skype run through safari iPhone

sazzy6

2011-01-15 09:25:02

Hiya,
Im really not technically minded so please bare with me! My parents are going on a cruise to the Caribbean from the UK and we were trying to work out the best way to keep in touch. So me and my dad (we both have iphone 4s) have down loaded the Skype app.
Now looking at the info about the wifi on-board the ship it says it does not support safari, only explorer and fire fox. Does this mean we cant Skype after all?
We have never used Skype before so a little unsure about how it works.
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RE:skype run through safari iPhone

wjosten

2011-01-15 09:25:02

If you both have iPhone 4s, why are you messing around with Skype? Just use FaceTime. All FaceTime calls are done over WiFi, & are free.
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RE:skype run through safari iPhone

DaVBMan

2011-01-15 09:25:02

Well it isnt that it uses Safari, but some WiFi hotspots will require you to first open Safari to accept terms and conditions of the free wifi yadayada legal nonsense, before giving an IP that can route out.
Thus if they dont support Safari you may have issues.
I cannot see why they dont support a given browser.
But once connected with access getting out, you can then use Skype.
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RE:skype run through safari iPhone

sazzy6

2011-01-15 09:25:02

Sorry, showing my ignorance here, how do you do this? I rang Tesco Mobile today and the told me facetime was 50p per minute. How do you avoid the charges?
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RE:skype run through safari iPhone

sazzy6

2011-01-15 09:25:02

Fingers crossed that it will be okay then. I wasnt sure why certain browsers wouldnt work TBH but thats just the info my dad has been given.
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RE:skype run through safari iPhone

wjosten

2011-01-15 09:25:02

On your phone, Settings>Phone>FaceTime>On.
Then read through this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4319
FaceTime calls are free, Tesco is wrong. There is no way for them to charge you for WiFi use. They most likely want to scare you(because they lose revenue) or they are completely ignorant.
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