International Calling More Affordable, Thanks to Skype

Source: www.voip-news.com

With Skype’s recent global roll-out of Skype Pro, using Skype To Go will now save you beaucoup bucks in calling ’round the world.  With your Skype To Go phone number, it makes international calling from your mobile phone almost as cheap as local.  “For instance, calling your friend in Australia now costs the same as calling your friend across the street plus the SkypeOut™ rate for Australia, which for landlines is as little as 1.7 Euro cents per minute.”

 “Millions of Skypers around the world already make cheap international calls from their computers. With Skype To Go, you don’t have to think twice about the cost of making an international call from your mobile phone. If you have a friend living abroad, you can now talk to him or her anytime and anywhere you want.” says Stefan Oberg, VP & GM Telecoms at Skype.

To use it, download Skype onto your computer and sign up for Skype Pro.  You’ll then receive a Skype To Go number free. To activate the number, choose the friend or family member you want to call who lives abroad, and then enter their international number and in return, Skype To Go will give you a local number to use instead.

Skype Pro* launched earlier this year and is now available worldwide.

Published on June 14th, 2007 under , ,


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Source: voip-tech.blogspot.com

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Source: www.voip-news.com

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Source: www.voip-news.com

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