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

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."

Re:Use teamspeak instead

[Anonymous Coward]

Just use teamspeak. Skype is overrated.

Are you viral marketing?

Re:Patent search, anyone?

[nine-times]

Mr. Albert said the concept, known as "click to call," was an important example of combining eBay's expertise in online sales with Skype's capacity to allow people to make inexpensive calls.

Wow. It takes a real goddamn genius to come up with an idea like that. They're lucky they have eBay's expertise to draw on, because I just can't imagine a mere mortal coming up with an idea like that.

A few more where that came from...

[Anonymous Coward]

Here are a few more that I have been working on:

Click-to-change-channels
Click-to-order-sofas
Click-to-hangup
Click-to-start-microwave

patents pending of course

Re:Use teamspeak instead

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Re:A few more where that came from...

[nine-times]

I had some great ideas too, including "Click-to-select-link" and "Click-to-make-clicky-sound" technology.

Re:Classic Marketing

[IntergalacticWalrus]

Yeah, making money is so wrong.