How to Play With Skype on a Mobile Phone

Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls over the Internet. Skype offers free voice and video calls between computers and offers discount calling to phones not connected to the Internet. Skype for mobile phones allows Skype-supported devices to use less wireless phone plan minutes by transmitting calls over the user's Internet connection.

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  Open the "Applications" tab on your phone's home screen.

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  Touch "Market" and pull up your market applications. Choose the "All Applications" tab.

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  Touch the Skype application/widget. If the application is free for your phone, click "Install." If the application has to be purchased for your phone, touch "Buy," enter payment information and click "Buy Now."

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  Review any alerts for access of Skype on your mobile and click "OK."

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  Once Skype is installed on your mobile phone, open the application on your phone and read the license agreement. If you choose to accept the license agreement, click "Accept" to continue.

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  Review the information in the Important Notice section and click "OK."

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  Enter your Skype name and password if you have an account already setup. If not, click "Don't have a Skype name" and create your account.

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  Choose the connection method you prefer and click "OK." Unless you have a mobile plan with unlimited 3G, you will probably want to choose "Use Wi-Fi only." From here, Skype should automatically connect and sign in.