http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/ Engadget Comments for 3 Skypephone is free in the UK http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/
@Dias - the ten pounds you have to recharge with each month you just use for normal mobile calls, the skype calls are always free.

I'm in Hong Kong so great to read we get them soon. I've been waiting for someone to bring out a phone like this. ]]>Oct 29th 2007 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/
3 (via x-series http://xseries.three.com ) have been enabling Skype on a bunch of their phones for quite a while now. This is just a co-branded handset, that is cheap, which is cool.

But when you can do EXACTLY the same on an N95 or even a Nokia 6120 (both which have HSDPA to boot) the coolness kinda wears off.

Nice cheap phone, but I would rather a more powerful phone with more features, that can do all the same (including the Skype stuff) and skip the dedicated Skype button :-)

More info on the phone here: http://www.3skypephone.com/english/index.html

Cheers, Tim.]]>Oct 29th 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/No skypeout as such BUT you use your inclusive minutes/ standard call rate rather than paying the full international rate.]]>Oct 29th 2007 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/
Can you defeat this by maintaining two Skype accounts, using account B to forward to you desire number (which charges you regular SkypeOut fee) and then use account A to call B for free?]]>Oct 29th 2007 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Nov 12th 2007 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/
Also I do not think the nokia handsets currently support Skype IM chat, and also Skype calling name - both of which work on the Amoi Skype phone. Also the reason this came out is because people are too dumb to put 3rd party clientso n handsets - this way it's all integrated and much mroe accessible to the normal user.
Funnily enough the peak for these and other Skype phones on 3 is in the middle of the night as people are using them to make lots of international calls, for essentially nothing.

Dias - thats for pikey poor people on pay as you go handsets. if you have a contract it's included.

I helped put the network in for this so its nice to see it getting some press... even if it is stateside where it will never appear :)]]>Oct 30th 2007 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Oct 29th 2007 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/What is the exact difference between using Nokia with the Skype application and the Skype phone.
And if somebody can also explain - Why the difference.

Bobby]]>Nov 11th 2007 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Nov 11th 2007 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/3-skypephone-set-free-in-the-uk/Jan 3rd 2008 6:54PM