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3's Skype phone to hit the pre-Christmas rushMobile internet push (again)Published Monday 15th October 2007 16:43 GMT 3's widely-trailed collaboration with Skype will be a new handset that will launch in the run-up to Christmas, sources say. The operator already offers access to free Skype calling through an application for its X-Series phones. However, the new product will see much tighter integration with the eBay-owned VoIP software. The current implementation fudges slightly by using the voice channel to connect to the phone mast before the network converts the call to a true VoIP. The X-Series launched at the tail end of 2006. It was the first mobile broadband package to offer fixed line-style pricing. It has failed to jumpstart mass market mobile internet in the way it was hoped to. 3 still hasn't officially confirmed the partnership, which has been the worst-kept secret in the mobile industry. A spokesman said: "The move marks a radical step forward in operator thinking and will mobilise internet calls for a mass market. It will also close the gap between internet communications and mobile calling and is something you won't see from any other operator." ® 8 comments posted — Comment period finished Isnt the idea when you're loosing money....Posted: 18:28 15th October 2007 That is not a fudge, that is the right way of doing itPosted: 18:29 15th October 2007 it has a namePosted: 22:43 15th October 2007 To AntonPosted: 07:11 16th October 2007 Why bother?Posted: 08:53 16th October 2007
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