iPhone 3G users can now benefit from free Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G for the remainder of 2010. This new version of the  iPhone App is available from the Apple App Store and lets iPhone users : make and receive Skype-to-Skype call and call mobiles and landlines around the world at very low rates for the first time over their 3G data connection

Skype-to-Skype calls via 3G will be free till January, 2011. After that their will be costs incurred for the service but as yet no pricing has been set. Skype-to-Skype calls over WiFi will still remain free.

“Using Skype on 3G has been the number one request among our iPhone customers. This new version is a great step towards enabling our customers to take and use Skype everywhere they go”, said Russ Shaw General Manager for Mobile, Skype. “Using Skype on iPhone without being restricted to the availability of a WiFi network will open up new ways for Skype customers to stay connected and make free or low-cost calls whenever they want, wherever they are in the world.”