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From: Steve Terry on 29 Dec 2009 19:47 "Harry Stottle" <thiswontwork(a)nowhere.co.uk> wrote in message news:4ix_m.2385$hP3.1362(a)newsfe30.ams2... > "CJB" <chrisjbrady(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:46ac888e-6331-42a2-a3b8-d33b31e976c4(a)k19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com... > On Dec 29, 12:21 pm, Ian Smith <news0807REMOVEC...(a)orrery.e4ward.com> > wrote: >> CJB wrote: <snip> > When I first got my S2, I set up a separate Skype account just for the > phone as I thought it might cause conflicts with the computer, and I named > it HarrysSkypeMobile in my contacts list so others could distinguish > between accounts, this also has the added advantage of allowing test calls > to be made between phone and computer. > I did the same thing, as you say you can then call between the two, and it's then easy to edit the log in so as to log in as either user Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: Jon on 30 Dec 2009 04:42 In article <421202b0-b804-47bd-93f9- dd3c620a74ed(a)f5g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, chrisjbrady(a)gmail.com says... > On Dec 29, 12:30 am, "Steve Terry" <gfour...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > > "Roger Mills" <watt.ty...(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message > > > > news:7pt0b2F58eU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > > > > > > > > I've just acquired a new Skypephone S2 on the 3 Network - which provides > > > free calls to other Skype users. This is all well and good - except that I > > > haven't a clue how to find which of my potential contacts use Skype. > > > > > I have set up a Skype account on the phone, and have received a welcome > > > email pointing me at the Skype website. The Help info on the site suggests > > > that I should be able to log on to my account (using my PC), and then > > > click on a Directory tab to search for other users. But when I log on, > > > there's no Directory tab to be seen - only tabs for managing the account > > > and buying credits - which I don't wish to do. > > > > > I haven't actually downloaded and installed the Skype application on my PC > > > because I won't be using it for making Skype phone calls. Do I need to do > > > so in order to access the Directory? If not, how else do I do it? > > > > > TIA. > > > Cheers, > > > Roger > > > > Loading Skype on your PC and using your mobile account name > > does make editing and using your mobile Skype settings much easier > > > > Steve Terry > > -- > > Get a free Three 3pay Sim with £2 bonus after £10 top uphttp://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > Agreed. > > And you will find that once loaded Skype on your PC will keep being > refreshed as contacts come online or go offline. On the S2 you will > frequently find that your contacts seem to be offline or away (small > grey cross icon or orange icon); whereas on the PC they may well be > flagged as being online (small green tick icon). Apparently the S2 > does not keep refreshing the list of contacts with each one's > availability status. > > Irritatingly if a contact on the S2 is flagged as offline (or away) > then it refuses to connect to it, even if on the PC that same contact > is flagged as being online. > > The only way I've found of refreshing the status of the contacts on > the S2 is to turn the phone off and then on again so as to have to re- > sign into Skype. This makes using Skype on the S2 an irritation rather > than being really user-friendly. So much for being a smart phone - so > smart it has to be switched off and then on again to update the list > of Skype contacts!! > > And don't expect to connect to an online contact every time. > Frequently Skype connections fail. Sound quality can range from good > to appallingly bad. Best to get used to the quality on your PC first. > > And your contacts will not be able to intitate a call to your S2 > either. You'll have to call them - every time. > > The S2 is cheap and unreliable rubbish - as is '3's services in > general. Skype is good on a PC, but on a mobile phone - don't expect > miracles ... This is down to the way 3 interfaces wqith skype. It's not a true skyp call that you're making when you dial from the skypephone. All that happens is your skypephone makes a normal voice connection to some internal element of hte 3 network which turns it into a skype call. The phone does not maintain a constant data connection which is why the contacts don't refresh. -- Regards Jon
From: Jon on 30 Dec 2009 04:43 In article <7ptsicF1btU1(a)mid.individual.net>, watt.tyler(a)googlemail.com says... > Although I have lots of contacts whose email address and/or phone numbers I > know, I don't currently have *any* Skype contacts per se. How the hell do I > find out which - if any - of my general contacts are Skype users, and what > their Skype IDs are - other than by asking them individually? The PC application allows you to import your address book, and if any of those email addresses are asscoiateds with a skype account you will have the option of adding some, none or all of them to your directory. -- Regards Jon
From: Ian Smith on 30 Dec 2009 06:27 Graham. wrote: > "Ian Smith" <news0807REMOVECAPS(a)orrery.e4ward.com> wrote in message news:R5adnTNuz9JKb6TWnZ2dnUVZ8oydnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... >> Harry Stottle wrote: >> >>> I think you should have a play with the phone a bit more. To refresh Skype contacts on the S2 you just open the Skype contacts >>> list, then click 'Options', and the first option is 'Refresh Now'. >> Not on mine it isn't. >> >> I've updated the Skype application and this option appears to have been removed, although I did see it before. >> >> regards, Ian > > Ian, I have the version preloaded when I bought the phone > Skype tm for 3 Ver. 2.9.12 > Can you please tell me what version you have, (Options - About)? > And assuming it is higher, can you please make a call and tell > me if the keypad still sends DTMF tones to the other party, and > also if the tones still repeat while a key is held down. > Really would appreciate this info. Thanks. > Skype (tm) for BREW 3.80.0.2 I'll try the DTMF later. regards, Ian
From: lloyd on 31 Dec 2009 09:25
On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:06:20 -0800 (PST), CJB <chrisjbrady(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Dec 29, 11:10�am, "Harry Stottle" <thiswontw...(a)nowhere.co.uk> >wrote: >> "CJB" <chrisjbr...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:421202b0-b804-47bd-93f9-dd3c620a74ed(a)f5g2000yqh.googlegroups.com... >> >> And you will find that once loaded Skype on your PC will keep being >> refreshed as contacts come online or go offline. On the S2 you will >> frequently find that your contacts seem to be offline or away (small >> grey cross icon or orange icon); whereas on the PC they may well be >> flagged as being online (small green tick icon). Apparently the S2 >> does not keep refreshing the list of contacts with each one's >> availability status. >> >> Irritatingly if a contact on the S2 is flagged as offline (or away) >> then it refuses to connect to it, even if on the PC that same contact >> is flagged as being online. >> >> The only way I've found of refreshing the status of the contacts on >> the S2 is to turn the phone off and then on again so as to have to re- >> sign into Skype. This makes using Skype on the S2 an irritation rather >> than being really user-friendly. So much for being a smart phone - so >> smart it has to be switched off and then on again to update the list >> of Skype contacts!! >> >> I think you should have a play with the phone a bit more. To refresh Skype >> contacts on the S2 you just open the Skype contacts list, then click >> 'Options', and the first option is 'Refresh Now'. Also, you can't expect a >> mobile phone running Skype, with varying signal strengths, to be as reliable >> as a computer connected to the Internet, and if your signal drops, of course >> your contacts available are going to change as you are not available to >> them, and they are not available to you. > >My signal strength should be the same for my laptop using a '3' dongle >and '3' S2 side by side. However whereas Skype on the PC always >refreshes automatically on the S2 this has to be done manually. My dongle hangs low. I sent it back and it took 2 months to get my money back. |