The 3 Skypephone series is a range of 3G mobile phones made as a global project by the 3 network. The project was initiated by the 3's global handset team, some of who later went on to found the new mobile phone company INQ. The phones are sold in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Macau. 3 offers four thousand free Skype outbound voice minutes with the phones.

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  • The 3 Skypephone series is a range of 3G mobile phones made as a global project by the 3 network. The project was initiated by the 3's global handset team, some of who later went on to found the new mobile phone company INQ. The phones are sold in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Macau. 3 offers four thousand free Skype outbound voice minutes with the phones. The quota expires in 90 days (30 days in Ireland) unless the user purchases another top-up or is on a pay monthly plan. The service is advertised as "unlimited" in the UK; however, it is subject to fair use limitations, as in other countries. The Skypephone series of phones support UMTS/W-CDMA 2100 MHz, GSM and GPRS (900/1800 MHz), as well as HSDPA with the 3 Skypephone S2. The Skypephone series uses the normal 3G or GSM voice network for handling Skype calls, which permits users to make Skype calls within 3's 3G network or when the user is out of range of the 3G network and is roaming on one of 3's partner 2G networks. The 2 Skypephone models are unique in using normal GSM or 3G voice protocols for handling Skype, as all other mobile Skype applications use a GPRS, EDGE or 3G packet data connection to handle Skype. The Skype application used is native to the 3 Skypephone series and is a Brew application, whereas other mobile Skype clients are 3rd-party downloads and are either Symbian or Java ME based. An advantage of using the standardized 3GPP circuit-switched (CS) voice protocols for handling calls is that it does not require a constant GPRS, EDGE, 3G or WiFi data connection, all of which consume significantly more battery life than CS voice. The 3 Skypephone series use a USB connector for recharging and Phone-to-PC communication - allowing them to recharge when plugged into a computer. Phone-to-PC connections are also possible over Bluetooth.
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  • The 3 Skypephone series is a range of 3G mobile phones made as a global project by the 3 network. The project was initiated by the 3's global handset team, some of who later went on to found the new mobile phone company INQ. The phones are sold in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Macau. 3 offers four thousand free Skype outbound voice minutes with the phones.
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