Download skype for skypephone s2

The back of the phone is now metal rather than plastic, which gives it a nice solid feel in the hand without making the unit too heavy at just 95g, while the camera has been upgraded from a 2-megapixel to a 3. There's no flash, which is a disappointment, but it takes decent pictures, has a mirror for self-portraits and works well in low-light environments.

The display, while small at only 2. The previous Skypephone's display was a bit primitive, and the on-screen display has been smartened up with new icons and a scrolling chooser' along the bottom of the display for quick-launching key applications like Skype and Windows Live Messenger.

This replaces the dedicated Skype button found on the original phone. The idea of a mobile phone operator actively encouraging free voice-over-IP VoIP calls instead of normal voice may seem counterproductive for the mobile network that is but for 3 it does make sense.

As a network it has the largest 3G spectrum, enabling it to handle high levels of data traffic. The company also saw the change in user habits, with text messaging, social networking and IM becoming more important to consumer users. The S2 makes use of 3's significant data capacity to offer VoIP calling as well as IM via both Skype and Windows Live Messenger, social networking through a dedicated Facebook application, RSS feed reading and mobile web browsing, while at the same time allowing conventional incoming and outgoing phone calls that do make the network money per minute.

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Thanks for the post. I love that it appears as a CD with the drivers when you plug it into a new PC! Kris: Yes you can use skype out credit on the phone but not for calls to phone numbers in the same country, i.

Many thanks Loading Hope that helps. Can you advise please asap Loading Any comments please Loading Hi all, I have the gmail app and the gmaps app working on my Skypephone S2, but as someone already mentioned they are the older versions downloaded using a pc and transferred onto the phone using bluetooth.

I was all set to buy an S2 next week but after reading this will wait for a few weeks extra. My only niggle is that the screen doesnt always come back on when the phone has been in my pocket and im not sure what is causing it Loading Well, you can make it sit in the background, but then it eats battery like no tomorrow. Oh and before I forget you have to entrust a 3rd party with your login credentials Loading Thanks for the clarification Mike. I agree — definately good dongle-value.

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Advertisement Advertisement. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. There are million Skype users in the world, and from this phone, you can make free voice calls to any Skype user - whether they're on a PC, using wi-fi, or have their own Skypephone.

Instead of calling over the standard mobile phone network, this phone use's 3's Internet network, so you can send and receive voice calls between Skype users - a real plus for those with friends and family overseas. More on Skype at www. Of course, the 3 Skypephone can make standard calls to non-Skype mobile phones and landlines - they just won't be free. Anyway - back to the Skypephone.

This is a slim, light, stylish phone - we reviewed the Black version, but they're also available in white-with-blue-bit and white-with-red-bit.

The phone is very easy to use, and is a nice comfy fit in the hand. It has the basic features you've expect on a phone, as well as some useful apps, such as a calendar that you can sync to your PC, notepad, voice recorder, camcorder, stopwatch, etc.

Internet: The Skypephone is not as powerful as some smartphones we've reviewed, but then you're not paying Smartphone prices. Internet browsing is pretty good on this phone. Google is included as standard for basic surfing, and it works perfectly. Multimedia: The Skypephone makes a great little MP3 player, and the Meg storage card comes in handy for storing music. Here's a screenshot of the Skypephone's PC Sync application in action:. This is a pretty good phone - the idea of using Skype on a mobile is nothing new, and some phones have been able to run a Skype app for a while, but the simplicity of this phone - with its dedicated Skype button, and the fact that you're not paying for the data.

And the on-device surfing's pretty good too. Got a question? The first version of the 3 Skypephone is supplied with the following:. Site visitor Alice asks: "I have just received the Skypephone. I thought it had voice dial options i.

I can't find it? Does it have voice dial options? Looks like the Skypephone doesn't have Voice Dial, so you can't dial using voice recognition. Best it has for fast dialling, is speed dial. For more details, see our Memory Card page. For a good range of mobile phone spares and accessories, we recommend you try Partmaster are great for spare styli, cases, Memory cards , headphones, leads and batteries for many leading mobiles. There's also Dabs.

If you're struggling to find an accessory for your Skypephone, here are some ideas:. Know of any other accessory suppliers? Let us know? Select Display, then 'Main screen'. Highlight 'Show wallpaper' and press 'Select'. Pick an image to use.