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Skype Offering SkypeOut Service for Free

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-em-hooked dept.

Skudd writes "In an effort to boost new customer acquisition, Skype has begun offering its 'SkypeOut' service for free. The free service is slated to last until December 31, 2006." From the article: "While the SkypeOut service will allow free calling to regular phones, the company will continue to charge people to get calls using a service it calls SkypeIn, which costs about $38 for an unlimited 12-month subscription. Consumers can get the service for three months for about $12.80."

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  1. Re:Not For Everyone by Cheapy · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean those other lands outside of North America aren't just for tourists?

    Whoa...I'm gonna need to sit down after learning this...

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  2. Re:Not For Everyone by Robotech_Master · · Score: 2, Funny

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  3. Re:Not For Everyone by denominateur · · Score: 3, Funny

    JOURNALISM is not what this site is famous for :)

  4. Re:Not For Everyone by orasio · · Score: 3, Funny

    And people from the US don't like to vote. And votes from Florida are very difficult to count. So results are very skewed.