If you are already logged in on your PC or Mac, this acts as a second connection and you can choose which one you answer when they both ring. You log in, get your list of Skype contacts and then start making your calls. So what of performance? Well it's business as usual. Taking centre stage is that dedicated Skype button directly under the screen.īeing a Skype product, the idea is that it's always on, so once you've created an account or simply logged in, you're always online whenever the phone is switched on. Very much a case of don't expect too much and overall the phone is well-built, simple, but effective in its performance. Software-wise there is an MP3 player, games, web browser and 3's Launcher app that gives you shortcuts to sites like YouTube and Facebook. Hardware-wise it has a 2 megapixel camera, a dedicated camera button, an application switcher button and your usual volume controls. Made by Chinese firm Amoi, it has a "Sony Ericsson" feel about it, a large screen, large simple keypad and light on the applications. In steps the Skype phone from 3, a mobile phone that has a dedicated Skype button so you can phone your Skype contacts when you are out and about. Skype has managed to break away from the computer in recent years with dual supporting landline handsets from the likes of Philips and Netgear, but never beyond a Wi-Fi connection, until now. The trouble is that you'll be stuck in your home if you want to use it. Skype as you probably know is an enhanced messaging service that comes complete with video calling, chat, the ability to phone mobile or landline phones with SkypeOut and installed on 246 million computers around the world. But is it for the better? We take a look at the company's new Skype phone and see whether this is the future of mobile phone calls. The mobile phone is changing, mobile network operator 3 would have you believe.
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