Skype Patch

beerdini · 10/19/2010, 12:09 PM

Place your bets now, how long after the Skype app becomes available do you think it will take someone out here to get a patch to make it available for all of the carriers instead of just Verizon?

ccano8 · 10/19/2010, 12:13 PM

I bet it is already done.

rmausser · 10/19/2010, 12:37 PM

Regardless, other developers can now write Synergy apps without hacking the device.

So, expect other providers like Voxophon to make a killer Synergy plugin as well.

mich.bushi · 10/20/2010, 06:26 AM

Voxofon is not a "real" VoIP application. Try to use it when roaming - I did, even when having WiFi access in my hotel room, I still needed to use my air minutes to call. Ouch.

RUSH · 10/20/2010, 06:43 AM

As soon as possible...(I hope) ~ I'm not too thrill about using Skype on my phone anyway.

DJeremyC · 10/20/2010, 08:43 AM

With the homebrew devs we have here it is possible and quick...either Jason or WebOS Internals will figure out a way.

Thanks again Homebrew!
Been running WebOS QI and Preware with tons of patches and ScreenState 500/800 with no problems, cant wait to see what else they have up their sleeves.

beerdini · 10/20/2010, 08:53 AM

Here is an even better one, we should place bets on whether a Skype or Hulu patch comes out first and when they'll appear.

rmausser · 10/20/2010, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mich.bushi

Voxofon is not a "real" VoIP application. Try to use it when roaming - I did, even when having WiFi access in my hotel room, I still needed to use my air minutes to call. Ouch.

That is not a limitation of Voxafon, that is a limitation of WebOS 1.4.5

Because they dont have access to the Mic API, they cant make a wifi based VOIP app.

With 2.0 they can.

mgbmusic · 10/21/2010, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beerdini

Here is an even better one, we should place bets on whether a Skype or Hulu patch comes out first and when they'll appear.

My money's on skype, but I'd kick a sack of puppies to get a hulu patch.

--MGb

goldenchild · 11/10/2010, 03:03 AM

They did it with mobile hotspot. How many of us are using that...contrary to the Sprint TOS ?

heh heh heh hummmmmmm

Kids we have only a short time before we have access....It's all about access. Patiently waiting, biding my time.

skype on the now network...soon.

zmadaric · 11/12/2010, 04:17 PM

Hope there will be app like skype, nimbuz or fring for pixi...

jossanaijr · 11/22/2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldenchild

Patiently waiting, biding my time.

skype on the now network...soon.

+ 1

Rkguy · 11/22/2010, 03:20 PM

How does voogle work?

Arthur Thornton · 11/22/2010, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rkguy

How does voogle work?

You dial a number in it (or select a contact and then their number) and it then send the details to Google. Your Google Voice number will then call you on your phone and a local number in the country of your recipient will call your recipient.

Google will charge you per minute for the call (but with semi-reasonable rates), but the call is local on your cell phone and on the phone of your recipient.

If the call is from the US to the US, it is free.

mikeisnowonfire · 11/22/2010, 08:40 PM

If Skype is just as a messaging app, then I don't see what the big deal is......

rexalbel · 11/22/2010, 08:58 PM

it's a voip app as well, probably the most popular one too. Anyway I want shazaam before either of those lol, and barscanners (will be possible with camera api's)

ToniCipriani · 11/22/2010, 09:03 PM

Skype's going to be tricky. It's not a standalone app like Mobile Hotspot where you can just extract the IPK, rather it's a plugin for the Phone app. However I could be wrong.

For sure you'll need to upgrade to 2.0 before it's available (no New Account button in Phone preferences.)

hboisvert · 02/18/2011, 06:54 PM

Now that the verizon webOS doctor for 2.0.1 is publicly available, I wonder if someone will extract the Skype app from it and make it available as a patch to other webOS 2.0.1 devices (like my unlocked Pre2...)

Arthur Thornton · 02/18/2011, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hboisvert

Now that the verizon webOS doctor for 2.0.1 is publicly available, I wonder if someone will extract the Skype app from it and make it available as a patch to other webOS 2.0.1 devices (like my unlocked Pre2...)

I installed it on my Unlocked GSM Pre2 and my Sprint Pre2.

It does NOT work. Also, it does not appear that it can be modified to work on a non-VZW device. The service is compiled (nearly impossible to change) and it does the checking on what carrier it is. Unless you trick the device into thinking it is on Verizon (which probably has unintended consequences), you probably cannot use Skype on a non-VZW device.

NuttyBunny · 02/18/2011, 09:19 PM

In fact the issue here is that Verizon is using their own servers to do the Skype communication, and your phone only uses standard voice services. No IP, just standard cell phone audio.

