The Skype app will accept calls even if you're using your phone for something else, which makes it a somewhat viable alternative to paying for voice service - 911 calls excepted. There will be an update supporting push in the fall, however."Įven without 3G, multitasking makes Skype a powerhouse on Wi-Fi, and while you're away from that, you can route calls to voicemail or another phone, using the free Google Voice service. "Apparently, they had some questions whether the AT&T network would even be able to provide a decent experience, as well, so David Ponsford decided to scrap it. "He told me that the deal with Verizon included exclusivity, so Skype is not going to issue an update for the iPhone that will allow it to work over 3G," claims Dragev, a regular poster on the Skype forum. Adding to the intrigue is a post on Skype's forum by Dragev, who claimed on March 22 that he'd run into "Peter" (likely Parkes, Skype's blogger and Twitterer in chief) who said Skype has scrapped 3G on the iPhone because it signed an exclusive deal to offer 3G service on Verizon or because AT&T's network can't handle it. The delay is mysterious, and could speak to something deeper at work here. On Tuesday, Skype released a new version of its iPhone app that many suspected would add 3G calling (because AT&T approved the idea six months ago and Skype said in February that 3G calling would be added "real soon now").
Ultimately though, without being able to use AT&T's 3G connection, which AT&T told the FCC and Apple was fine six months ago, Skype calls are still limited to Wi-Fi.
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