SKYPE for the Treo 700
Special ppcgeeks Mod/Version
So I like to occasionally use
Skype on my Desktop and my PPC.
- Here's
the problem: Skype released 2.1 recently and
it does NOT run well on the 700w/wx. It runs, but it is very sluggish.
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The solution? Use their no-longer-supported 2.0
which had 2 different versions: slow processor and fast processors.
Using the
2.0 for slow processors, it works very well on the 700. You just don't get all the bells-n-whistles of 2.1 like chat mode. But to be honest, I didn't like that junk anyways!
So since it is hard to find now, I'm posting it here to archive
Note: You need to use Headphones for this to work otherwise the sound comes out the back speaker not the Earpiece and NO there is no hack for that!
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BONUS!
This is a special version: I UPX'd the program
reducing the file size by 2mb
which also lets the program
load faster.
There is
NO installation! Attached is a zip file and inside is the folder: just extract that folder to your \Progam Files directory so that it looks like this after the transfer:
\Program Files\Skype for PocketPC
You do
NOT need to create a folder.
IMPORTANT: The 2nd file in the dirctory is just a Shortcut. Copy that to your Start Menu (\Windows\Start Menu) for quick access.