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Free worldwide calling from Skype?
Skype, that wild Instant Messenger and Voip tool, has apparently applied for a trademark that could be a move towards free calling to any phone, worldwide.Russell Shaw talks about how this patent could include free outbound calling to anywhere in the world, and not only from Skype user to Skype user. This new feature could mean that any Skype user could call any phone anywhere.
Some great news for Skype users for sure, but some really scary news for telecommunications companies worldwide.
[via ZDNet]
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Subscribe to commentsBobby CJul 27th 2006 8:25PM
I hope it's not soon. What happens to all the credits that people have bought?
OwenJul 27th 2006 9:35PM
You need to read the piece very carefully to find out that this is really a classic attention grabber with nothing behind it. The trademark Skype is applying for is just for a slogan that they have been using in advertising for over a year - it is meaningless. Skype has free worldwide calling right now - IF you are calling another Skype user. This is really just a hook to point out the overall general trend toward lowering calling costs everywhere. Try Gizmoproject instead - it actually does have free wordlwide calling - to about 30 countries.