Tried and Tested Free calls to the Philippines for SKYPE Users on 3G
Some of you may have remembered I made a post a week ago about my purchase of the 3's network phone with integrated SKYPE, well the good news is, Yes Yes Yes, it works great.
We tested the phone yesterday whilst on the road, our best friend based in Bacolod City, Western Visayas, called up Gina whilst we were traveling down the A13 near Canvey Island in Essex, the phone rings just like a normal cellphone, the difference being the caller is connected to their PC on SKYPE, Gina took the call and had a great conversation lasting exactly 54 minutes, and by the time the call had ended we were parked up some 30 miles away in Bluewaters Shopping Mall car park.
The call quality was superb, and I think this phone is a great buy for someone who wants to keep in touch regularly with their Filipino relatives, or their Girlfriend, Wife, Fiancee, etc, or even relatives which is what we use the phone for.
Its also a dedicated GSM Phone, a PAYG is £49.99 with a £10.00 monthly credit.
The deal with 3 means you must put £10.00 a month on the number as a top up, to maintain the free SKYPE service, their is a fair use policy of 4000 minutes per month, which equates to around 16 hours per week.
I worked out, that similar calls to our relatives in the Philippines was costing around £100.00 per week pro rata, so the phone is well worth a buy, the phone can be purchased from SKYPE's online shop.
Just thought I would mention it to any other interested readers, by the way, if Husband and wife have them in UK, all your calls are free on SKYPE, point to point user....and anyone else who is on SKYPE at same time.
