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Jaanus

Free calls to all landlines and mobile phones within the US and Canada

By My status Jaanus on May 15, 2006 in Campaigns and promotions.

Update: This offer has now ended, unfortunately. However, you can still make cheap calls to the USA, or check out our subscriptions for even better value for regular callers.

We just announced that SkypeOut is now free within the US and Canada to all landlines and mobiles, until at least the end of 2006.

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How does this work?

If you're in the US or Canada, you can use SkypeOut to call any landline or mobile number in both the USA and Canada for free.

If you're in the US or Canada and calling any other country, OR if you're in any other country and calling landline or mobile numbers in the US or Canada, the standard SkypeOut rates apply.

Of course, Skype-to-Skype calls continue to be globally free, so no changes there.

See also the campaign FAQ.

Is it really free? What are the strings attached?

Yes. It is really very, very free. There's no prepayment, no minimum use, no subscription, no monthly fee, no nothing. You just download and install Skype and then you start calling. Both the caller and the number called must be in either the US or Canada. There are no strings attached. (UPDATE: please note that free calls at this time may not apply to Call Forwarding. If you forward a call with SkypeOut, we charge you the standard rates.)

The only condition is that we have said free SkypeOut within the US and Canada is guaranteed to last until the end of this year -- that is, until December 31, 2006. We're not quite sure yet what we will do after that. Maybe we extend the free period, maybe not. You'll hear more about this towards the end of the year.

Until then, happy calling.

Trivia

Note that if you haven't bought any Skype Credit, your Skype client may still tell you something about needing to buy some before you can use SkypeOut. Just disregard that and place your call. It will work fine :) We already had this for toll-free 800 numbers where you could call them for free without actually buying any credit so we know this works. And it works on all platforms where SkypeOut is available, which at this time means Windows, Mac, Linux and Pocket PC.

If you use Call Forwarding to SkypeOut, then it costs you the standard SkypeOut rates.

As far as we know, this is the first time in history when unlimited calls to a standard telephone network are free without any form of payment or subscription. That's kind of cool. (Update: ok, as the comments here and on Digg say, there were a few others years ago. Oh well.)

This is also a great example of Skype being lean and mean. We continue to innovate rapidly. From the inception of this "project" of free North American SkypeOut to you actually reading this and being able to use it, the time period was really short. Many thanks to the whole team involved in making this.

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Thanks a lot guys!

ipodman715 | Monday, May 15

wow! I can't believe it.

rockdog84 | Monday, May 15

This is great news!
Thanks a lot!


cipote7 | Monday, May 15

um if I have skype forwardin to my US cellphone, this technically useds skypeout.. does that mean it would be free forwarding?

keithwbacon | Monday, May 15

"As far as we know, this is the first time in history when unlimited calls to a standard telephone network are free without any form of payment or subscription. That’s kind of cool."

Actually, there was Dialpad in the late 90s. The technology wasn't as great, but the idea was there. Still, this rocks!

nick.sideras | Monday, May 15

Nice, this is great. Thank YOU!

mindsinker | Monday, May 15

You guys continue to amaze me. Skype is definitely one of my favorite applications to use from day to day, and this makes the experience even better! Thanks!

jschwage | Monday, May 15

Thanks guys! This is great! What do we do with our current Skype out credits? I had a decent size collection. Is there anyway you could make them not expire? I dont call outside the US and Canada.

schapman43 | Monday, May 15

sweeeet! thanks Skype for making an already impressive service even better!

asurasunil | Monday, May 15

Huh? my credits are still going down?

trident523 | Monday, May 15

Nice, but, a) what will happen to to the credits of those of us with paid accounts and b) what will happen to the quality of service for those of us who have paid? I've been a paying customer for well over a year and have about $20 in my account right now... can I expect my call quality to remain the same?

cwm9cwm9 | Monday, May 15

This is awesome! When can we expect to see SkypeIN for Canada?

michaelmacdonald | Monday, May 15

hooray!

pyrolyte | Monday, May 15

Just did a call to Canada using the skype service, really high quality, and the call didnt get distorted, I heard my friend perfectly fine.

