Rob at MyHotspots Blog has posted a review on the 3 Skypephone.

His first impression is that the phone is “basic”. He quickly accentuates the positivity of this claim however, suggesting this negates any cumbersome navigation - “This [3 Skypephone] is light in the hand and very spritely to use, with menus very responsive to key presses and simple to understand.”

Skype is explored fully as Rob is a regular user of the service. He mentions the downside of not having SkypeIn/Out enabled, but counteracts this with comments regarding the audio quality and ease of use of the service stating, “If you use Skype have a plenty of contacts, this phone is going to be perfect for you.”

Rob has also written in relation to 3mobilebuzz about engaging with bloggers and how he believes it is a great method of launching brands and new products. This article is over at Monetise This.

As a final point, it is necessary to correct a minor piece of misinformation in Rob’s MyHotspots article. When discussing using the phone as USB modem he claims that this can be done via the HSDPA network, however this is not the case. To use it to get Broadband on your laptop you’ll need to get the Broadband Lite plan and then the 3 Skypephone will connect via the 3G network, effectively functioning as a dongle.