been using both whatsapps and viber. i uninstalled skype just before they implemented the video calls for sgs2. reason for uninstalling skype was coz it was running in the background even though i did not start the apps. after killing the background process, it would come back again. it seems to be a 'bug' as there was a thread in the skype support forum on this...

between viber and whatsapp...

i have more friends on whatsapp. i think mainly coz many dun realise its a paid apps (both on android and ios). personally, i prefer...

viber. why? i have tested on my phone and no battery drain issue. the data collection of my phone discharging rate when the phone was idle was collected over a few weeks. if anything, skype was more a concern than viber and whatsapp.

for me... viber is better coz its FREE. besides that, there's also voice call. but more importantly why its in my good books is coz they have 'official support' in LYN forum! yes, official support here... not really support but we can feedback on what our issues are and they do look into it.

from that thread in LYN forum, i also understand viber for BB is coming really soon. so it will be a true cross platform by then. there's also plan to release video/ photo sharing (similar to whatsapp). video calls is also in the works.

i like the voice call function (and looking forward to the video calls) as i can call my overseas friends for free. i have tested with my relatives in HK. quality is about the same as when we use discount call services which is actually quite decent. of course at times, i do get some interference... i just end and call again. i think its more to do with my connection to the internet (was trying out on 512k streamyx on my end).

i have also tried calls to friends while they were on the road and i was on 512k streamyx... also good. just like normal calls.

no, i dun work for viber... i dun get paid by them. but i just think they give me better value -- everything is FREE. i know... its only about usd2/ year for whatsapp (yes, for android, its an annual charge. for ios, its a one-time charge). but why pay when i can get it free... and with voice... and eventually video calls... free as well?

i din bother to try others coz look... i wanna simplify my life... not have 10 apps to connect to people. i want to have as few as possible. skype would have been my fav since i have used them when they first started -- but... they are just too slow to dev for android... and the thing that killed it for me is that the version i installed was behaving like malware -- restarting itself after i killed it.

This post has been edited by mydragoon: Aug 12 2011, 09:20 AM

sync mail... ya, i forgot to mention that is also running in my background... lol...

but for your issue... you quite sure its viber? i guess scientific way to know for sure is do a factory reset, install whatsapp... monitor for 2-3 days... then factory reset, install viber, monitor 2-3 days... but ya, its too troublesome.

anyway, just sharing since i'm more into viber... from what i understand, new version does not consume any battery after you exit.