Skype in a struggle to be heard on mobile phones

Many cellular operators block Skype's calls, or outlaw the use of VoIP service in their contracts.
(From The New York Times)

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[SergeM256]

It just a part of painful transition of phone companies from, well, phone companies to ISP companies. In a near future traditional phones may become obsolete and former phone companies will provide internet connection and data transmission only.

[Captain Bebops]

I create Android apps and have a customer base interested in moving to Android. The show stopper is the additional $30 a month data plan. Data only plans using VoIP would suit them fine. There is a whole market of people out there, including myself, who don't use phones all that much and are wasting money on the phone plan.

[brian.lee]

"Skype users will have to buy voice and data plans from Verizon Wireless and also one of nine smartphones sold by the operator. Also, any Skype calls placed to United States residents who do not have Skype accounts will be deducted from the caller's package of Verizon voice minutes."

This is totally BS... I hope the FCC b|tch slaps them.

[winstein]

Verizon is said to be still working on a voice standard over LTE, but the data protocol over LTE is ready. So why not just ditch voice and go data across the board and allow users to choose their favorite VoIP client?