Canada Gets Skype for iPhone, Not.
Tom does some handy investigative work and finds out that Skype has been banned from use in Canada due to a legal issue around what seems to be a codec related patent.
Excerpt:
I then asked if other countries were affected or if it was just Canada and was informed it was just Canada. When asked whose patent it was or what category it involved (i.e. mobile VoIP), the representative told me, “I can’t go into many more details other than it’s codec related.”
That really bites. I was hoping to do some testing via Skype for iPhone on the new Skype for SIP on Response Point.
WebRTC.is 
Just wondering…have some friends that are trying to push a new service of “video phone”… ACN I believe it is called… can you please explain the difference to me please????
There’s a workaround for Canadian iPhone users posted here:
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/skype/skype-for-iphone-blocked-in-canada.asp
It will be interesting to see if this will also affect the announced rollout of Skype Lite on the Blackberry.
Don’t sweat it Canada – you too can get the new Skype app for iPhone: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/skype/skype-for-iphone-blocked-in-canada.asp
I’ve been using Skype’s conferencing calling feature for the past couple of years. Our company has also been using operator conference call from http://www.24conference.com/operator_conference_call.php. Great blog, I’m adding your blog to my favorites.
Just wondering…have some friends that are trying to push a new service of “video phone”… ACN I believe it is called… can you please explain the difference to me please????