If you're going to mention Dr. Parnas (The father of Software Engineering), you could at least have the decency to mention McMaster as a university that offers a Software Engineering degree. He did after all work there for quite some time and founded the discipline there.
It uses 3G to only to set up the call. The actual call doesn't use the 3G network at all.
It's iSkoot's application that's powering this, not mobile Skype.
That's exactly what this is!
3 has this supported as part of their service. It doesn't use any airtime minutes in this solution.
In the non-carrier product, yes it uses airtime minutes to make skype calls. (And skypeout minutes to receive skype calls on your cell).
Skype actually isn't a data service on these phones. The connection is through a free call to the server and it bridges to VOIP at the server. So it doesn't suck up battery, and you won't be interrupted.
Oh and it doesn't require a wi-fi hotspot either.
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If you're going to mention Dr. Parnas (The father of Software Engineering), you could at least have the decency to mention McMaster as a university that offers a Software Engineering degree. He did after all work there for quite some time and founded the discipline there.
- A McMaster SE.
It uses 3G to only to set up the call. The actual call doesn't use the 3G network at all. It's iSkoot's application that's powering this, not mobile Skype.
That's exactly what this is! 3 has this supported as part of their service. It doesn't use any airtime minutes in this solution. In the non-carrier product, yes it uses airtime minutes to make skype calls. (And skypeout minutes to receive skype calls on your cell).
Skype actually isn't a data service on these phones. The connection is through a free call to the server and it bridges to VOIP at the server. So it doesn't suck up battery, and you won't be interrupted. Oh and it doesn't require a wi-fi hotspot either.