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For making Skype-to-Skype calls, the customers of Verizon (News - Alert) Wireless retailer Cellular Sales are no longer confined to their PC.

With Skype (News - Alert) mobile, it has now become possible exclusively for Verizon Wireless 3G smartphone users with data plans to easily connect with friends, family and business colleagues around the world.

“This is a tremendous partnership between Verizon Wireless and Skype,” Dane Scism, founder and CEO of Cellular Sales, said.  “With Skype mobile on our phones, customers will be able to enjoy conversations with Skype contacts wherever they are at no extra cost.”

Skype mobile uses the Verizon Wireless voice network for the wireless connection of the Skype-to-Skype calls.  Skype mobile users can

1. Make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype contact around the globe;

2. Send and receive unlimited instant messages with other Skype users;

3. Manage the Skype contact list directly from the mobile application; and

4. Call international phone numbers at competitive Skype calling rates

Initially, Skype mobile will be available on millions of best-selling Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones, including the BlackBerry (News - Alert) Storm 9530, Storm2 9550, Curve 8330, Curve 8530, 8830 World Edition, and Tour 9630 smartphones, as well as DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS by HTC and Motorola DEVOUR.

“This partnership between Verizon and Skype heralds more great things to come as 4G technology rolls out,” Jay Witherspoon of Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless, said.  “Verizon is leveraging their network with Skype's community to give Verizon users a better mobile experience.  These would-be rivals are now helping each other, to the benefit of the consumer.  It's a great situation for everyone.”

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn, Cellular Sales is a 16-year old privately held company that currently operates throughout the United States.  By year end, Cellular Sales will open 50 new stores. Last year, Cellular Sales was named one of the nation’s fastest growing privately held companies by Inc. Magazine.

In related news, Skype, a provider of a video application that allows people to communicate for free or inexpensively over IP networks has released Version 1.3 of its popular iPhone (News - Alert) VoIP service.