BakerStreet
Mar 17, 08, 10:54 am
Just bought a Nokia N800. Great for making phone calls worldwide when travelling. 2 cents a minute on Skype to any land-line phone. All you need is a Wi-Fi connection.
Travel Technology - Nokia N800 and Skype
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wiredboy10003
Mar 18, 08, 3:30 pm
I have an N810 and use mine when I'm in Europe to call back the the states. I especially like using it with a bluetooth headset.
gametitans
Mar 18, 08, 3:42 pm
Hi,
Can u please tell me how skype works on the N80. I would love to save a few bucks on my cell phone bill. Will it work if you are on the road.
Thanks for your help.
cheers
Can u please tell me how skype works on the N80. I would love to save a few bucks on my cell phone bill. Will it work if you are on the road.
Thanks for your help.
cheers
ScottC
Mar 18, 08, 3:50 pm
Hi,
Can u please tell me how skype works on the N80. I would love to save a few bucks on my cell phone bill. Will it work if you are on the road.
Thanks for your help.
cheers
It'll work anywhere you have a reliable WiFi signal. It's pretty simple. First you make sure it's installed (from This link (http://www.skype.com/download/skype/nokia/).) Then you simply enter your Skype account info, and make calls.
It couldn't be easier.
Can u please tell me how skype works on the N80. I would love to save a few bucks on my cell phone bill. Will it work if you are on the road.
Thanks for your help.
cheers
It'll work anywhere you have a reliable WiFi signal. It's pretty simple. First you make sure it's installed (from This link (http://www.skype.com/download/skype/nokia/).) Then you simply enter your Skype account info, and make calls.
It couldn't be easier.
MagMile
Oct 10, 08, 4:21 pm
Thinking of getting this for my wife when wimax comes to Chicago. How easy is it to answer a skype call on this? Can you hit just one button (hard, soft button?) to answer? She makes/receives maybe one call a day, so it doesn't have to be the greatest phone, but it has to be at least ok.
wiredboy10003
Oct 10, 08, 6:53 pm
Thinking of getting this for my wife when wimax comes to Chicago. How easy is it to answer a skype call on this? Can you hit just one button (hard, soft button?) to answer? She makes/receives maybe one call a day, so it doesn't have to be the greatest phone, but it has to be at least ok.
I just tried Skype on the 810 because it's been a while. Making a call requires opening the application and either dialing from the imported address book or entering a number directly. Receiving a call wakes up the device and you press a software button to answer the call. I'd feel more secure making the call than receiving one. Also, the 810 won't stay connected to a WiFi signal for more than a few hours. The battery drain is kinda high. I'm not sure about WiMax.
I just tried Skype on the 810 because it's been a while. Making a call requires opening the application and either dialing from the imported address book or entering a number directly. Receiving a call wakes up the device and you press a software button to answer the call. I'd feel more secure making the call than receiving one. Also, the 810 won't stay connected to a WiFi signal for more than a few hours. The battery drain is kinda high. I'm not sure about WiMax.
ScottC
Oct 10, 08, 7:23 pm
Thinking of getting this for my wife when wimax comes to Chicago. How easy is it to answer a skype call on this? Can you hit just one button (hard, soft button?) to answer? She makes/receives maybe one call a day, so it doesn't have to be the greatest phone, but it has to be at least ok.
I'm assuming you realize you'll need a new N810 to do WiMax? The WiMax version has been announced, but isn't available in retail AFAIK.
I'm assuming you realize you'll need a new N810 to do WiMax? The WiMax version has been announced, but isn't available in retail AFAIK.
hs1
Oct 10, 08, 7:39 pm
Buy.com has the N810 with Wimax for $404
ScottC
Oct 10, 08, 7:41 pm
Buy.com has the N810 with Wimax for $404
They have had it listed for ages, but like with many buy.com listings, it's a bogus item, as Nokia has not shipped any of them yet.
They have had it listed for ages, but like with many buy.com listings, it's a bogus item, as Nokia has not shipped any of them yet.
FidalgoRob
Oct 10, 08, 10:32 pm
Buy.com has the N810 with Wimax for $404
Does it make sense to pay $400 for a glorified mobile phone when you can buy a real netbook computer (Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind, Lenovo S10, etc.) for the same price that will not only do Skype, but also run MS Office and a real web browser? True, the netbooks weigh a pound more than the Nokia, but the benefits of having a real computer certainly makes that the right choice in my opinion.
Does it make sense to pay $400 for a glorified mobile phone when you can buy a real netbook computer (Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind, Lenovo S10, etc.) for the same price that will not only do Skype, but also run MS Office and a real web browser? True, the netbooks weigh a pound more than the Nokia, but the benefits of having a real computer certainly makes that the right choice in my opinion.
ScottC
Oct 10, 08, 10:35 pm
Does it make sense to pay $400 for a glorified mobile phone when you can buy a real netbook computer (Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind, Lenovo S10, etc.) for the same price that will not only do Skype, but also run MS Office and a real web browser? True, the netbooks weigh a pound more than the Nokia, but the benefits of having a real computer certainly makes that the right choice in my opinion.
