Carriers rethink
Nokia has made Skype available as a free download from its Ovi
online store. It will mean that for the first time Nokian's
Symbian-based smartphones will
get fully functional cheap internet calls.
The Skype for Symbian service allows users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls
internationally, save money on regular international calls and to share files
including pictures and video. Of course you have to be talking to other Skype users, but all it will cost you
is your data connection.
Skype is fast becoming a force in mobile. Verizon Wireless said it will
launch
a Skype application in March which enables free domestic and cheap
international calls for users who subscribe to a data service plan. The
big idea is that users will buy expensive data plans and not worry
about
the cost of their calls.
The Skype for Symbian service is compatible with any Nokia device running the
latest version of the mobile platform, including the N97 and E72 smartphones.
Skype will soon make the service available for other Symbian phones from
vendors including Sony Ericsson, Nokia said.