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From: JonPhred on 31 Dec 2009 08:06
Is a Skype call carried as a voice call? Can anyone unequivocally
confirm that Skype calls can be made if one is not within 3's own
network coverage in UK?

There have been a couple of unchallenged comments which suggested it was
carried as a voice call and I have asked as a supplementary question a
couple of times but received no response. Anyone say for sure?

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JonPhred
From: Steve Wyles on 31 Dec 2009 08:16
On 31/12/2009 13:06, JonPhred wrote:
> Is a Skype call carried as a voice call? Can anyone unequivocally
> confirm that Skype calls can be made if one is not within 3's own
> network coverage in UK?

It is carried as a CS (circuit switched) connection, in the same way as
a voice call. skype works equally well on their own network and the
orange 2g backup.

Steve
From: Lloyd on 31 Dec 2009 08:27
On 31 Dec, 13:06, JonPhred <junk...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
> Is a Skype call carried as a voice call? Can anyone unequivocally
> confirm that Skype calls can be made if one is not within 3's own
> network coverage in UK?
>
> There have been a couple of unchallenged comments which suggested it was
> carried as a voice call and I have asked as a supplementary question a
> couple of times but received no response. Anyone say for sure?
>
> --
> JonPhred

Why?
From: JonPhred on 31 Dec 2009 08:53
Lloyd has written:
> On 31 Dec, 13:06, JonPhred <junk...(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>> Is a Skype call carried as a voice call? Can anyone unequivocally
>> confirm that Skype calls can be made if one is not within 3's own
>> network coverage in UK?
>>
<snip>
>
> Why?

The 3 network doesn't cover 100% of the country or even 100% of the
population. Therefore it makes a difference to, for example, anyone
considering the purchase of a Skypephone who lives and works far from
any 3 coverage but within coverage of their national roaming partner for
voice calls.

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JonPhred
From: JonPhred on 31 Dec 2009 08:58
Steve Wyles has written:
> On 31/12/2009 13:06, JonPhred wrote:
>> Is a Skype call carried as a voice call? Can anyone unequivocally
>> confirm that Skype calls can be made if one is not within 3's own
>> network coverage in UK?
>
> It is carried as a CS (circuit switched) connection, in the same way as
> a voice call. skype works equally well on their own network and the
> orange 2g backup.
>
> Steve

Excellent! Thanks for that. An S2 it will be!

My local JAG shop is nowadays staffed by the totally clueless. Even
though there's no 3 coverage in the area, they sell 3 deals so ought to
know something of this but don't seem to have tried it themselves and
didn't have the means to test it for me.

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JonPhred
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