Have you made a video call on your Nokia phone lately? Why not give it a try and let us know how you get on. To find out if you’re in a 3G area, here are a bunch of links that will show you various 3G coverage maps in the UK and the USA: UK Making a video call is really great way of connecting with the people who you’re close to and is especially great if you’re away from your family for extended periods of time. You can even switch to the main camera on the back, too, if you wish. While on a call, if you select the options menu you can swap your image from the bottom to the top, take a snapshot of yourself to use as the calling image for a while or even share images from your gallery if you want to show somebody an amazing photo of that thing you took the other day. Using the video calling option opens up other possibilities, too. There’s also the ability to turn off the loudspeaker and route the audio through the speaker, should you want to. Unfortunately, the Skype video call capabilities will be available to a limited number of supported devices (all of them are Nokia smartphones). At any point you can terminate the video transmission by hitting the on-screen camera button or mute your audio by pressing the mic icon. You’ll see the other person’s face at the top of the screen and your own video stream towards the bottom with a variety of options. You’ll have to press yes if you want the other person to see you, which is kind of the point of video calling. This makes it absolutely clear you’re receiving a video call and not a normal call, so you won’t get caught out and be broadcasting your face without knowing it. If you are the receiver of this video call, you’ll be asked whether you want to allow the video image to be sent to caller. Selecting this will proceed with the video call. This will open up the calling options available and it’s at the bottom of the page that you’ll see the option to Video call. Open up your contacts list from within your phone and find the person you wish to make a video call too and press on their phone contact card. So how do you go about making a video call using a Nokia smartphone? We’re using a Nokia N8 to demonstrate, but the instructions are almost identical to other Nokia smartphones, too. More on 3G coverage maps at the end of the post. Using 3G to make your video call enables you to make that call anywhere, not just indoors where you can find a WiFi access point. So chances are, you’ll be able to do it anywhere at anytime. In order to make a video call you’ll need to be in an area that has 3G coverage, which accounts for over 90 per cent of the UK and the other person has to be in a 3G area, too. And it’s always been this way with Nokia. What features does Skype for Symbian supportSkype for Symbian supports the following features:Skype-to-Skype voice callingCalling mobiles and landlines anywhere in the world (Requires Skype Credit or a subscription)Receiving calls to your Skype NumberParticipating in conference callsInstant messagingSending emoticonsSending texts and setting up sender IDVoicemailCall forwardingSending and. If you’ve got a Nokia smartphone with a camera on the front then you’ll almost certainly be able to make a video call to virtually anybody, using 3G. Connect through 3G, making you truly mobile.
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