Mobile phone to Skype calls

February 14, 2006


Interesting bit of news I thought I'd share from iSkoot that lets you call your buddy list from your mobile phone without needing your PC. They claims it is the "first Mobile-Voice To Skype Network" but I think eqo may have something to say about that "first" claim.

In any event, the iSkoot software is simply a software download to your mobile phone to enable you to make Skype calls. Currently, the following phones are supported - Nokia Series 60 handsets: 6600,
6620, 6630, 6670, 6680, 6682, 7610, N70. They also plan to soon support Motorola
RAZR, Treo, Nokia Series 40 handsets.

Here's the news...

iSkoot's Complimentary Offering is a Peer-to-Peer Network Connecting Cell Phones to PC Calls Without Custom Phones, PCs or Wi-Fi

February 14, 2006 - iSkoot, a mobile Internet phone company, today introduced the iSkoot Mobile Network, a gateway that connects cellular voice and PC-to-PC networks. iSkoot Mobile Network allows consumers to place and receive Internet calls with their mobile phones without the need for PCs, special hardware, custom phones or Wi-Fi hot spots.


While the initial offering is for Cingular customers, and supports Skype Software only, iSkoot plans to expand the reach of Skype service to a wider selection of carriers and Internet phone services, such as Google Talk and other PC calling platforms. To take advantage of the iSkoot Mobile Network, Cingular users need only to download a small piece of software to their mobile phones. The Beta version of the iSkootMobile phone application for Skype Software is now available for free at www.iskoot.com and go.iskoot.com. Beta users who download the small client software will receive free unlimited use for the term of the beta.

"We are extremely excited about offering Skype users true mobility. The iSkoot Mobile Network completely frees Skype users from their PCs. It provides an on-ramp to the PC-PC network for cell phone users. With the iSkoot software solution on your mobile phone, consumers can use the Internet to call their online buddies without ever having to use their PC or a broadband connection. Once cell phone users download the iSkoot software to their regular handsets, they will be able to do everything they do with PC Calling, but with true mobility, even away from Wi-Fi hot spots," said Jacob Guedalia, Chief Executive Officer, iSkoot. "Skype has blazed a path with their cutting edge technology for peer-to-peer voice communications and continue this leadership with the first fully featured peer-to-peer clients on mobile devices. iSkoot offers a complimentary solution that utilizes a light client usable on any mobile phone and enables the full features though its network servers and gateways. In this way our solution extends the reach of mobile Skype, beyond WiFi and 3G.Furthermore it does not require that you have your PC turned on. You do not need a PC, all you need is your cell phone and an iSkoot connection and you can use Skype wherever you are."

About iSkoot
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., iSkoot is dedicated to becoming a leader in enabling mobile Internet telephony. iSkoot extends the reach of Interent telephony by allowing users to make and receive calls over the Web using any mobile phone. With iSkoot, VoIP users are no longer bound to their PCs to make and receive calls. iSkoot enables users to take advantage of Internet phone services and buddy systems to make unlimited, superior quality voice calls via next-generation peer-to-peer software from their cell phone. The iSkoot product uses the Skype API but is not endorsed or certified by Skype. For more information, visit www.iskoot.com.



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Comments to Mobile phone to Skype calls


  1. Linen Mania :
    July 16, 2006 8:37 AM

    On a side note, the dotMobi mTLD (mobile top level domain) has just been released and is in the sunrise registration period...the promise of dotMobi is to ensure that those sites with dotMobi extension will be tuned to mobile browsing...

    one can expect a number of .mobi web sites - those that conform with standards for mobile browsing - to be online starting Oct 2006

    More info on dotMobi can be found at Mobinomy.com - the Dot Mobi Directory, this site also plans to start a dotMobi directory soon

    Ec from Home of Home Textiles @ Linens.in


  1. akash jain :
    August 12, 2006 2:37 PM

    how can i use skype on my mobile. i have nokia 6670 mobile.


  1. rajesh kumar :
    August 21, 2006 8:31 AM

    how can i use skype to my mobile nokia 7610


  1. rajesh kumar :
    August 21, 2006 8:50 AM

    how i can dowload skype to my mobile nokia 7610


  1. shanthiprasad :
    September 8, 2006 5:55 AM

    how can i use skype on my mobile. i have nokia 6670 mobile.


    Regards
    ShanthiPrasad


  1. Mark McGlashan :
    February 12, 2007 7:57 AM

    Hi Out there

    Does anybody no a way I can connect my mobile phone to my computer abroad so I can log onto it from a computer and listen and make calls as if I were in that country?

    So in short I am in the UK and have a home in say France, I want to be able to log onto my phone in France via my computer in the UK and speak with my wife as if I were in France in turn all mobile calls I make would be local for me and my wife.

    I would be happy to hear of any ideas.

    Thank you

    Mark


  1. PUNIT :
    April 8, 2007 8:33 AM

    Can we use skype software on the GPRS enabled phones? If yes then how?
    THank You.


  1. pantelis :
    December 13, 2007 8:19 AM

    how can i download skype for my mobile n70 music edition???


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