How do you find Truphone?

I’m a big fan of the Truphone offering. I buy it — I buy the concept behind the service. 3G and WiFi represents a good medium for calling.

The on-handset deployment is phenomenally well implemented (as best you can on Symbian, I suspect).

The service works nicely.

There’s only one person I know who uses it like no tomorrow, though.

That’s Jeb, from Brilliant Expos. Jeb uses Truphone all day, all night. Jeb cites one of the key reasons for doing so, apart from his support of everything mobile (he’s a big mobile fan), is price. Truphone offers some really competitive rates. I’m not sure how they’re able to make cash — if any — at these rates though.

Switch off the rates and Jeb, a big international caller, will (I suspect) have to look elsewhere. I don’t quite know if the service itself is compelling enough to keep his attention.

I’ve got an account. I used it a few times. I just… I find it quite difficult to remember to use it. For the longest time, my internet connection here in the UK was so shit that I couldn’t even use Skype on it, let alone consider trying out Truphone.

Then I’ve been swapping between all sorts of different handsets, most of which haven’t been Truphone compatible.

The team — the people I’ve come across — are some of the best in the business — talented, friendly, capable.

So here’s my question: How do you use Truphone? What are your experiences?

If you haven’t actually tried it, do me a favour, sign-up (it’s free, actually you get 2 pounds calling credit!) and check it out and knock me over your thoughts?