Skype on Prophet (818 Pro)

[kowin]

Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.

[gunggu]

Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.

I overclocked my Dopod 818 pro to 276 Mhz and Skype works like magic without hassles

Cheers!

[shahzadkhan15nov]

don't overclock for too long. The most feasible setting that is observed is 240MHz. Your battery wont die on your all at once and skype (low CPU) will work perfect

[universaldoc]

Be careful not to fry its motherboard!

[rcnomad]

The only way to use skype on the prophet is too overclock...I have had success at above 216mhz
Recently I attempted Skype (at 228mhz) on the local GPRS/EGDE network ...I was able to dial/connect and receive the voice from the person I called but they were unable to hear my voice.

Anyone get Skype fully functional on a high speed network?

[rcnomad]

The only way to use skype on the prophet is too overclock...I have had success at above 216mhz
Recently I attempted Skype (at 228mhz) on the local GPRS/EGDE network ...I was able to dial/connect and receive the voice from the person I called but they were unable to hear my voice.

Anyone get Skype fully functional on a high speed network?

[kite]

Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.

is ok, I'm using now..I'm not turnup CPU is ok!!

[kite]

Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.

is ok, I'm using now..I'm not turnup CPU is ok!!

[tdaly001]

Has anyone figured out how to use skype 2.0 Low CPU with a BT headset, or at least via the regular telephone speaker?

Tom

[fychan]

hi guys,

WHich Skype version is recommended?
I tried the Low-CPU version since its meant for 312MHz PPC versions
But...I can barely hear the other party. The voice seems badly distorted.


I then switched to the High-CPU version and I can hear the other part lt least.

Anyone had similar experience as above?

Cheers
FY

[fychan]

Does any try this?
The official Skype said it require min 312MHz CPU to run it.
Just wanna see is the performance on or not.

I overclocked my Dopod 818 pro to 276 Mhz and Skype works like magic without hassles

Cheers!

This is so amazing....I can only overclock mine to the max of 263MHz anything more it will go bonkers Immediately.

How u manage to push it to 276MHz....any pointers?

Cheers
FY

[Matterhorn]

I was able to get the original Skype that came with my Jamin working. The program is installed on a Sandisk 2gb Ultra SD card and I overclocked the processor to 240mhz.

What is more interesting than Skype is a service called SIPDiscount http://www.sipdiscount.com/en/index.html . Go to that site and sign up for 10 euros, or you can use it free for 1 minute at a time to test it.

You can run the SIP service on a program called SJPhone for PPC http://www.sjlabs.com/sjp.html download the 2003SE version for pocket pc. They work great together and you can even call out to a US land line for free! No overclocking is neccessary because it is much lighter than Skype.

I've attached a text file that explains how to set up SJPhone to work with SIPDiscount. These directions work for the normal PC computer version of SJPhone also.

Have fun :lol:

P.S. You should always use a good headset with microphone for the best sound quality, without a headset there is usually an echo.

[story]

on my JAMin with SKYPE 2.00 Higher CPU one, the other person's sound comes out of the SPEAKER PHONE, is that normal or can I somehow switch to regular earpiece

[acer175]

I have a JAMin overclocked to 240, using Skype latest version low cpu, and over Wifi I have a decent, usable sound quality. I haven't tried it over Gprs/Edge.

[victorlam]

I was using Low-CPU (312MHz) version, I can hardly hear other party also. I will try to over-clock and see if it works or not. Or should we use High CPU version? Can anybody provide us the correct version and procedures in a more systematic way?

hi guys,

WHich Skype version is recommended?
I tried the Low-CPU version since its meant for 312MHz PPC versions
But...I can barely hear the other party. The voice seems badly distorted.


I then switched to the High-CPU version and I can hear the other part lt least.

Anyone had similar experience as above?

Cheers
FY

[Flexxy]

I don't overclock my S200, but it's running Skype perfectly. I've downloaded the latest 2.0.0.51 Skype version, installed and started without any problem. I made a voice chat with my friend via Wi-Fi network, he heard me and I heard him clearly.
It's just for people who want to buy Prophet but afraid about Skype not working.

[hmgr]

Well, in my Qtek S200 i make a shortcut to overclock the cpu to 240Mhz and run Skype. When i exit skype the cpu clock becames 180Mhz.

I tested in a wifi connection without any problems. With GPRS i haven´t testet yet, but i think GPRS doesn´t have enough upstream to make Skype work properly.

This is my 50 cents!

Regards

[acer175]

For the people trying Skype over GPRS, read the FAQ before blaming the OMAP processor.

http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=210&nav=+%26gt%3B+%3Ca+href%3D%27index.php%3F_a%3Dknow ledgebase%26_j%3Dsubcat%26_i%3D12%27%3ESkype+for+P ocket+PC%3C%2Fa%3E

"Skype for Pocket PC is designed to be used with a WiFi connection. If you are using Skype for Pocket PC with GPRS, you can use instant messaging but the bandwidth does not support calling functionality."

I have no problems with Skype low_cpu over Wifi.

