[youngcitya]

This article is about how to use Skype to make PSP as PSP phone and add DVD to PSP phone with DVD Ripper software. Skype is an instantly communicate tool that can change PSP to PSP phone to call homely telephone. Can you image that the authentic game player can be use as a phone to make common call to your friends? Skype for PSP can call other Skype user free, including PC Skype, mobile phone Skype and others. Recently, after Sony update firmware to version 3.90, we can use Skype on PSP and make PSP as PSP phone is an easy job.

The article has three parts, list as follow:
Part One: How to use Skype make PSP as PSP phone (requests 3.90 firmware, Mic phone )
Part Two: How to Rip DVD with DVD Ripper software on PSP phone (on Windows )
Part Three: How to go to internet on PSP (The basic to use Skype for PSP)


Let's go further to overthrow PSP.

Part One: How to use Skype make PSP as PSP phone.

Skype just can be use on PSP Slim firmware version 3.90 and above, so if you don't have the right version, please go here to download the firmware V3.90 (www(dot) daniusoft(dot) com/tutorial/download(dot) html).

1. Update PSP Slim to V3.90.
After download the firmware above, extract the PSPV3.90 rar file and find the file named EBOOT.PBP.
Connect PSP to PC with USB, open the memory stick, go to the 'GAME' folder, create new folder name 'UPDATE', copy the EBOOT.PBP and put it on.
Now, turn on PSP, go to Game à Memory Stick, you'll see the update file as picture follow:

Press 'Enter' key to run the file. It'll show your instructions about how to finish the update issue.
Notice: Must make sure the battery at least has 50% power when you begin to update.
When finish, you can go to Settings à System Settings à System Information to check the version of your PSP. If you do the right update, it'll show System Software Version 3.90.
2. How to use Skype on PSP Slim.
Skype need special earphone to call ordinary number. There are three ear phone to select: Single Pack, Twinpack, Lepo PSP Slim & lite -Headphones & Mic With Remote Control, anyone of them is OK.

First, after update PSP to V3.90, you can find the 'Skype' logo at 'Network'.
Second, press 'enter' button to run 'Skype'.
If you can't see Skype logo after update to V3.90, then you should active Skype function as follow:
1. Turn off PSP, press R button and turn on PSP at the same time.
2. Go to 'Configuration', change Fake region to America or any other just not Japan. Return to open Skype again.



Remember create internet connection on PSP before you run Skype on it. If you don't know how to do, please go to part three first.
Third, create new account.
When you run Skype, it'll turn background to blue, and ask Log in or Create New Account. Here we choose create a new one.

1)Choose create new account, enter your nick, and then enter another user name, it's your
Skype account that can be use to log in, different from nickname. Enter a password and
email, accept the condition like register at forum.
2)Now, it need connect to internet, select the network we do at Part one.
3)Now, Skype auto check your register info.
4)OK, if you do everything right, then register succeed.

Now, you have your Skype account, run it and fill the log in info. Before you can use the Skype, it requests "Skype Test Call'. Insert the earphone mentioned above and follow the instruction to have a test.
After finish the test, enter Skype main menu. It'll take you some times to sync 'Contacts' info.

Choose a contact who online now or if you can use two PSP to log in, of course, with different account.
Press enter button to call the one who online.

The one who was called can press 'Enter' to accept or 'Back' to refuse.
When you calling, you can keep the call, cut the call and check the info of the opposing party.
The dial keyboard can make you call ordinarily number if your Skype account have enough money.

Part Two: How to Rip DVD with DVD Ripper software on PSP phone (on Windows)

Besides Skype, as you know, PSP have many other functions such as play video, movie, music and take photos. The part one is make PSP into PSP phone, now let's rip DVD on PSP phone with DVD Ripper software.
I have many DVDs, and it's rebarbative to download movies from internet. I choose this DVD Ripper I think it's one of the best DVD Ripper that rip DVD with high quality and fast speed I even used.

1.Install Daniusoft DVD Ripper - www(dot)daniusoft.com and load DVD.
2 Select the right format you want to rip and the output folder.

