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According to Mobiletoday.co.uk, 3UK has launched the first ‘zero pound’ SIM-only tariff – which gives customers free Skype too (if they use a 3 phone). The deal comes in on June 17, and further builds out 3′s selection of tariffs which have Skype inclusive.
Apparently it’s a rolling tariff, so customers have only 1 month lock-in with the deal – a nice touch I think. But more interesting is the fact that Three seem to be on some kind of a mission to give customer massive amounts of free minutes (albeit with some limitations on who is being called). Ostensibly though, Skype on 3UK is now very similar, cost-wise, to Skype as you would use it on the InterWeb.
Whether this is going to take off is hard to tell – what do the IntoMobile readership think?
[Via: Mobiletoday.co.uk]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
