There are certainly some great deals around on VOIP where calls are routed over internet cables.

The reason why SKYPE 3 Phone is so versatile, is that its a dedicated phone with a SKYPE menu, but more importantly, its not wi-fi, its not a headset, nor do you have to be at your PC to use it.

The SKYPE 3 Qualcomm phone is produced by 3 for 3 services, its about £49.99 to buy or £89.99 for a pair of them, if you agree to top up the phone with £10.00 minimum per month, you will have 30 days of skype calls for free but only to other skype users.

They have been fairly clever in that you cannot SKYPE out on the phone, which at first I thought you could, having SKYPE OUT on the phone would have been brilliant for my work.

But although the 3 network have embraced skype in their phones, what they won't do is go skypeout as well, that would cost them revenue in landline calls, however, I suppose they have reasoned that how many of us are permanently connected to SKYPE all day long.

My best mate and I who lives down in South West London, would normally text each other to log into SKYPE on our phones, then about 5 minutes later, one of us would call he other, he is on G3 I Am on G3 that means a 3 to 3 network call using skype, cost to us

NOTHING !

The £10.00 a month I Put on, is not time sensitive, in other words it does not end in 30 days, it just keeps adding to your credit on the phone, and can be used for calls to other mobiles, landlines, or 3 network services such as videos, music, and ringtones etc.

But more importantly its great for me, as our ouse keeper out in Phils can call me when I am out on the road driving, if she has any concern or needs a decision on something its great for that, or if I want to call the house to leave a message, also its great for that too.

For £49.99 its a really great tool, and if you can get other users to log into SKYPE as well during the daytime, you could end up with your whole Barkada on skype 3.

I think its the best service available on VOIP today, the secret is to encourage others to uptake it as well.