Skype has released an update to their iPhone, iPod touch application which adds SMS and Voicemail capabilities.
Skype gives you free calls and instant messages to anyone else on Skype. You can also cal landlines and mobiles and send SMS anywhere in the world, at great rates. Skype is free to download and easy to use.
What's New In This Version - Support for the following languages: English, German, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Spanish, Norwegian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, French, Polish and Japanese. - Send text (SMS) messages using Skype credit - Voicemail support - Improved dialing help when calling phones
Skype 1.1 is available free from the Apple App Store.
I'm currently using skype for sms and it utterly sucks, interface-wise. The send button is right next to the space bar and backspace, so I'm constantly sending multiple messages instead of just one.
The only thing that's keeping me from biteSMS is the fact that it's so much cheaper. Skype is 1.19cents per sms, whereas biteSMS is 10cents per sms, both in Aussies dollars.
I'm tossing up whether it's worth switching for centralised messaging and no stupid interface, or sticking with the cheaper option.
hey! u have not read all info at at skype web right? however it´s possible to receive sms if u have a account and put ur moblie number into skypes settings in ur computer. go for it!
hey dude please reread mine ..you know...
that is whole trick ! i do not want receive on mobile number but on skype number ... say to avoid roaming charges .. or whatever capish ?
thats what it said when i opened it, and i was worried it would not work/break the VoIP over 3g hack you can get through cydia, but it dialed over 3g and didn't give me any trouble.
Skype puts up that error message because some people have reported problems with running the app on jailbroken phones, but it's always worked fine for me, 1.0 and 1.1.