3Skypephone: 7 days later

Had the new 3Skypephone for over a week now, so what does gerrymoth think of it?

"I like the 3Skypephone", there I said it, I know I shouldn't, but I do.

When I first got this phone I started to compare it against the current phones I've got, the N73 and N95. I thought it looked a bit cheap and wasn't so advanced, but that's a bit unfair to compare it against the more advanced Nokia phones, or is it?

Skype calls work great on the 3Skypephone, just like they do on my N73/N95, but its the Skype Chat I'm even happier with, I was always switching between Skype and MSN to communicate with my family, now its all in one place. Not that I'll stop using MSN or Yahoo Messenger (Well not until everyone I know switches to Skype).

Now I could do most of the same basic things on the 3Skypephone that I can do on the N73/N95, like Call, Text, Chat (Skype chat built-in and MSN/Yahoo/AIM using Mig33 application), take photos/videos (well at a reduced capacity seeing the 3Skypephone has a 2MP Camera and VGA Video) and access the internet (Using Opera Mini).

Now the 3Skypephone doesn't have a FM Radio or ability to play the internet radio streams I listen to, but it has a good MP3 Player which seems to mimic the nokia music player in that it lists by Artist, Album, etc.. and I can watch streaming videos (m.YouTube.com) and 3's live TV (3's Mobile TV add-on for £2 per month).

Bluetooth works fine on the 3Skypephone pairing to PC, other phones and my BT Headset. One thing I did notice and like was when I paired my N73 to the 3Skypephone, using the 3Skypephone and connecting to the N73 you can see everything on the N73's external memory card and transfer it over if you want.

Now looking at the phone again, I don't think its cheap looking anymore and for £50 as a PAYG phone, its beautiful and its a bargain.

Oh, and I gave the other phone to my 10 year old daughter to test out for me. She's never had a mobile phone before, but she picked up how to use it very easily for Skype Calls & Chat, normal Calls & Chat and generally calling or sending MMS with her singing on it to me constantly, so much so I took it off her on Sunday night as she was doing my head in. Still shows the phone is very easy to use and I'll give her it back if she's good.

PS: I want the new Skype application on my N73 so I can chat, please 3 and Skype?