Tony Dennis of The Inquirer has reviewed the 3 Skypephone, and you know things are going to go well when the first line proper reads “As an excellent means of keeping in contact with all your Skype buddies whilst on the move, the Skypephone from 3 can’t currently be beaten.”

The Inquirer deals out some of the facts on the device, before going into a bit more depth regarding the phones abilities. For example, they point out that this is the first time there has been free access to Skype Chat on a mobile - that is 10,000 ‘chats’ to a fellow Skype user for free. There is also a discussion on the why and why not of SkypeIn and SkypeOut that offers a particularly insightful opinion.

To conclude, “The 3 Skypephone would be good if it were just an inexpensive 3G phone – it even looks trendy with a pink version for those in touch with their feminine side. With the Skype facility built in, it will definitely fly off the shelves“. Their final rating - 8/10.