I am currently living in Tallinn, Estonia. My first several days here were very frustrating - primarily from communications limitations and related issues. I purchased a local cell phone and a prepaid calling card. Unfortunately, I cannot call the calling card’s free local access numbers from my cell phone. No problem. I just went to nearby pay phones to dial international long distance using the card. The next problem was that I could not call toll free numbers in the United States using my calling card. I was certain I would be able to use my prepaid calling card (AT&T) for this, even if the calls were billed as toll calls at normal rates. I could call US 800 numbers from my cell, but they were very expensive.

Skype solved all of my problems. It is phenomenal, and I am the biggest Skype fan in the history of ever. Learning that an Estonian was instrumental in its development was even better. I am currently using a headset that I bought at a local electronics store – over the head, two leather-ish cups over ears, wraparound microphone, etc. This works great, and at less than $15 US I am delighted. However, when I leave here, I want to be able to find a more transportable replacement.

Enter the Scala 500. I read about this in another thread, and it seems perfect for my needs.

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=511668

After reading this thread, I now know that I will need software to use the headset with my Dell Latitude D610 that I bought from Dell in March. I am running Windows XP, and I have installed nothing.

Will the Scala 500 come with whatever I need? If not, what will I need to buy?

Is there a better choice for my specific purpose of using with Skype: battery life, reception, size, cost, quality?

Also, I have a BalckBerry 7110t that I bought in March from T-Mobile. Is this Bluetooth enabled?

Thanks for helping a complete amateur.

Sam