And when iOS 4 finally lands on the iPad, you'll be able to make calls wherever you are, without any kind of phone contract. The main benefit is in making cheap international calls using Skype Out, which lets you call regular phones.

Supports two way videos calls on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen. Make calls to Skype users on Windows or MAC OSX system or other iPhone users. Free Skype to Skype video calls using WiFi connection (3G connection may involve additional charges). With many cellphone plans offering so many voice minutes that they seem almost endless, you may wonder why Skype is worth the bother. Features of Skype app for iPhone & iPad 1. In fact, Skype has abandoned its plans to charge for calls over 3G in the future. And while Skype doesn't (yet) have access to the front-facing camera for video calls, it will work over 3G. Once you’ve logged in and you’re in the main menu of the app, tap on Sync Contacts if your contacts don’t show up automatically. Tap on Sign in or create to log on to Skype with your Microsoft account. To answer, you just tap the button that pops up. So, simply follow the steps below to get started with video calling on your iOS device. Skype v2.0.1 will run constantly in the background, listening for calls and messages, and will alert you when one comes in. Now you can all but replace you regular cellphone service. Until today, though, this has been largely moot as the big daddy of VoIP – Skype – had not been updated to use this new feature. One of the 'tent-poles' of Apple's iOS4 is multitasking, and one of the biggest features of iOS multitasking is letting VoIP applications continue to run in the background, alerting you when a call comes in, for instance.

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