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Czachorski wrote:

AT&T and Apple May Be Rethinking VOIP
October 6, 2009 6:22 PM

The Washington Post reports that AT&T and Apple may be considering bringing Skype and Google Voice to iPhone:

Is AT&T about to announce Skype and Google Voice will run on its mobile network via Apple's iPhone? That's the buzz ahead of a wireless industry conference that begins Wednesday in San Diego.

One source close to the thinking of AT&T executives said the company has been deliberating the decision for weeks and that top executives have said they were close to accepting voice over Internet services on all AT&T phones, including the iPhone. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because a decision hadn't been officially announced. Skype currently operates on the iPhone through WiFi access, but not on AT&T's 3G mobile network.

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Skype is already on the iPhone; it's usefulness is just limited by Skype at the behest of AT&T & Apple.

Czachorski wrote:

Skype currently requires a wifi connection.  AT&T and Apple have not yet allowed VOIP over AT&T's network on the iPhone.  From the article:

VOIP applications run on other phones on AT&T's 3G network, but not the iPhone.

Hence

ScifiterX wrote:

it's usefulness is just limited by Skype at the behest of AT&T & Apple.

It's there but it's crippled.

Could you run a VOIP program over a 3G network if you're iPhone is Jailbroken?