General :: Android Phone For Skype Type Video Calls
Feb 29, 2012
I'm looking for a cheap-ish, reasonable spec., probably secondhand Android phone for my daughter which must be capable of video (pref. 2 way) Skype-type calls via wifi.
It won't be having any kind of SIM (PAYG or contract) in it initially, but must function as Skype-type video phone via wifi - unless someone tells me that's not possible! I can put my own O2 SIM in it if necessary to set up whatever needs doing to make it function.
Is it possible to set up a phone in this way? (ie. to be able to make & receive Skype-type video calls without having a SIM card in it).
If it is - how exactly do I do it? Should I use Skype as a carrier or are there other providers who would do the job better/easier? Which Android phones will best do the job?
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Jun 26, 2010
is there anyway to make skype to evo calls? i have searched youtube and tried to do this but just cant seem to get it to work with fring...any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated...sorry if this has been discussed before
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Apr 15, 2012
I'm looking for a way to have a sort of two way calling system between only my Android Phone and my mac.
So for instance - if I wanted to, I could wake up my mac remotely using my phone, and start having a conversation with anyone who happened to be near my computer as if I had called a phone number. I could activate video streaming from my phone to my computer or from my computer to my phone if I wanted to, all controlled by my phone to my computer or vice versa
So it's sort of like skype, but only between my phone and the computer, and I can activate it even when my laptop is closed using ssh wake on demand or whatever.
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Aug 9, 2010
Can anyone tell me what I have to do to be able to receive calls to my Skype phone number on my DX? Other than setting Skype to forward to my cell number.
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Aug 22, 2010
Is it possible to have an application open that allows you to send and receive video calls from people using Skype on their PC's, laptops, macs etc?
Using a front camera?
ie Galaxy S (in some places), or iPhone 4 (although I'm sure this would go against their policies..)
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Oct 27, 2010
I know that Skype is not yet available for the Wildfire but is their any App that can interact with Skype so I can still have them chats to people with Skype?
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Jun 9, 2010
Is there anyway to make VoIP calls or Skype Out calls on the EVO? I am switching from the iPhone 3GS and am going out of the country on vacation in a month and I got used to making Skype Out calls over WiFi when out of the country.
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Jul 5, 2010
1. Can Qik be used for video chat from Evo to Skype? If so how? I am able to do this with Fring, but i was just wondering if Qik can do this as well.
2. Has anyone had any problems with the weather widget? The stock one that came with the phone. Recently mine has randomly stopped displaying the weather, but it would still show the city i'm in. If i hit refresh it will sometimes display the weather but then it will disappear again.
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Aug 19, 2009
Here is what I would like to do:
I have an HTC Magic and I have a couple of contacts who I frequently talk with on skype. Is there anyway to talk with them skype-to-skype on the Android phone?
The Skype Lite app does not allow calling.
I don't mind either calling using my local minutes OR using my data plan.
Are there any other applications that could assist me with this?
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Nov 7, 2010
Just wondering which type of file is the best to watch movies/tv shows for the hero?
According to the list of supported video files supported which one of these is the best for quality.
3G2 / 3GPP2, H.264 / AVC, MPEG-4, WMV
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Sep 19, 2012
I want to change the default lock and change type the confirmation of the calls, I have 2.3.6 android, and I want to get slide lockscreen+slide confirm( just like 2.3.3android version! )
see pic for what I want to get !!
I want to change the default one, not using apps!
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Mar 20, 2012
I have friends who want to show me videos but the network won't allow the upload of large videos (I'm not talking about shareing movies I promise) we share videos for my Xbox clan and stuff like that xD but trying to email them just doesn't work. Is there an app that will allow them to upload and that I could view it?I'm not looking for a youtube uploader or even a Facebook just Idk something I could get into and upload a video then they could upload and view mine and I could view theirs.
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Jun 17, 2012
Not a single type of video is playable on my phone. Youtube.com, YouTube App, videos from my phone's SD Card, videos I recorded with this phone a few days ago, nothing. Videos I was able to watch on my phone before also suddenly stopped working. I also can't record videos.
On the other hand, my camera works perfectly, so does the music player.
I haven't added any weird adds or anything of the sort. I've attached screenshots of my "About Phone" info, and two other screenshots of what it looks like when I try to play videos on the YouTube App and videos that are directly saved on my phone.
I'm posting here continuing from the Galaxy S I9000 General forum [URL] ....
Since then, I've done the following:
-Rebooted the system and re-installed the latest Kernel version.
-Uninstalled and re-installed YouTube.
-Installed MX Player. This solved the problem I faced while playing videos from my phone, but still can't watch videos from YouTube.
-Went through my Apps and found that I'm missing the Video Player app (click picture)
-Factory Reset to no avail.
I've had this phone for about a month and a half, and installed ICS on it on day 3 or so. Ever since, the videos were working properly, lagless and flawlessly, just a few days ago problems started appearing.
Perhaps the Video Player apk would do? I can't seem to find it anywhere for my phone.