The most we may even get is skype messaging and contacts, but with this, we won't get skype calls on other network than Verizon

10/19/2010, 12:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
beerdini Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 116 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Skype Patch Place your bets now, how long after the Skype app becomes available do you think it will take someone out here to get a patch to make it available for all of the carriers instead of just Verizon?
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10/19/2010, 12:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
ccano8 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 35 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	I bet it is already done.
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10/19/2010, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
rmausser Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,488 Likes Received: 311 Thanks: 64 Thanked 660 Times in 214 Posts	Regardless, other developers can now write Synergy apps without hacking the device. So, expect other providers like Voxophon to make a killer Synergy plugin as well.
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10/20/2010, 06:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
mich.bushi Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 42 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 10 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Voxofon is not a "real" VoIP application. Try to use it when roaming - I did, even when having WiFi access in my hotel room, I still needed to use my air minutes to call. Ouch.
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10/20/2010, 06:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
RUSH Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oceanside, California. Posts: 3,265 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 433 Thanked 967 Times in 782 Posts	As soon as possible...(I hope) ~ I'm not too thrill about using Skype on my phone anyway.
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10/20/2010, 08:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
DJeremyC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TX Posts: 762 Likes Received: 17 Thanks: 486 Thanked 157 Times in 126 Posts	With the homebrew devs we have here it is possible and quick...either Jason or WebOS Internals will figure out a way. Thanks again Homebrew! Been running WebOS QI and Preware with tons of patches and ScreenState 500/800 with no problems, cant wait to see what else they have up their sleeves. __________________ Nokia (red phone) --> Denso TouchPoint TP2200 --> Samsung SPH-N400 --> (Palm VII) --> Sanyo 5150 --> Palm Treo 650 --> Palm Pre --> Sprint FrankenPre 2 --> (HP TouchPad)
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10/20/2010, 08:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
beerdini Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 116 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Here is an even better one, we should place bets on whether a Skype or Hulu patch comes out first and when they'll appear.
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11/10/2010, 03:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
goldenchild Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 36 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	They did it with mobile hotspot. How many of us are using that...contrary to the Sprint TOS ? heh heh heh hummmmmmm Kids we have only a short time before we have access....It's all about access. Patiently waiting, biding my time. skype on the now network...soon.
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11/12/2010, 04:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
zmadaric Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hope there will be app like skype, nimbuz or fring for pixi...
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11/22/2010, 03:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rkguy Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 805 Likes Received: 7 Thanks: 175 Thanked 60 Times in 55 Posts	How does voogle work? __________________ ...This programming stuff is actually addictive but really hard :/
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11/22/2010, 08:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
mikeisnowonfire Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 1,076 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 80 Thanked 156 Times in 111 Posts	If Skype is just as a messaging app, then I don't see what the big deal is...... __________________ My Themes:CLICK HERE Facebook:CLICK HERE Twitter:CLICK HERE Email:CLICK HERE If I have helped you, the best thanks is, well, hitting the THANKS button!
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11/22/2010, 08:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
rexalbel Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 959 Likes Received: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 102 Times in 64 Posts	it's a voip app as well, probably the most popular one too. Anyway I want shazaam before either of those lol, and barscanners (will be possible with camera api's)
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11/22/2010, 09:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
ToniCipriani Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,688 Likes Received: 266 Thanks: 185 Thanked 429 Times in 336 Posts	Skype's going to be tricky. It's not a standalone app like Mobile Hotspot where you can just extract the IPK, rather it's a plugin for the Phone app. However I could be wrong. For sure you'll need to upgrade to 2.0 before it's available (no New Account button in Phone preferences.) __________________ Palm IIIc -> Sony CLIÉ T650C -> Sony TJ-37 -> Palm TX -> Palm Centro -> Palm Pre Bell -> Palm Pre Plus Bell/Verizon Hybrid -> HP Veer -> HP Pre 3 NA [i]Pry my keyboard from my stone dead hands. I dare you. Death to all slates./i] Need OEM Palm Pre parts? See here
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02/18/2011, 06:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
hboisvert Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 110 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 8 Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts	Now that the verizon webOS doctor for 2.0.1 is publicly available, I wonder if someone will extract the Skype app from it and make it available as a patch to other webOS 2.0.1 devices (like my unlocked Pre2...)
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02/18/2011, 09:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
NuttyBunny Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 2,392 Likes Received: 225 Thanks: 88 Thanked 944 Times in 475 Posts	In fact the issue here is that Verizon is using their own servers to do the Skype communication, and your phone only uses standard voice services. No IP, just standard cell phone audio. The most we may even get is skype messaging and contacts, but with this, we won't get skype calls on other network than Verizon
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