I have been on a visit to the UK from Dubai for the past week. One thing that I have done while in the UK is to get back into the swing of using Skype again. Skype is officially not available in the U.A.E although it will work occasionally it is not reliable and as such I avoid using it. So being back in the UK and with access to decent broadband I was once again amazed by both the quality of the sound and the game changing usefulness of the Voice over IP (VOIP) technology.

For a lot of people I know, Skype or similar VOIP technologies have become the way they communicate and do business. The way that most people actually do this is by using their computer and a good set of headphones combined with a microphone. But sometimes when sitting at home, the office or the local cafe, it would nice to be able to use Skype on a standard handset, rather than having to wip out the laptop.

So I have had a quick look at WiFi phones and was quite interested by the Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype which does not need a PC and can log on to any WiFi signal that doesn’t require a web based logon. The phone includes the Skype software allowing you to just call up anyone on your contact list.

Do you use Skype? How do you access the service?