly forbids Skype over 3G. I know there's some stuff in there about torrents and whatnot but they took a lot of crap when they said they were going to be banning SlingPlayer and the like. I don't think that language is in the user agreement.
The language is basically written to let them block pretty much anything they want to and get away with it.
I'm not saying that's right, but I AM saying that I signed a deal with a company that:
A) Has the power to block stuff like this
and
B) Has a reason to want to block stuff like this
So I'd be pretty naive to be surprised when it happens, now wouldn't I? I don't like it either, but I refuse to get all upset and shocked about something that's was obviously going to happen.
I mean, if I eat moldy food and get sick, I blame myself. Not the food.
a week or so ago att decided to update their terms of service to prohibit redirecting of tv. they then quickly changed their mind after the internet rage attack that followed.
Aye, so the million dollar question still remains: will at+t allow slingplayer to stream via 3g on iphone as it does for WinMo phones?