Skype's Free Phone Call Plan Will Soon Have Annual Fee

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday December 13, 2006 @10:29AM from the all-good-things-must-end dept.

The New York Times is reporting that Skype has said it would begin charging $30 a year for unlimited calls to landline and mobile phones within the United States and Canada. From the article: "As a promotion, Skype began allowing its users to place free domestic 'SkypeOut' calls from their computers to traditional and mobile phones last May. At the time, the company said the promotion would extend only through year's end. The company is offering a half-price subscription to those who sign up before Jan. 31. Calls from one computer to another have been and will continue to be free."

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Re:Use teamspeak instead by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-13 11:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Does teamspeak allow my grandmother (and the rest of my family) to call me on a traditional UK phone number number when I'm in Belgium?
No. However, it'll help her coordinate with the rest of the raid in her guild's next Ony run.
Sheesh. Get some perspective.