Has Skype Become a Problem for Networks?
Over 10 years ago mobile phones were as big as a shoe and only had the technical ability for the owner to enter phone numbers and make calls.If we now move forward to the current year, we are seeing a wide variety of phones being released with truly advanced features.
But probably the biggest innovation is the creation of internet access; you can now access the internet just as you would do on a computer. And this is causing network providers to get into bit of a pickle. We all know for years that service providers have been making their money by over charging customers huge amounts for calls and text messages.
But as internet access on mobiles phones grow so do access to free wifi spots, so this could potentially wipe out all of the mobile phone networks, because what is happening is that people are connecting to the internet and accessing Skype, which gives you the ability to have free calls between Skype users. Most of the UK providers have already banned VoIP access, but Nokia’s recent release of their N97 come’s pre installed with Skype giving users the ability to easily access the service.
The networks should not be blocking things like this, in my view, as it just makes them look ridiculous. We are currently in the middle of a huge financial crisis, so people want to look for the best ways to save. I 100% believe that Three took the correct approach by offering their users the freedom of choice and that is why their company has expanded. If the mobile providers want to stay in business then they need to get together and find a way to join up with services such as Skype for example, this way they could share income, but blocking is definitely not the way to approach this.
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