Skype Cell Phones are coming on the market now and that is a big deal, especially for international calls according to Last 100, but the first offerings are skimpy in must have features like WiFi and a full keyboard:
"..The handset itself won’t win any prizes on the style-front. It’s a bog standard candy-bar design, with a slightly cheap looking trim. This isn’t a phone for the tech-savvy early adopter crowd to rival the iPhone, but is squarely aimed at younger, more general, price conscious consumers.
- Despite offering first-of-its-kind native Skype functionality, the phone doesn’t feature WiFi. Duh!
- Sending Skype-to-Skype IMs maybe free, but there is, sadly, no QWERTY keyboard.
- Presence — the ability to see who is “online” and ready to receive a call — is a great feature on a cell phone.
It doesn't offer WiFi because it doesn't need WiFi - if you look up how the system works, it uses combines the standard "voice" network with the 3G network (for presence and other info). Plus Three (UK) are just £5 a month!!
Posted by: Gerry | October 31, 2007 8:29 AM | Permalink to Comment