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How to get Skype on your iPhone in Canada

Dan Misener — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:45:01 +0000

So here’s the thing: Skype launched its free iPhone app today in every single iTunes store except Canada.

So what if you live in Canada and want Skype? No problem. Here’s what to do:

Sign up for a US iTunes account using these instructions (no credit card required)
Log out of your Canadian iTunes account, and into your new US iTunes account (instructions)
Sync your iPhone
Download and install Skype from the App Store app on the iPhone

That’s it. Enjoy!

This way to freedom

Dan Misener — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:00:27 +0000

I like the underlying tension of my new iPhone wallpaper. Steve Jobs’s smooth, shiny slider beckons me to head right, to unlock the phone and start fiddling around on the internet. But at the same time, crudely painted Bain Avenue graffiti suggests I should put the phone back in my pocket and continue to live in the real world.

Unlimited EDGE data on your iPhone in Canada

Dan Misener — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:33:45 +0000

Last August, Jenna and I drove to Somerset Mall in Troy, Michigan to pick up an iPhone. A few weeks later, it was unlocked. Since then, it’s been an amazing phone/iPod/camera/web device. I really love carrying just one device.

But there’s a problem: Mobile data rates in Canada are atrociously high. Unlimited plans (like the one that comes with the iPhone in the US) just don’t exist north of the border. For many, this limits internet connectivity to WiFi hotspots, which sadly, aren’t everywhere, and aren’t always free. This seriously affects the “always-connected” appeal of the iPhone.

But…

If you’re with Fido, and you sign up for the $18 Value Pack, 12 megabytes of data are included per month. “Hah!” you say, “That’s a paltry amount of data.”

Yes, it is. But here’s the thing: if you sign up for the Value Pack, you get unlimited data during the first four months. Not 12 megabytes. Unlimited.

I signed up a few weeks ago on a monthly package (no contract) and it’s working great. I’ve called back several times to confirm that I am indeed signed up for unlimited browsing, and the answer has always been yes.

This is covered quite thoroughly on HowardForums. YMMV, but if you have an iPhone in Canada, and want a data plan, this is the way to go (for a few months, anyway).

iPhone Unlock Success!

Dan Misener — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:48:05 +0000

I’m up way past my bedtime, but thanks to the iPhone Dev Team and these instructions, I’m pleased to report that my iPhone is completely software unlocked, and up and running on Fido.

Awesome!