September 2008

As I posted on the main blog a few moments ago – and as you may have heard – something groundbreaking’s happening in the land of 3.

A software update being pushed to handsets in the UK and Ireland from tomorrow will let you call landlines and mobiles abroad using Skype’s paid-for services from your 3 Skypephone or Skype-enabled 3 mobile. 3 Skypephone users – both S1 and S2 – along with people using Skype on 3 mobiles will be able to take advantage of Skype’s low rates to stay in touch with non Skype users around the world.

Now you’ll have no excuse not to get in touch with your friends, relatives and colleagues, even if they’re on a beach in Sydney or a hotel in Rome :)

Stephen Fry has blogged his review of the 3 Skypephone S2 which appeared in his Dork Talk column in the Guardian on Saturday.

He takes a bit of a shine to the handset, and emphasises the all-inclusive nature of the 3 Skypephone deal:

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Just a quick one – a little birdie tells me that our friends at 3 are showing off the new 3 Skypephone S2 in a marquee in Leicester Square in central London today. They've also got various freebies to hand out, so if you're passing by, drop in and say hello