Verizon Wireless and Skype have just announced Skype mobile for Android and BlackBerry smartphones and will be available this Thursday, March 25, starting with nine Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones.
Skype mobile users can:
- Make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype contact around the globe.
- Send and receive unlimited instant messages with other Skype users.
- Manage the Skype contact list directly from the mobile application.
- Call international phone numbers at competitive Skype calling rates.
- Make calls to landlines and mobiles abroad at Skype rates.
In order to use Skype mobile on your android or Blackberry device, customers must have a Verizon Wireless smartphone and data plan to use. It is important to note that Skype-to-Skype calls will not be charged against their monthly minute allowances or data plans.
Download Skype mobile for Android & BlackBerry
Visit Skype mobile from your PC and enter the mobile phone number to receive a text message with a link to the application. Verizon Wireless customers can also text “SKYPE” to 2255 to receive the download link. Android users can download the app from Android Market. New BlackBerry customers will find the application on their 3G smartphones’ home screens in the Downloads folder when activated.
Skype mobile supports Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones, including the BlackBerry Storm 9530, Storm2 9550, Curve 8330, Curve 8530, 8830 World Edition, and Tour 9630 smartphones, as well as DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS by HTC and Motorola DEVOUR.
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