3 Skypephone Mobile Phone Review: The future of Mobile VoIP

Skypephone's Cons

We've listed 10 problems, which are more irritating issues rather than critical problems.

1. You have to remove the battery to access the MicroSD card (and therefore switch off the phone).
2. There's no front camera which means that video calling is not possible.
3. It is also advisable that you remember to log out of the phone when you sign out because Skype has difficulties routing texts between the embarked Skype and the desktop version.
4. We also noticed a slight delay when typing a line and actually seeing it in the conversation area; not a major issue, but be prepared to deal with it.
5. Trying to access three's application shop generated an unknown error (see picture).
6. If you leave the phone on the menu mode, the screen does not go into power saving mode, which is not ideal and drains the battery.
7. The phone is not compatible with the Mac OS X platform for now.
8. Also note that the Skypephone is a dual band phone and can't be used in the US for now.
9. The Handset becomes quite hot when you try to charge the Skypephone while using it.
10. The non-numeric buttons are not intuitive as their meaning changes relative to their context; for example when you

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It is worth noting that free internet access on the Skypephone is restricted to a few areas including Three's own Planet 3, a walled garden/proprietary portal that provides with services, news and a few features.