If you want to use 3 skype mins like I have, DO NOT buy N900. It will not work in N900 at all. The only way you can use their skype plan with N900 is sign up with the datapack, but by using skype with their datapack, you better have a huge data allowance because skype use up lots of data with voice About the GPRS connection for Planet 3, if you go to internet connection under settings in N900, you will see GPRS connection. I think you need to type in 3netaccess in Service name than UserName and Password. About your coverage, it depends on where you are. I was driving to Canberra once from Sydney. The signal was all gone once when my car was an hour out of Sydney. Sometimes I was able to pickup Telstra signal but it was pretty weak signal. When there is no signal, nothing you can do about it. Someone from this forum corrects me if I am wrong about the follow: If your phone pegged on other network instead of 3, you will not be able to use skype or your datapack at all. If you are within the city area, what you can do is going into your network settings and try to choose the network manually, instead of letting your phone choose it automatically. thats how i used to do it with my Nokia E71 and it worked. I am living within the city area as well. sometimes my Nokia E71 switches itself to roaming instead of using 3 even i have good signal on my phone. but like i said, if you want to use skype with 3, dont get N900. get a Sybiam Nokia instead.