I saw this story and thought some of you might be interested in this. Do you use SKYPE ?


SKYPE has saved me over $500 a month in phone calls to the USA. It's easy to use. Even if the person you are calling doesn't have SKYPE on their computer, you can call their normal number using SKYPEOUT and pay a very cheap rate for overseas calls.


I read in JAPAN, Inc. magazine recently about a "shake-up" in the Japanese cellphone industry. Horie, President of LIVEDOOR. You know, the guy who has been sitting in jail on "suspicion" of securities violations. He was planning to release his own line of cellphones in Japan fully loaded with SKYPE. You could make free international calls on your cellphone from Japan. ahhhh yes...the picture is getting clearer now........

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Skype Coming to Mobile Phones Through Hutchison 3

News : VoIP, posted 16-FEB-2006 09:44



Skype and the Hutchison 3 Group have announced an agreement to enable Skype communications on 3G. The companies plan to give users the ability to enjoy Skype anywhere they go, whether at home, in the office or on the move while on Hutchison's 3 networks.

Hutchison views Skype as an attractive value added service, providing customers with more choice and thus further accelerating the uptake of the Hutchison's 3G services.

"With Skype on mobile devices, people can keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues wherever they go. This takes Skype beyond the PC into the mobile world," said Niklas Zennstrom, Skype CEO and co-founder. "I believe this will accelerate the adoption and use of Skype to new levels."

Hutchison 3 Group expects to be the first to market the Skype-enabled mobile devices. Hutchison is running friendly user trials to optimize the user experience and plans to launch later this year, following its trials, in countries including Austria, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden, the UK and Italy. Trials will be carried out using enabled mobile phones from leading phone manufacturers.

3 Sweden is already offering a Skype bundle with a 3G flat-rate subscription and 3G data card. With a mobile flat-rate data plan from Hutchison 3, users can make unlimited Skype calls.

While the specific models are not disclosed, rumours on the Internet pointed to a Symbian version of Skype being currently under development.

Skype for mobile devices offers a number of features, including Skype-to-Skype and SkypeOut calls, Instant Messaging and group chat, Voicemail and easy contact search.