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arielito
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Unhappy [Q] Video call options

Hi,

I am thinking about buying the Galaxy S II, which is a fine piece of phone. However, I was checking that Skype can be used but without video, except for HTC. So, does that leave us with options like fring only?

Is there a video app from phone to phone and from phone to PC? Is there a skype app with video out there? Or what are the options? As I don't really see the front 2MP camera if there is not even skype video.

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kersh
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Skype will add videocall for most of new android devices next months.

The HTC exclusive will be limited, they are not going to throw their business to the garbage by going only to one brand and one device, at the moment only thunderbold works.

wait a bit and we will have videocall on sii
 
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Samsung is not only to be considered for Skype.

Skype as an organization has added Video calling to their iOS devices, and as we know, Apple is quite stern about Facetime and so on.

Skype will be implementing the Video calling facility that has been added to the iOS devices soon enough. More so, Skype has a different position due to their exclusivity with Verizon, hence they cannot just add Skype with Video Calling and have the US devices utilizing that service and undermine Verizon's rates.
 
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any estimated timeframe when Skype video call is coming to Android?
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