Skype – Smartphones for Nokia

Wi-Fi over Free calls and instant messages

The Skype for Symbian app lets you make free calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world, and super cheap calls to landlines or mobiles, locally and internationally. This all happens over the internet, bypassing the mobile networks entirely. The app is available on Nokia’s Ovi Store now, and will support Symbian smartphones made by Sony Ericsson soon.
It’s also an instant messaging program, so you can share pictures, videos and other files for free. Go over a Wi-Fi connection and you’ll skip any pesky data charges too – particularly useful when roaming.
Now it’s free calls via Skype, first it was free sat-nav. Not content with giving the finger to sat-nav manufacturers, Nokia is aiming an inflammatory digit at mobile operators with the announcement of Skype for its smartphones.

Shaw stressed that Skype on the Nokia N900 was the benchmark example of what Skype can do on mobile, but that his company was “working closely with Nokia to really integrate a Skype experience… There are a few other devices on the joint road map that we’re working on where Skype will be properly integrated.”

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