Articles tagged with: Skype and 3 Uk

3 UK to Scrap Top-Up Fee Requirement for Skype Users

Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) has announced that it will offer unlimited skype-to-skype calls and instant messages at no charge to anyone with a 3 SIM card. Starting from next month, there will be no data charges or top-up fees for either contract or pay-as-you-go customers who use skype on 3's UK network. Anyone with a 3 UK branded skype-enabled handset will be able to buy a 3 SIM and talk as much as they want to other skype users without ever having to pay another penny.  more

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Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession

Three consecutive quarters of negative growth have led the Western European mobile phone market into recession. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 53.6 million units in 4Q08, 13.5% lower than the 62 million units shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 190.5 million units in Western Europe, 5.9% lower than the 202.5 million units shipped in 2007.  more

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3 Launches Skype Phone in New Countries

Mobile operator 3 says that it will be launching its skypephone handset in Sweden, Denmark and Austria during this week. This follows the successful introduction of the handset in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong and Italy and means free mobile to mobile international skype calls are available to 3 customers across eight countries.  more

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3 UK Launches Datacard That Allows Skype Access

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- 3 UK, the mobile telecommunications company owned by Hutchison Whampoa, Monday launched a datacard for use in laptops that also allows 3 UK's 3.2 million users to access services from voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, provider skype.  more

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