Alasdair Allan of the Daily Ack is reflecting on the 3 Skypephone before handing them back to 3mobilebuzz stockpile.

As a testament to the device, he has put together an extensive and enlightening review of all that has occurred to him while the 3 Skypephone has been in his hands. Maybe the most important part of his musings is this, taken from the opening paragraph and about the significance of the handset as the “first not only officially sanctioned, but heavily promoted, VoIP application on a phone targeted at the average consumer [and what it] means for the industry.”

As well as addressing this, he makes comparisons with the Nokia NSeries and inevitably the iPhone. A trend that leads him to discuss some areas he sees as demonstrating shortcomings. Nevertheless he signs off with the tinge of a heavy heart, “But despite all these complaints, am I going to regret saying goodbye to my Skypephones? Probably…”