Comments on: 3 of UK Marries Itself to Skype; Shakes Up the Mobile Market

By: Wait! Unlimited Mobile Broadband May Not Doom Operators: Tech News «

Wait! Unlimited Mobile Broadband May Not Doom Operators: Tech News « — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:16:08 +0000

[...] one of the first to push apps as a way to boost usage of its data network, even going so far as to launch a Skype phone when other carriers cursed the thought of mobile [...]

By: Skype To Work on Verizon’s Android & Blackberry Phones – GigaOM

Skype To Work on Verizon’s Android & Blackberry Phones – GigaOM — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:11:44 +0000

[...] Verizon-Skype partnership isn’t going to mimic the relationship between Skype and 3 U.K, a division of Hutchison Whampoa. The result of that partnership was the launch of Skypephone. In that specific case, 3 U.K. used a [...]

By: Are We Getting Closer to an All-VoIP Mobile Phone? « Anil's Blog

Are We Getting Closer to an All-VoIP Mobile Phone? « Anil's Blog — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:04:55 +0000

[...] VoIP over 3G. And it thinks the experience of 3, a small 3G wireless operator in the UK that —working in conjunction with Skype– has allowed its users to place VoIP calls over 3G, will help convince them of [...]

By: chris

chris — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:04:33 +0000

Skype functionality on a mobile is a great function but the real benefit is only when you dial a Skype number.

Importantly T-mobile on many tariffs offer free landline calls and with O2 also having up to 10 free landline numbers free, for the majority of use the bases are covered.

However with so many Wi-Fi hotspots out there, its going to be good on your travels.

Still I think it shows how the operators are moving towards a data driven pricing – and the new Nokia N97 is also confirmed as having Skype functionality. But I think intense users will still stick to standard calling methods.

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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:13:55 +0000

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By: Official Tech News » 3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:31:01 +0000

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By: Da Tre UK chiamate Skype-Skype gratuite - Appunti Digitali

Da Tre UK chiamate Skype-Skype gratuite - Appunti Digitali — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:00:54 +0000

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By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » 3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:06:47 +0000

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By: andy

andy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:52:07 +0000

Well, using 3 UK and Skype and two or three other providers together, that would be possible now to plenty of countries.

By: » 3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time

» 3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:23:43 +0000

[...] While most carriers are having quite a tift about Skype intruding on their territory, UK-based 3 is letting customers use unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls and messages without any extra fees. The new rules start May 1st for any compatible 3 headset, and later this summer it’ll expand to every 3G phone on the network. The company says it sees the initiative as a win to everyone, not just the customers, as the hope is it’ll lessen calls to people on other networks, which carries a hefty Mobile Termination Rate fee. Whatever the reasons, we’re just happy to see at least one company embracing the VoIP service. We (and Nokia) can only hope this move is somehow contagious. [Via GigaOM] [...]

By: Donnacha | WordSkill

Donnacha | WordSkill — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:37:27 +0000

Paul – the people you speak to when signing up are not the same people you are transferred to when you have problems or want to cancel.

By: alan p

alan p — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:26:46 +0000

We’ve used 3/Skype for 2 years as a backup mobile system, this is merely an update. 3 suffers from:

- Lower network availability than its rivals
- The mobile Skype deal is less useful now as alternatives have arrived on the market, as others above have noted

Strategically, they are one of the smaller players in a hypercompetitive UK market and that puts them under pressure.

By: 3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time | Stoth

3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time | Stoth — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:42:43 +0000

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By: DontHate

DontHate — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:12:49 +0000

why do people act like us customers were ‘given’ wifi calls…

mobile operators dont own the wifi connections you use.

i used to use skype on my windows mobile phones years ago over my OWN wifi connection, who would pay to use their own wifi connection?

i dont know why the mobile service providers act like we owe them credit or something for wifi…

whats next, they are ‘giving’ us ‘free’ bluetooth connections?

By: 3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time – nerens

3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time – nerens — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:01:06 +0000

[...] embracing the VoIP service. We (and Nokia) can only hope this move is somehow contagious.[Via GigaOM]Filed under: Cellphones3 UK promises free mobile Skype calls until the end of time originally [...]

By: paul m

paul m — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:58:58 +0000

as a recent switcher to ThreeUk from the boring and increasingly overpriced virgin mobile (esp. data tariffs) i welcome the move

btw, i found 3′s cust service was qt reasonable and informed, maybe things have improved since first poster had problems? my switch was early april 2009