Apple is Restricting Skype Over 3G

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Posted January 17, 2010 at 1:30pm by iClarified

Apple, not AT&T, is restricting Skype over 3G, according to Skype blogger Peter Parkes.

Parkes wrote in to 9to5Mac to clarify a few things regarding the latest release of Skype for iPhone.

First they are working on Push Notifications and it will be coming very soon, "we’re working on this; we’ll release a version with Push notifications when the experience has been perfected."

Also, enabling VoIP over 3G isn't being limited by AT&T, "Many of you have also been asking when we'll release a version which allows you to make calls over 3G - the holy grail of Skype on the mobile, if you like. We've had a 3G-capable version ready for some time now, but Apple's current restrictions mean that they won't allow us to make it available on the App Store for the moment"

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Fred - January 17, 2010 at 8:59pm

Who cares!!!! Juat use my3g or 3gunrestrictor and use skype over 3G

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cclboss - January 17, 2010 at 7:49pm

This only happened to this new version. On previous version, I have always been able to place VOIP calls because there is no restriction in Hong Kong (although the same is not true if I am roaming elsewhere) but the new version put a stop to it. What a bummer! Wish I had not upgraded.

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hack11 - January 17, 2010 at 4:34pm

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Totaleffects@gmail.com - January 17, 2010 at 5:29pm

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Hacker11 - January 17, 2010 at 3:36pm

so jailbreak ur iphone and put 3g unrestrictor!

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Aaron - January 17, 2010 at 3:46pm

Really?