Skype WiFi, the application, is available via the Apple App Store.

Instead of being charged for 20MB of data for a 10 to 15 minute Skype call at, say, Rogers’ data roaming charge (total $100), you can pay as little as under $1.00 for the same call.Īnd Skype WiFi can also be used to check out Twitter, Facebook or some web browsing activity.īut where does Skype for iPhone/iPad come into play? Skype has announced the launch of an iPhone/IPad application, Skype WiFi, which will provide access to Skype WiFi access points at the same rate. The bad news – yes it has a charge starting at US$0.06/4p/€0,05 per minute (may vary by WiFi operator) but you are only charged for connected minutes with no limits on the amount of data transmitted. One alternative, if you are a Skype user and have bought Skype credit, is to check out the availability of a Skype WiFi access point (formerly called Skype Access). Some airports will provide access via wireless services, such as T-Mobile WiFi at Frankfurt and Munich airports, at an hourly or daily rate. Some will be free, some will require a subscription service such as Boingo and some hotels may charge daily fees for WiFi access. Hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, airports, train stations and offices will tend to have WiFi access points. And, if free WiFi is not available, use a service with a per minute connection charge without any data limit. At a minimum of $3.00/MB (if on a roaming data plan), one needs to make use of the stealth carrier, WiFi. Skype for iPhone (and Skype for iPad) over 3G/LTE uses the carrier’s data, not voice, channel. The good news: put the iPhone (or iPad) in Airplane mode and take advantage of the rapid and pervasive growth of WiFi access points worldwide. The bad news: with high data roaming charges when outside the country on “foreign” 3G/LTE carriers, using Skype for iPhone has the potential to double the cost of their trip and create “bill shock” on returning home. Recently a couple of acquaintances who were leaving for Europe asked me whether they could use Skype for iPhone for “free” calling.

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