Skype Lite

Skype Lite is an application that Skype revealed at the CES 2009 convention. Skype Lite runs on the Google Android platform and allows users to access Skype's full features via their smartphones running the Android OS, as well as other Java-enabled smartphones. While it does allow access without WiFi or 3G, standard carrier rates still apply.PC World: Big Skype Update Coming... (January 8, 2009)

Critics of the Skype Lite program have reported odd functioning of the progam, to include the use of Skype credits for inbound calls. Because it isn't a true VOIP system, some users feel that it costs more because of the use of Skype credits as well as the standard carrier fees.Mixed Signals: Sype Lite? Don't bite. (January 15, 2009)