Skype to invest in UM

[AndreA]

Actually a +44.79 for NOT UK people is simply a number in "UE Zone".

[Przemolog]

Originally Posted by AndreA

Actually a +44.79 for NOT UK people is simply a number in "UE Zone".

Do you mean "euroroaming zone" or "zone for outgoing calls from the home country"?
You're basically right about second option, I think. As you said, the difference in pricing (if any) between UK and the crown dependencies with the +44 numbering may occur for VoIP providers. In Poland, so far I've only one VoIP provider which charges moreless twice as much calls to +4476, +4479 and 3UK than to other +44 mobiles. No mobile or landline provider distinguishes those territories.
However, with roaming the things are different. So far, 3 out of 4 operators here declared their euroroaming tariffs. Plus and Play don't mention about Channel Is/IoM so they probably consider them as parts of UK. However, Era in its roaming tariffs declared those territories explicitly as non-EU (both as origin and destination of calls).

[GadgetKen]

Based on the [United Mobile will deliver a combination of Truphone, Jajah and Skype on a "One SIM card Service"] statement and the new Jersey card that they said will have UMTS data service in 4q07, I wonder if they will have the option of VOIP calls over UMTS and if this would be cheaper than either a standard GSM callback on United Mobile or using a CBW solution?

[bbob]

Originally Posted by GadgetKen

Based on the [United Mobile will deliver a combination of Truphone, Jajah and Skype on a "One SIM card Service"] statement and the new Jersey card that they said will have UMTS data service in 4q07, I wonder if they will have the option of VOIP calls over UMTS and if this would be cheaper than either a standard GSM callback on United Mobile or using a CBW solution?

UMTS or any dataservice does not work using callback. UM can keep rates low because the use callback.

I don''t think that they will be able to offer roaming free data as data is charged per kb or mb or whatever.
When they offer is it porbably depends on the network you are using if this is blocking voip / skype, some networks do. UM will have no influence on them.

[DRNewcomb]

Originally Posted by bbob

UMTS or any dataservice does not work using callback. UM can keep rates low because the use callback.

I don''t think that they will be able to offer roaming free data as data is charged per kb or mb or whatever.

Many carrier who use callback for roaming calls (e.g. Wind) also offer prepaid roaming. This is done by having to pass your data connection back through the home APN where it can be metered.