Skype passes ultimate mobility test
By Ben Robinson on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 6:09 AM PST In VoIP
… or at least that’s what they were saying to me when they sent me an email on Tuesday.
Reading on, the story was about the Skype Nomad, a girl called Rebecca from Oz, who has been travelling around (the world), and finding out how easy it is to use Skype. So really the mobility part is her, rather than any specifically mobile solution (although to be fair she had a 3 Skypephone with her…).
Anyways if you’d like to check out Rebecca’s blog you can go here.
Exactly what did the “Skype Nomad” do that contributed to anyone’s understanding of mobile use of Skype? Did she report on availability and quality of Skype in various locations? Did she report or roaming data costs? Did she compare functionality and usability of various Skype devices in different situations?
Sadly, the answer to all of the above is “NO”. Basically all she did was travel around the world at Skype’s expense, and keep a travel log. She could have accomplished just as much by carrying a “SKYPE” sign as she did by taking mobile gear.
I use Skype on the go too.
@ J.A. – I think you’ve hit the nail on the head there, that’s essentially what I was alluding to.
I’ve actually mailed the Nomad and asked for an interview to better understand what exactly it was that she did – and so if there is a response I’ll post the interview here so we can all be enlightened