The 3 Skypephone is available in the following countries.

Australia
Austria
Denmark
Hong Kong

Ireland
Italy
Sweden
United Kingdom

Purchase a phone in any of these countries and you will be able to use it to make free Skype-to-Skype calls. You can also use it to make calls to non-Skype users if you set-up an account for billing.

This is exactly the kind of story that made me start TECHwishes.  Skype petitioned the FCC to open cell networks to all devices citing the 1968 Carterfone decision. That decision freed consumers from having to lease a phone from AT&T by allowing them to attach any lawful device that didn’t harm the network. It [...]

The british telecommunications regulator Ofcom issued a new policy on Thursday announcing cell phones can now be used on UK registered flights once they have reached an altitude of 3,000 feet or higher.  Their own Executive Summary acknowledges the potential for “air rage” but leaves it to the airlines to manage the possible discomfort and anti-social behaviour.

This is one [...]