moojohnmoo | Monday, May 15

Can someone tell me how to get this working? when ever I try to dial i get, "You need Skype Credit to call to ordinary phones", I have never purchased Skype credit before, but on the website it says:

"Note that if you haven't bought any Skype Credit, your Skype client may still tell you something about needing to buy some before you can use SkypeOut. Just disregard that and place your call. It will work fine :)"

how am I to disregard that? thanks for the help.

milpooled | Monday, May 15

Yay! Thank you.

alice.rhodes | Monday, May 15

YOU ROCK ....
diego

diegoandradeskype | Monday, May 15

It doesn't let me call saying You need Skype Credit to call to ordinary phones".

What can I do?

I tryied so many times...

tigranm1 | Monday, May 15

Do you think it will be possible to have something like that in Germany, too? Because that would be really great for me ;)

dennisilic | Monday, May 15

Wow, thats totally cool. Now I wish i could get a refund on some of my skype credit. I don't make calls outside of the US, but it's not a big deal.

ross.larocco | Monday, May 15

Samething here with "You need Skype Credit to call to ordinary phones" even if my profile have Canada in ?
Not working at all :-(

allergic99 | Monday, May 15

WoW! I can't believe it!

dephyre | Monday, May 15

Still says I need credit. I tried as Us to US call.

cyberianryan | Monday, May 15

Just NOT WORKING, FALSE ADVERTIDEMENT ...

tigranm1 | Monday, May 15

Not working for me either. Says I need credit...

buddhatown | Monday, May 15

not working!

saademarre | Monday, May 15

this is just great, i was thinking to get VOIP service but now I'll reconsider that again :)
And all THANKS TO YOU GUYS !!!!!

Great quality and service and PRICE = FREE.
I knew only one company who did the same - Dialpad but it merged with another one and not free anymore.
So thank you for keeping SKYPE free and hope you'll continue to provide great service and unbeatable price !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ivi555 | Monday, May 15

Hi,

It's possible that a small percentage of people cannot get this promotion currently. Skype looks at your internet traffic (IP address) to determine if you are in the US/Canada or not when allowing the calls. If we cannot detect this or your IP is outside of the US you will not be able to call for free. We are looking into seeing if there are some specific ISPs that don't provide geographic IPs or mask your IP address which could cause problems.

AndresS

andres.sehr | Monday, May 15

This is great, but (and there's always a but...), why aren't calls originated from outside the US to a US phone number free?

hsznycer | Monday, May 15

Thank you so much!

danembraceddc | Monday, May 15

U.S. and Canada get all the fun :(

azharcs | Monday, May 15

If you can't use this service try upgrading to the newest skype. (maybe even 2.5 beta)

Also remember that it did say you MUST BE IN THE USA physically, (or of course through a proxy or something like that also works)

But check to see if you're not in the USA, not only if you're calling a phone number in the USA

T-MobileWeb T-Zones on your Laptop

storewow | Monday, May 15

Doesn't work from my comcast.net IP (71.198.x.x). Fill in the last two with .2.2 or something and you'll get something near my IP. It resolves fine on www.networldmap.com. Also, I am behind a NAT, so the local address is 192.168.something. Hope you can determine a real IP and don't key off the local one somehow.

Free skype calling sounds very cool! I hope you guys can get it to resolve more IPs correctly!

ericj_asset | Monday, May 15

My provider is comcast, US CA but NOT WORKING

tigranm1 | Monday, May 15

Why is this for within US? i mean if the call is terminating in the US, its costing the same to terminate irrespective of the source. Even if its from the moon or mars!?!

assid2 | Monday, May 15

I tried upgrading to 2.5 Beta and I still can't get a free call out.

cyberianryan | Monday, May 15

my provider is covad, ip ranges 74.0.8.x and 74.0.13.x . downloaded skype 2.5 beta and still no luck.

saademarre | Monday, May 15

Amazing. Keep up the amazing work.

rick.martinez | Monday, May 15

SkypeOut doesn't work for me .. but
http://www.ip2location.com/ geolocates my IP fine. Please get this awesome service working for all of us.

