Most people who know me well know one of my biggest complaints is that I have no cell signal whatsoever in my home.  I am in what they call a “black hole” - an area in Los Angeles (yes, Los Angeles!) that gets nothing but garble on not just one, but two AT&T cell phones. I’m that tool who actually drives my car three blocks just to use my phone.

I’ve thought about ditching both phones and going to a different carrier, but the truth is…

I <3 my iPhone.

Imagine my joy over the news today that Skype is launching an iPhone application. Oh Praise Jeebus! While Apple and AT&T have put some restrictions on it (you can’t do ALL your calling with Skype, just over internet via Wi-Fi) still, this could be life changing for this dual cell phone toting gal. With the Skype iPhone app, you’ll be able to make free VoIP calls to other Skype users. If you want to call a landline or cell, Skype provides low cost calls to those phone numbers too.

And the reviews are in: Awesome.

Some people think this might be a step toward the end of cell plans as we know it, and that we’ll soon just be paying for data plans. Others are critical of the application’s shortcomings.  What’s most important to me– it’s one step closer to enjoying my phone(s) in my home and not putting up with lousy service from my wireless carrier.

Whether or not it poses a threat to AT&T remains to be seen, I’m just happy to be able to use my iPhone again.