Comments on: Reader question – “Is the S2 Skype Phone by 3 actually any good?”

By: Grahan armstrong

Grahan armstrong — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:45:14 +0000

I bought the skypephone on contract about 18 months ago. it started playing up after about 12 months.
First the middle button started to play up then it actually fell off, then the number four button broke which made it incredibly difficult to text, then the screen covering the buttons fell off exposing all the buttons which then meant all the buttons started to fall off as they were not protected.
I am now left with a buttonless phone.
Also you do have to charge the phone every night especially if youo use the internet.
Good points are the internet is great, allows you to connect instantly to facebook, messenger etc. Google maps does in fact work on this phone and again it’s great.
Bad points battery life is incredibly low, as has previously said it switches itself off quite a few times I have found although this could be to do with the signal in the area rather than the phone itself. And if you want a long lasting phone DO NOT BUY THIS!!! Longevity is extremely poor but you get what you pay for I suppose.
Overall 6/10.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:53:19 +0000

Hi. I brought a 3 skypephone last year in england, i must say i live in denmark.The 3 store manager assured me that i could use the skpye phone in denmark, but when i got back it did´nt. I can´t send mms´s or set it up for GPRS. So if you asked me, i´d have to say the that the 3 S1 skypephone is a load of crap!! I´ve e-mailed 3(Hutchson) but without any satisfation.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:32:51 +0000

I have had my S2 phone for 16 months,my husband has one too and my daughters friend has just bought one. i use mine as a dongle for my lap top, sending txts receiving them and making skype calls to the hubby. don’t have any problems connecting to the internet and as its used as a dongle it gets charged up at the same time. we did have one problem with my phone a few months ago and the 3 service people did everything they could to help even phoned me a few times afterwards to check i was happy. the only problem i have now is that my hubbys phone’s buttons are going (could be due to the cement) and my middle button is playing up and the volume has now got problems hence the reason for looking on the internet for a solution before going back to the shop…. if it turns out my phone is toast i wouldn’t hesitate to buy another one.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:16 +0000

i have had this phone for a month now and all i get is trouble,
it turns off by its self
it wont start up
battery life is rubbish
slow internet connection
Skype is slow and the music player always stops
one last thing is that i couldn’t get insurance and i am really annoyed

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:38:57 +0000

Good robust phone, i have been using mine for about a year and not trashed itunlike most other phones i have had!

The bad points as mentioned above are poor battery life and the very occassional switching itself off? (very unpredictable the switching off, no warning, you just go to check it and it is off – loads of power left but off! – maybe once a a month)

Skype works great as does messenger – much better than my previous Nokia N80.

Overall I’d say this phone is good and very good value.

By: robert

robert — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:55:11 +0000

I have this phone and have to agree on quite a few points heree, firstly the bad stuff – It does heat up quite a bit when using the phone, but nowhere near enough to burn you lol. The battery will barely last a full day, you will need to charge every night. My samsung with 1 bar left of battery will last longer than this thing fully charged. it also just turns itself on and off sometimes, but only sometimes.

The good stuff – It is a good all round phone, 3.2 mp camera, mp3, blue tooth, micro sd, etc…
the skype works great! every thing on here is well advertsed. the price plans are cheap, the internet works fine, gmail has a problem with the app on here, but you can get around that by downloading an older version of it (straight from the phone, I download lots of stuff on it,mp3′s, apps, etc, it works fine) And it is cheap.

I would recommend it for a great cheap phone, but dont get suprised by the hiccups.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:24:56 +0000

agree with comments on battery, it is very poor.
To use Skype it is great,
to use as a mobile phone it is great (call or text).
Facebook works
to get email – impossible (3g keep tell me it is coming yet they charge me)
does not work on google maps as promised by the salesman
the ear piece for hands free does not work
Internet is intermittent.
Overall I am very disappointed as I specifically wanted a phone with Skype & Email, with email being the key. I will be looking for a new phone & provider when my 6 months is up!

By: Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:47:31 +0000

The phone heats up a lot when using Skype.
The battery runs down very fast even if not talking on Skype (e.g. 1.5 days with only one 30 minute conversation on Skype during that time).
There is no spanish dictionary included.
You cannot keep Skype chat text input off T9, it always reverts back. This annoys me.

All in all:
Concept: 9/10
Value: 7/10
Durability: 4/10
Ease of use: 5/10

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:27:53 +0000

Have had this phone since September and agree with the review its a great phone only issue is the battery due to the connection to skype it only lasts around 24 hours. otherwise a great low cost mobile.

By: fui

fui — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:27:01 +0000

please explain what kind of trouble you have had with this phone. it’s not fair to leave a comment like this. it’s not constructive.