[viw9419]

[quote="Matterhorn"]
What is more interesting than Skype is a service called SIPDiscount http://www.sipdiscount.com/en/index.html . Go to that site and sign up for 10 euros, or you can use it free for 1 minute at a time to test it.

You can run the SIP service on a program called SJPhone for PPC http://www.sjlabs.com/sjp.html download the 2003SE version for pocket pc. They work great together and you can even call out to a US land line for free! No overclocking is neccessary because it is much lighter than Skype.

I am trying this on a Charmer (MDA Compact II) on T Mobile UK I Have followed all the instructions and it says "No active network interface"
Please Help

[qUBus]

Hi Guys

Well, first of all, I don't have the S200 yet, I'll get it today or on tuesday. I did some research before ordering it:

When it comes to Skype, there seems to be a lot confusion about how to run it smoothly. The problem seems to be, that Skype is compiled to run on an Intel Xscale processor. Well, as we all know, the S200 has an TI OMAP processor and that one has an ARM architecture. Search on Google a little bit, and you'll find out the differences. A TI OMAP 200MHz Processor is comparable to an Xscale 400-450MHz Processor only that the OMAP uses less power.

Naturally, ARM has a lower CPU frequency, but the benefit of it is, that it is multitasking. Xscale is a straight-forward processor, ARM does many things in parallel. This difference in architecture causes problems if one runs an Xscale Program on an ARM processor, because the program does not delegate the different tasks to the different units on the ARM, but only forwards them to the main ALU. That one, of course is overwhelmed, while the rest of the Processor doesn't know what to do.

Conclusion: Skype is for Xscale --> does not use the OMAP all the way and with all the available features (Sound ALU, WIFI ALU, ...)

What we need is a Skype that is made for the processor architecture of the S200

Search on Google and you'll find the following:
Skype for ARM (http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=33354)

Of course it is an old version, I don't exactly know what has changed with skype, but as far as I know the protocol is still the same, so calling should not be a problem.

Anyways, I think I'll try the new Skype version first, and then the old one and will compare it.

You'll hear back from me, of cours I'll be happy if somebody else could try it as well and tell us what he or she experienced

[jychan28]

For now, I take your words for it. I downloaded the ARM beta version of Skype. Actually, I use the SJPhone to do the WiFi calling because I was so fed up with Skype for PPC.

I also have Skype for PPC v2.x in my machine. It is a huge slow program. Every moring I test the WiFi calling to my cousin in Hong Kong. I think he was burning mad with the voice quality of SKype with PPC. BTW, I have both 818 and 818pro. It sucks on 818 even I over clock the X270 to 520Mhz. I think the Skye version came with the i-Mate ROM worked better than other versions in 818pro. But the i-Mate ROM is so flaky that I soon move on to Dopod ROM and the Skype 2.0 is what I have installed but didn't work well. Sound quality, sound quality, sound quality .... can some one hear it!

[qUBus]

Well... took me some time

I tried it out, but somehow the ARM version didn't even start up for me. I tried it with the Slow CPU version and turned "Echo cancellation" off and it worked just fine. It also depends how far away from the AccessPoint you are (of course!). But the other person understood me well and I did too.

[vikas2209]

My Jamin camewith Skype pre-installed on it. It never worked. I could only launch and use chat (no voice) when I made a soft reset. I thought I will upgrade my Skype and overclock to make it work. Since there is no Skype version for Jamin I choose 'Other Pocket PC' on skype download site and installed Skype Version: 2.0.0.51 Release date: February 14, 2006, 'Skype for 312 MHz CPUs' It worked perfectly well without overclocking. Can make and receive calls with good voice quality using 512 kbps Wifi speed. Download link as below :

http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/download.html

I ws willşng to overclock but didnt download the program snce this version of skype is working well. Its was a surprize for me since I had made my mind to overclock.

Cheers.

[Ombre1]

i have Skype on my Qtek S200,i download it from www.skype.com :) and dont have any problems,why everyone speak about overclocking processor,maybe its a little bit slower but work :)

[meesterlars]

just me experience:

at default clock, using the low cpu skype version, skype is terrible... pda becomes unresponsive and voice breaks up quite a lot.

but i've been running my neo at 264mhz (omapclock, 286mhz battery status plugin) for a couple of weeks now, and skype runs beautifully. i highly recommend the battery status plugin. i'm a very happy chap, now that i can walk around the house, skyping over my wireless network. wicked!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=55782

[Tunico]

To Ombre 1

I have an S200 too.
In the Skype.com website I can only find versions for Qtek 9000 and 9090.
What version are you using?
Or are you using "Other Pocket PC" version?

Thanks for any input...

Tunico

[dannyoneill]

There are only 2 versions available. Selecting a device just automatically selects either the high CPU version or low cpu version.

I would recommend using the low CPU version. It performs just as badly as the built in skype client but at least you can remove the built in one and install this onto the SD card.

The other difference is the built in client will connect via WIFI if its set to work or internet. The new one will only connect to a wifi connection configured as internet :evil: .

I have tried the high cpu, low CPU and the new 2.1 beta for 400mhz cpus and they all perform the same on my JAMin