Wow - that is kind of cool. And that is true. As Skype announced on May 16, now all calls made from PCs using Skype application to landlines or mobile phones are free of charge. If you are not a Skype user yet, all you need to do is to download and install Skype.

Still before calling anyone make sure you have the right people’s cell phone numbers.

Are the calls really free? Yes, they really are: no advance payment, no subscription fees, no nothing. The only two limitations include: the calls are free for those ringing from and to a number within the USA and Canada. Calls to the rest of the regions are still subject to standard rates.

The second limitation is that the offer is unlikely to be sustainable as it will cost the company a pretty penny. The creators promise that the offer will be available till the end of 2006 that is till December 31, 2006.

For the most popular calling destinations SkypeOut Global Rate of € 0.017 per minute is applied. € 0.017 is approximately the same as 0.021 American dollar or 0.012 pounds. These rates are for calling regular phone lines only (see rates to all destination). Phone calls to mobile numbers are usually more expensive.

Skype has taken a decision to cut down fees for landlines and mobile phones in an attempt to grow its North American market, which is a bit slack at the moment. The team is happy to be among the first companies to offer totally free conference.

Skype works on all platforms where SkypeOut is available, which at this time means Windows, Mac, Linux and Pocket PC. PC-to-PC calls continue to be globally free, which means that for the users in the USA and Canada calls made to PCs, traditional phones and mobile ones are 100% free.

Skype has outrun its VoIP rivals that include MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, and services such as Vonage that offer outbound phone calls at a fee.

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Wow - that is kind of cool. And that is true. As Skype announced on May 16, now all calls made from PCs using Skype application to landlines or mobile phones are free of charge. If you are not a Skype user yet, all you need to do is to download and install Skype.

Still before calling anyone make sure you have the right people’s cell phone numbers.

Are the calls really free? Yes, they really are: no advance payment, no subscription fees, no nothing. The only two limitations include: the calls are free for those ringing from and to a number within the USA and Canada. Calls to the rest of the regions are still subject to standard rates.

The second limitation is that the offer is unlikely to be sustainable as it will cost the company a pretty penny. The creators promise that the offer will be available till the end of 2006 that is till December 31, 2006.

For the most popular calling destinations SkypeOut Global Rate of € 0.017 per minute is applied. € 0.017 is approximately the same as 0.021 American dollar or 0.012 pounds. These rates are for calling regular phone lines only (see rates to all destination). Phone calls to mobile numbers are usually more expensive.

Skype has taken a decision to cut down fees for landlines and mobile phones in an attempt to grow its North American market, which is a bit slack at the moment. The team is happy to be among the first companies to offer totally free conference.

Skype works on all platforms where SkypeOut is available, which at this time means Windows, Mac, Linux and Pocket PC. PC-to-PC calls continue to be globally free, which means that for the users in the USA and Canada calls made to PCs, traditional phones and mobile ones are 100% free.

Skype has outrun its VoIP rivals that include MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, and services such as Vonage that offer outbound phone calls at a fee.

Skype, SkypeOut, free calls, free landline calls, free mobile calls, VoIP, PC-to-PC calls

Technorati Tags: Skype, SkypeOut, free calls, free landline calls, free mobile calls, VoIP, PC-to-PC calls

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This entry was posted on Sunday, May 21st, 2006 at 1:14 am and is filed under Uncategorized, VoIP. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.