Apple Thoughts: Fring Shuts Down Skype Support on all Mobile Platforms

"Last week Fring launched a client for the iPhone that allows two-way video calling over the 3G data network, but it seems that Fring has overloading problems like we often see on AT&T and Fring had to take actions to shut off support for Skype for all Fring users."

Just last week, we reported that a recent update to Fring for the iPhone 4 would allow users to use the front facing camera to make Skype calls. The service was apparently so popular that it overloaded Fring's servers and their ability to provide service to Fring users. In response, they have shut down support for Skype in all mobile versions of Fring, including the iPhone 4 app. Fring to Fring video calling will still work, but for now, Skype to Skype over Fring will no longer work. Was anybody using Skype support on Fring, and if so, what was the experience like? And will this encourage you to use Fring to Fring calls, or will you just wait for them to turn Skype access back on?