Finally: Skype Over iPhone 3G Clears Hurdles

Asterios Kokkinos — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:00:09 +0000

Your dream of being able to call China over Skype using your iPhone just got a little closer to reality, with Skype’s announcement that a version of iPhone Skype that works over 3g will be coming “real soon now.” Here’s the leader of the Skype for iPhone team talking up the new development:

How soon “real soon now” is I’m not sure, but I am excited by the news. Apple’s blocked the ability to make VOIP calls from a 3G handset for a while now, with the not-so-secret intention of shielding AT&T from customers who’d try and drop their minute plan entirely, relying only on Skype for their incoming and outgoing calls. A small compromise was reached in that the current version of Skype for iPhone can call out over WiFi, but that means without a hotspot, you’d be beholden to AT&T’s outrageous rates.

With this new announcement – which Skype assures us will contain “CD quality sound” – iPhone users have a new reason to rejoice.

Source: Mashable

A Recipe for improved 3G Modem Reception

J. Matthew Zoss — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:30:43 +0000

Have you ever been stuck at a friend’s house with a weak 3G wireless connection and a burning desire to show them a funny YouTube video? Here’s a hilariously simple way to boost your wireless signal: throw the modem in a pot! Bouncing off the pot’s metal interior amplifies the signal and gives you a quick boost to signal strength. This YouTube video shows the simple hack in action.

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Finally: Skype Over iPhone 3G Clears Hurdles

A Recipe for improved 3G Modem Reception