details on Skypeout

Filed in archive Technology on July 27, 2004

Source: www.skype.com

ZdNet.com has more details on the newest service of my favorite VoIP company:

"Customers of SkypeOut, as the service is called, download free software and then create an account with $12, $30 or $62 worth of voice minutes. The accounts are charged at various rates, depending on where the call originates and which region is being called.

Calls between PCs or personal digital assistants (PDAs) that download the Skype software will remain free.

Luxembourg-based Skype can expect major competition from cable companies, which are now launching their own VoIP services. Other competitors include major carrier Verizon Communications, which launched a nationwide VoIP service last week, and Primus Telecommunications, whose $20-a-month Lingo service is generating the most buzz among the smaller providers bursting onto the scene, Arnold said."