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Skype Goes for Broke
By Larry Hendrick | May 16, 2006
The predictions have been that telephone service would be free, but I never imagined it would be this soon. Skype (owned by eBay) has opened up the service, Skype Out, to the United States and Canada for free. All you have to do is download the free client and set it up, then begin calling your friends and family’s regular telephone numbers for free. It really is that simple.
Skype Goes for Broke
Using Skype’s bargain-basement phone service just got even cheaper. Skype customers can now make calls from personal computers to landline or wireless phones within the U.S. and Canada for free, instead of the usual 2 cents a minute. But what comes as great news for consumers may be a sign Skype’s growth is falling short of its parent’s expectations. The Web calling company was acquired by auction giant eBay (EBAY) in October for $2.6 billion.