Skype on the iPhone - Splash screen
Yes, it’s true, Skype is finally available for the iPhone and boy has it been worth the wait!
I only found out yesterday that Skype was officially on its way into the Apps Store. As it is probably my second most awaited app, since I bought my iPhone 3G, I was really hoping that it wouldn’t be a disappointment. I needn’t have worried, so far the Skype iPhone app is even better than I had anticipated.
The interface is slick and intuitive. The text messaging part of the app works well, as I had expected it would do. However, what has blown me away is the sound quality of the calls using Skype Out! Wow, I can now phone unlimited times back home to any landline in the UK from my iPhone for only 3 Euro a month!!! I am a very happy bunny!
The application only works over WiFi, so it is not perfect, but then it was very unlikely that Apple would have risked upsetting its partners by allowing VoIP over 3G, wasn’t it.
Also, having installed and used the application without any problems today, I was surprised to see the comments from other users on the App Store. The average rating is currently about 3 and a half, which I couldn’t understand until I saw that it is made up from 1 star and 5 star votes.
In other words, it appears that Skype on the iPhone either works perfectly or doesn’t work at all. I will of course update you if the situation changes, but at the moment I am very much in the former camp!
Check out Skype for the iPhone now – this is definitely a must have app!