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Mar 24, 2010
I see that a new Skype will be coming to the Droid's on Verizon's network this Thursday. Apparently it will allow outbound "Skype-Out" calls over the 3G network. I have a Skype-Out plan and a Skype number I use for my business. With the new Skype application, will calls people make to my Skype number ring the Skype app on my Droid? If so, will this be a huge battery drain if Skype is constantly waiting for incoming calls?
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Dec 18, 2009
So I'm a little confused about Skype on Android. As I understand it, it's not really running Skype at all, it's just a fancy way to call their local Skype number, which you can actually do on any cell phone, right? So you still use minutes. If you make long-distance calls, you'll also use credits. If you make local-calls, I assume you don't? And do you use credit if you make Skype-to-Skype calls? What if someone Skypes you -- do you still use credit? Second, can Fring really do real voip Skype calls? Just using my wifi and no minutes? Can I see all my Skype contacts? Can they see me?
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Aug 18, 2010
I have nimbuzz on my milestone 2.1. I am trying to make VOIP calls on my skype account through nibuzz. When using wifi it works great. When using 3g I have a weird prob.
I can receive calls fine but I when I call someone I can't hear the person answering and he/she can't hear me. It won't work even with echo sound test. Does anyone have any idea why this would happen. I tried uninstalling and re installing and all that so.
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May 27, 2010
I am using fring on htc 4g... It makes a fringe to fringe video call pretty ok. I cant figure out how to dial someones skype account to a PC.
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Aug 20, 2013
I'm switching from iPhone to Android later this week. My wife will be keeping her iPhone 4s. I travel quite a bit for work, and I use Facetime calls all the time to talk to/see my 2 year old.
Is there an app that works similarly to Facetime across both operating systems? Like, I'll want to make a video call from my 4G Android to my wife's 3G iPhone, sometimes while not connected to Wi-Fi.
Is this possible?
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Oct 7, 2010
Skype Calls Over 3G Hacked Already - Droid Forum - Verizon Droid & the Motorola Droid Forum. Skype is the undisputed best free (for the most part) Voip software available, but when they released their latest Android application they removed 3G calling for everyone in the USA. Well that feature has been hacked and re-enabled by one of our members by the name of xeudoxus, who I have been talking to and he says this was quite simple and took him a matter of 15 minutes to do it. To install this, simply download the apk that's in the thread, copy and paste it in your memory card and install it using a fill manager application. When it is done installing go to the application and call us to tell us how awesome it runs. I am sure everyone is happy to see this feature added to their service, and I for one am going to post this then download it and call forum administrator Dan. Well I think you have waited enough for free calls over skype, download the apk in the original thread.
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Sep 23, 2009
I've had my HTC Hero for a couple of weeks now and I love it. I've been looking for an application that enables me to make skype to skype calls, kinda like pc to pc calls on skype; not using skype out numbers. I downloaded the skype lite application and that didn't do it for me.
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Jan 15, 2010
I tried to make calls using skype light (beta) however... it rings to an unsual number and tells me that I dont have long distance or international service... (im dialing a US number)... is there something else I can use.. I dont use google voice because i have an account with skype and most friends of mine do to... are they any work arounds for this?
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Aug 5, 2009
Is there any way to make video calls with this phone.
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May 19, 2010
Any news regarding whether we can video conference with a PC or Mac using our EVO? gChat? iChat? Skype? My understanding is that qik will not do this - it will only be evo-to-evo or evo-to-web, is that true?
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Apr 8, 2010
Is there a way to use Skype with T-Mobile on a rooted Android phone?
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Jun 4, 2010
All I get is "call terminated" when I pick up and the connection is established. Tried initiating the video call from both ends (PC and EVO) with the same result. anyone?
have not tried on 4G yet since it;s dead at home (have it at the office and couple of streets down from my house - maybe I'll take a walk tonight?)
UPDATE:
-when initiating the call from the PC it rings on the phone and I only get "call terminated" when I pick it up on the EVO
- when initiating the call from the EVO it rings once and it hangs up (does not ring on the PC and I cannot answer it)
doing a restart of the EVO right now
UPDATE 2:
alright, a power off and on of the EVO did it.
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Dec 24, 2013
I'm on 4.4.2 unrooted, using data during the call and while mid call my screen goes black and boots the phone up again?
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Feb 8, 2014
I have the samsung galaxy s blaze 4G phone. My friend has an iphone and she has the facetime feature on her iphone which allows her to make video calls. My phone is an android as you know. If she calls me through the facetime feature on her iphone is there a way for me to connect to her video call so that we can both see each other on video? Do I need to download an app(maybe an app made by apple that is made to run on android phones) to enable my phone to have the capability of accepting facetime calls made from her iphone? Or should we just forget about the facetime nonsense and just use something like skype or another similar app that will run on both the iphone and android devices? But she does not want to go to the trouble of singing up to something in order to use an app.
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May 6, 2010
does anybody think we would be able to use our phones for video chat services like ovoid or skype since everybody we know wont have an evo
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Jul 6, 2010
Is there a way to have video chat on Skype or any MSN messenger?
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Sep 2, 2010
Never actually saw this brought up. I keep reading about the stock program that comes with the phone for video calling, but what about Skype?
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