Mobiles and landlines outside the UK only so not as good as it sounds!

Calls to landlines and mobiles abroad via Skype now available on 3 in the UK and Ireland

Beginning in October, anyone using a Skype enabled 3 mobile phone in the UK and Ireland, will be able to go beyond making Skype-to-Skype calls and sending instant messages. People will now have the opportunity to use their 3 mobile phone to call landlines and mobiles abroad using Skype.

3 will enable this feature, named ‘Call Phones Abroad’ in two waves.

The first wave will begin on the 1st and 2nd October with the new feature enabled on the 3 Skypephone S2 and compatible Nokia, Sony Ericsson and LG phones.

The second wave, planned to begin on 20th October, will enable Call Phones Abroad on the original 3 Skypephone S1.

Our goal is to enable the new feature on all compatible devices by the end of October.

Call Phones Abroad allows people to use their 3 mobile phone to call landlines and mobiles abroad. Domestic calls are not supported. In a nutshell, if you’re in the UK you can call any other country in the world apart from the UK, but if you up sticks and head to Italy, for example, you can use Call Phones Abroad to ring back to the UK.

Call Phones Abroad is available to both 3 Pay As You Go and 3 Pay Monthly customers. You will need Skype Credit to use Call Phones Abroad. When you make a call the charge will come from your Skype Credit, not your 3 account or PAYG credit.

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I’ve had a look on the 3 website but cannot see anything.

that means most of Scotland wont be available