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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."

6 of 331 comments (clear)

  1. Not For Everyone by Red+Pointy+Tail · · Score: 4, Informative

    Note to submitters/editors: Not everyone lives in US/Canada.

  2. Huh. by AWhiteFlame · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just tried calling my cell phone on it from my old Powerbook G4 Ti @ 500 Mhz with OS X Tiger. Works -excellently-. No activation or anything needed to my account. Downloaded latest version, ran it, and it worked right "out of the box".

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    "Everything worth innovating today will go to court tomorrow."
  3. Re:The AOL of VOIP by Zemran · · Score: 5, Informative

    For my UK incoming number I use www.sipgate.com
    For my US incoming number I use www.sipphone.com

    For outgoing calls I use www.voipbuster.com (they also offer an incoming number but I already had one)
    www.voipcheap.com or www.voipcheap.co.uk (same stuff really).

    I have a Sipura ATA so I do not even need to have my computer turned on to make or recieve calls. You can get other ATAs and I do not think the Sipura is the best but I bought it 3 years ago when it was.

    BTW I live in northern Thailand and with this I can call and chat to my friends as much as I like.

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    I love stacking my barbecues in the shed at the end of summer - you can't beat a bit of grill on grill action.
  4. Re:Looking Forward To... by tapo · · Score: 4, Informative

    By U.S. law, even a disconnected phone line is able to dial 911.

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    "Joy is contagious," he said, peering into the microscope.
  5. Skype & Security by Robotech_Master · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just to note, there are a few security concerns about Skype, its ownership by eBay, and potential security holes within the Skype network. Be aware of what you're using when you're using it.

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    Editor Emeritus and Senior Writer, TeleRead.org
  6. Nothing new but really nice anyway! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.voipbuster.com/
    http://www.sipdiscount.com/
    http://www.voipcheap.com/
    voipdiscount.com
    voipstunt.com ...

    gives... well... around 40 countries free! (well... you pay 10euros for 2 or 3 months and you can call a lot of countries for 0 cent/min or 1 cent/min)

    I use it a lot (with sjphone) and for this price... this is unbeatable! But for a good VOIP, you need a good High Speed Internet Access! A delay of 1 or 2 seconds and cause a hang up before you can even try to say "hello" ;-)

    sip compatible with any hardware SIP or softphone like sjPhone (mac, pc, linux, pda...)

    sip server: sip.voipbuster.com (port 5060)
    domain: voipbuster.com
    stun server: stun.voipbuster.com

    sip server: sip1.sipdiscount.com (port 5060)
    domain: sipdiscount.com
    stun server: stun.sipdiscount.com

    etc ;-)