foompx | Monday, May 15

Thank you guys! This is really good backup for some places where cell phone reception is poor!

zealusnet | Monday, May 15

No luck for me either - Verizon DSL in Maryland - 71.252.x.x. It'd be great if they get it up and working though!

dabrock75 | Monday, May 15

Qwest here also not working.

binhminhtdo | Monday, May 15

Not working for me either. 71.33.x.x. OS X, newest version, complains "Failed. No SkypeOut"

ericasadun | Monday, May 15

Not working for Comcast: 71.236.x.x either. 2.5 beta

rovidica | Monday, May 15

Not working for me either. Rogers network Ottawa: 72.138.229.x calling Calgary +1 403 ... ....
I'm using the latest stable version for Linux - 1.2.0.18_API.

markatscheduleworldcom | Monday, May 15

Not working for me, either, TWC in NC, using the latest stable Mac release.

gregoryharbin | Monday, May 15

71.215.*.* (Qwest) ... Seems like everbody that has posted so far has an IP beginning with a 7...

binhminhtdo | Monday, May 15

Not working for me. Using an existing account that has worked fine for pc to pc for months. Using the latest version and using the +1 as directed but still get the "need credits" error message and it refuses to place the call. Might be nice if it worked for everyone here in the US.

twelveoclockhigh | Monday, May 15

Hi,

This IP & ISP information is very useful, we will start using it to track down any missing data we have and hopefully can get everyone who is eligible properly connected.

AndresS

andres.sehr | Monday, May 15

Too bad that it's just for American users. I would have loved it the whole world, or Sweden at least. :)

zeth-- | Monday, May 15

My ISP is Verizon FIOS in Dallas, Texas. IP is 71.252.x.x . Not working here.

twelveoclockhigh | Monday, May 15

Road Runner ISP in Rochester, NY. IP is 72.230.xx.xx
And its NOT working here.

matt546 | Monday, May 15

Interesting find binhminhtdo. Maybe someone typed in 7*.*.*.* instead of 7.*.*.* by accident and it's blocking everyone with a 7 at the beginning of their IP?

ericj_asset | Monday, May 15

"You need skype credit to call ordinary phones"

Verizon DSL in Northeast Oregon. Can't even call my home phone number.

Sorry Skype... Looks like you're going to get uninstalled again.

(Third time now)

jaymoon85 | Monday, May 15

Burlington Telecom in Burlington, Vt.. IP's 204.13.xx.xx Doesn't work, but Sovernet in Burlington does work (work machine)

foompx | Monday, May 15

This may help some of the other commenters ...

In the U.S. I had the same problem others mention - seemed like I needed to activate SkypeOut with a credit. My "Services" panel shows SkypeOut not activated, and when I go to activate, the website reinforces that I should not need a credit for U.S. landline calls.

Then I tried the Mac OS Widget and it worked.

Going back to the Skype application, I realized the number I had tested using the widget showed up in the application's call list ... but with a "+" symbol before the 1/areacode/number string. Adding that does the trick for me ... apparently the widget is smart enough to assume the "+" symbol, but the application isn't. Try adding it explicitly.

grantb2 | Monday, May 15

verizon fios in northern va blocked too, 72.**.**.***

nickmccarty | Monday, May 15

great news to someones... what happend with EUROPE, like always happend...we have to paid for something that others use for free. great job, ... hope to hear this big news for EUROPE TOO.

roscai | Monday, May 15

Not working on Sprint PCS network using PocketPC mobile version

spcsdns.net
70.9.181.xxx

urprey | Monday, May 15

Videotron, one of the biggest ISP in here, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at 70.81.84.*

allergic99 | Monday, May 15

Verizon FiOS, IP address 71.245.*.*, geolocated to Massachussets in USA. Still getting the 'no credits' error with no way to 'disregard' it.

saladfork | Monday, May 15

No go here either, Charter DFW Texas area...71.86.x.x is the IP.

subslug | Monday, May 15

What a scam. All I get is "Failed: No SkypeOut". How many people do they think are going to just pay the $10 now that they are this far along...

feintnate | Monday, May 15

CableOne in Texas with 72.24.x.x...The drawer shows "Failed: No SkypeOut"...tried several numbers with "+1" before the numbers.

