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Reuters reports that Skype is working with British cell phone service operator 3 to produce a handset that will allow users in Britain to make free calls over the internet. As the company spokesman for 3 confirms Skype working on the prototype mobile Skype device but nothing more then that was revealed. Assuming Skype will operate over 3G data, although not confirmed Britisher’s will really love the idea of free calls over the internet.
As you’d know Skype is one of the biggest bandwidth suckers plus they are cutting out the profit margins of telecoms companies.Besides that Skype calls to other broadband-connected Skype users are free. I wonder this Skype phone might end up in the courts more often then in the hands of a customer.
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October 13th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Surprising! Wouldn’t it hurt 3’s revenues? I mean… if everybody could make free calls, who would pay? There should be some gimmick here!
October 13th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Actually Big telecoms companies having sleepless nights due to Skype. Its report the most bandwidth suckers other then torrents and P2P users, are Skype Users. A normal call which costs people can be easily done with a broadband connection. Talk like hours without minimal bandwidth usage.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
True, especially with mobile applications like Fring. Probably, that’s exactly why they impose fair usage terms while signing up for the contract.
October 13th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Still US telecom operators are far more transparent then Indian morons. Have you seen the TATA indicom broadband saga in CNN-IBN… Indian companies sucks…