Press 'Start' to rip DVD movie to the right format.


This DVD ripper software can also set twice volume of output file, capture photo from DVD and save to computer. I capture a photo when preview, it's much convenient for me. It can rip DVD to all popular players, so I can use it for iPod, too.
After conversion, copy the file and put it to the 'Movie' folder or 'Video' folder, now you can enjoy DVDs on your PSP phone. Don't forget, you can rip DVD just as personal not commercial.
Part Three: Go to internet on PSP.
If you have known how to do that, please go to Part one.
If you still a freshman of it, please follow the steps to go to internet with your PSP.

1.Turn on PSP and go to Settings.
2.Find 'Network Settings' and enter.
3.Choose 'Infrastructure Mode' and enter.
4.Select 'New Connection' and enter.
5.Make it 'Scan'. It will take seconds to scan around for wireless router.
6.After scan, choose the SSID you want to enter, before you can go to internet, you should
enter your name and press 'Enter' to quit.
7.Go ahead. Select the network and enter it, then you need to input a 'WEP Key' before you
can go to internet.

If you have Notebook and use wireless router, then you can use the wireless router here.
If you enter a wrong 'WEP Key', it will warning 'The characters you entered are not valid', that means you should connect again and get a right key.

[milkyway]

Thanks for sharing this useful information.I found they have a poweful DVD rip software which can rip your DVD movie in a super fast DVD Ripping speed and lots of powerful functions.It satisfied me.

[youngcitya]

my pleasure
Hope we can have more share for psp fans..............................

[Syndicate]

awesome can you play online games on the psp???? b/c that would be the ultimate awesomenesss

[sysax]

Well Ebuddy is very nice, but I'm not sure if it has Skype or not.
I like Ebuddy and use it as my MSN messenger, and I don't know if it uses Skype.. BuT I don't think SO.

[youngcitya]

Ebuddy?
what's that? Does it use on windows or game players such as psp and DS?
can you tell me more?
thank you very much.

[sysax]

www.ebuddy.com is a tool for phones & psp's.
It's an all-in-one chat program for MSn,Aol and much more.

Copied from site:

Welcome to eBuddy, your online messenger for MSN, Yahoo, Gtalk, MySpace and AIM (AOL). Whether you're at home, school, work or traveling; with eBuddy you can chat online everywhere anytime. eBuddy is available as a web based and mobile version. eBuddy provides instant messaging on every computer, it even works when you are behind a firewall! eBuddy means no downloads, no installation of software or upgrades and no registration. Best of all it's free .. enjoy :-)
  

eBuddy is a free web based messenger that enables you to chat with your MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, MySpace and AIM buddies. No downloads or registration required!
 To use the web version of eBuddy, all you need is a Javascript enabled browser on your computer. You can access eBuddy from any computer or location and it even works behind a firewall. Whether you're at home, school, at the library or at work, surf over to eBuddy and login with your account to start chatting - it's as easy as that!
 When you're on the road, outdoors or traveling you can use the mobile version of eBuddy to chat with your buddies. Every mobile device that supports xHTML or WAP can be used; this includes Cell Phones, PDA's, Sony PSP and Nintendo DS! Check out the Mobile page for more info.

[youngcitya]

so , does it has dvd ripper software to rip protected DVDs for windows users? such as handbrake, videora, daniusoft dvd ripper and so on.

[sysax]

Wait. I'm confused.
Ok, let's see.
Are you talking about Skype, chat program?

Sorry, I thought you were talking about chat programs.
Sorry for the trouble.

But err, nice post & it's pretty useful.

[youngcitya]

Originally Posted by sysax

Wait. I'm confused.
Ok, let's see.
Are you talking about Skype, chat program?

Sorry, I thought you were talking about chat programs.
Sorry for the trouble.

But err, nice post & it's pretty useful.

Hey, I'm talking about skype, chat program for psp users, it's sure.

And recently, I found Go!messenger (another chat program) is good for psp users.

Hey, do you have psp or other players, such DS or wii?