I (sort of) disagree. The N810 is so much smaller than any netbook out there. No netbook will fit in your pocket, plus the battery life is worse, it is not as instant-on as the N810 and most of them don't even have Bluetooth.
I'd never recommend using an N810 for the things a Netbook can do, if you have the space, but the little N810 is pretty much the only device out there in that form factor, with those specs.
I (sort of) disagree. The N810 is so much smaller than any netbook out there. No netbook will fit in your pocket, plus the battery life is worse, it is not as instant-on as the N810 and most of them don't even have Bluetooth.
I'd never recommend using an N810 for the things a Netbook can do, if you have the space, but the little N810 is pretty much the only device out there in that form factor, with those specs.
voop
Oct 11, 08, 4:34 am
I just tried Skype on the 810 because it's been a while. Making a call requires opening the application and either dialing from the imported address book or entering a number directly. Receiving a call wakes up the device and you press a software button to answer the call. I'd feel more secure making the call than receiving one. Also, the 810 won't stay connected to a WiFi signal for more than a few hours. The battery drain is kinda high. I'm not sure about WiMax.
Really?
My 810 is often, i.e. when @home or @office, connected to wifi for the whole day, grabbing emails and getting (Gizmo, mostly, but also Skype calls). At the end of the day, I still have some battery left, and I generally plug it in to the charger at my night-stand when I turn in.
It's not a flawless device, of course, but it's probably the best "out there" of its kind and while battery life is always too short on any portable electronics ;) the N810 does fairly well I'd say.
Really?
My 810 is often, i.e. when @home or @office, connected to wifi for the whole day, grabbing emails and getting (Gizmo, mostly, but also Skype calls). At the end of the day, I still have some battery left, and I generally plug it in to the charger at my night-stand when I turn in.
It's not a flawless device, of course, but it's probably the best "out there" of its kind and while battery life is always too short on any portable electronics ;) the N810 does fairly well I'd say.
voop
Oct 11, 08, 4:53 am
Does it make sense to pay $400 for a glorified mobile phone when you can buy a real netbook computer (Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind, Lenovo S10, etc.) for the same price that will not only do Skype, but also run MS Office and a real web browser? True, the netbooks weigh a pound more than the Nokia, but the benefits of having a real computer certainly makes that the right choice in my opinion.
Different strokes for different blokes, mate. To me, getting a "glorified mobile phone" makes a lot of sense, whereas a "netbook" (am I the only one who out of compulsion get Psion7 reflexes when seeing that word?) would be a gadget that doesn't really fit.....
If I am visiting clients, in a seminar, in a meeting or hanging out in airports, this "glorified mobile phone" allows staying connected in a non-intrusive way. I have "Desktop applets" that grab and presents both outside (say, Cranky's RSS feed) and inside (corp. info - no not rss, something authenticated), and email and Gizmo-stuff so, essentially, unlocking the screen gives me access to 90% of the information that I'd need. Can read and reply to emails quickly (once used to the small keyboard on the N810), and the screen is bigger than the usual smartphone screen allowing actually consulting technical specs and documents relatively easily. And, due to its size, it's unobtrusive and I can fit it in a pocket of my suit and so always have it available.
When I need a computer, I need, you know, a *computer*. It'll be for more heavy work that the N810 or any netbook could do. I drag a 17" MacBook Pro along when I need that, but it very often simply stays in the hotel-room when I travel.
The one thing the N810 lacks is the ability to connect to a projector and show slide-shows. You could say that "netbooks can do that", but as a Keynote-user, that's little use to me since usually "netbooks" do not run Keynote -- and the smallest thing that does (MacBook Air) doesn't fit in my suit-pocket.
So, I love my "glorified mobile phone" and wouldn't trade it for a netbook ;)
Different strokes for different blokes, mate. To me, getting a "glorified mobile phone" makes a lot of sense, whereas a "netbook" (am I the only one who out of compulsion get Psion7 reflexes when seeing that word?) would be a gadget that doesn't really fit.....
If I am visiting clients, in a seminar, in a meeting or hanging out in airports, this "glorified mobile phone" allows staying connected in a non-intrusive way. I have "Desktop applets" that grab and presents both outside (say, Cranky's RSS feed) and inside (corp. info - no not rss, something authenticated), and email and Gizmo-stuff so, essentially, unlocking the screen gives me access to 90% of the information that I'd need. Can read and reply to emails quickly (once used to the small keyboard on the N810), and the screen is bigger than the usual smartphone screen allowing actually consulting technical specs and documents relatively easily. And, due to its size, it's unobtrusive and I can fit it in a pocket of my suit and so always have it available.
When I need a computer, I need, you know, a *computer*. It'll be for more heavy work that the N810 or any netbook could do. I drag a 17" MacBook Pro along when I need that, but it very often simply stays in the hotel-room when I travel.
The one thing the N810 lacks is the ability to connect to a projector and show slide-shows. You could say that "netbooks can do that", but as a Keynote-user, that's little use to me since usually "netbooks" do not run Keynote -- and the smallest thing that does (MacBook Air) doesn't fit in my suit-pocket.
So, I love my "glorified mobile phone" and wouldn't trade it for a netbook ;)