3′s Skyphone now in eight countries

3’s Skypephone users can now call more friends in more countries for free now it’s expanded its Skypephone service, making it available in Sweden, Denmark and Austria. With the UK, Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong and Italy already covered this means 3 customers can make calls to other Skypephone users across eight countries.

Of course, you can also use your Skyphone to make Skype calls using VoIP to any other Skype user, but at least this time you can both be using your 3G internet phone rather than one person having to be at their computer.

3’s also revealed the top five destination countries its Skyphone users are calling, revealing the types of people who have bought its phone are most likely immigrants calling friends and family back home:

1. UK
2. USA
3. Poland
4. Germany
5. France

Related articles:

1. Skype for Symbian out of Beta
   Skype has moved its Symbian mobile client out of beta,...
2. BlackBerry App World launches in 11 countries, plus gets new developer portal
   Technically we might query whether the Channel Islands counts as...
3. Skype released for iPhone and iPod touch
   It’s been much rumoured but finally Skype has announced it...
4. Skype beta includes SkypeIn and SkypeOut – here’s how to get it
   Stuart wrote last night about Skype’s launch of a native...
5. iPhone in ‘major’ European countries by end of September (this year)
   As noticed by Engadget, Apple confirmed during its financial statement...