Maemo

N900, Skype/VOIP call quality

The Nokia N900 has Skype integrated into the UI. Once a VOIP account is configured, contacts show up in the phone’s address book with Skype call/IM options. Since I’ve had the phone, I’ve never been able to answer a Skype call and hear a person for more than a few seconds. Reading on the Maemo forums helped uncover two facts: Some cellular service providers, like T-Mobile, may filter VOIP traffic to prevent Skype...

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