Still, this is an amazing thing you're doing....hope the problems get worked out.

caruso81 | Monday, May 15

Verizon DSL, MD, 71.255.224.12x

trident523 | Monday, May 15

omg

toadslick | Monday, May 15

Didn't work. Bellsouth DSL, FL, 74.225.64.1xx

bluetagpizza | Monday, May 15

I'm also at Videotron, Quebec, Canada and my IP starts with 74.x.x.x and it doesn't work. My friend which can call me is also with Videotron at 24.x.x.x and it works. I did the geo locator lookup and everything looks good there.

yvan.poulin | Monday, May 15

Thanks so much. It works great here with Neo.rr.com as the ISP and on an account that has never used SkypeOut before, using the newest OS X Skype client running on 10.4.6.

This has to be the greatest feature, next to video on the OS X version of Skype, anyone could have expected.

I hope you (Skype) learn a lot from this trial period of free calling, that you are able to keep Skype advertisement-free, and that this all can continue well into 2007.

Thanks again for the great work!

winningham.2 | Monday, May 15

Rogers Cable, New Brunswick, Canada - IP: 208.97.81.242

stephen_ls | Monday, May 15

Has anybody actually got this to work?!?!? Doesn't work for me either (no SkypeOut).

sideman7 | Monday, May 15

You need Skype Credit....

IP Address is 69.61.*.*
Located in (US) UNITED STATES

Connecting to the Internet through
FUSE INTERNET ACCESS

jwelch222 | Monday, May 15

71.224.*.* in Philly with Comcast. IP Geolocates fine otherwise.

I can't call, but this awesome. Please fix this you guys i really want such a service :OO

devilli0n | Monday, May 15

216.197.*.*

Im in the regina sask. Pioneer of consumer fiber optic networks... and it doest work lol.

migueldey | Monday, May 15

Will it work if I am outside US but I have US SkypeIn number?

alexf2000 | Monday, May 15

Didn't work. Comcast Cable, WA, 71.227.xxx.xxx

michperu | Monday, May 15

"no skypeout" is the error message I get with OS X (10.4.6) and skype version 1.4.0.49

The Echo test works though...

biff314 | Monday, May 15

Not working. I am in Florida and my IP shows up as Georgia, but does not start with 7

kurtynlsn | Monday, May 15

Works great for me. Keep up the good work.

jasonisme365 | Monday, May 15

Idaho~
Not working on CableOne:
IP address is 72.24.116.**

Also tested on Qwest:
IP address is 209.161.26.***

I'll test on ClearWire next.

"Need Skype credits" error.

gfburke | Monday, May 15

Not working for me either. SBC DSL, IP 71.158.158.X

hypercooljake | Monday, May 15

Opps. It IS working on Qwest.
Idaho~

gfburke | Monday, May 15

Rogers High Speed (New-Brunswick Canada)
Doesnt work either 70.27.*.*
Need to Buy Skype Credits...

All that joy for nothing! Cant wait for the FIX !!

Remi

chatboy2000 | Monday, May 15

Sympatico HSE, Montreal. Working beautifully. Thanks Skype, for saving me and my girlfriend from ridiculous phone bills :)

mussakli | Monday, May 15

To those who don't have it working: It appears that either some IPs were accidentally blocked or some were simply not added. I can confirm that it does work for me on 24.136.x.x but it seems that folks within the 70.0.0.0-79.255.255.255 range are having problems.

But the service IS free and DOES work; they just need to fix the problem with some of these IPs

jouvamoufette | Monday, May 15

My ISP IP address falls in the 71.XX.XX.XX range, and it's not working for me either.

relevantyouth | Monday, May 15

Didn't work for me, either. Bellsouth DSL, 72.146.xxx.xxx as verified by http://www.ip2location.com

dtgirton | Monday, May 15

Why just calls from the U.S.? My guess: Skype wants more users in the U.S. before AOL launches AIM Phoneline. U.S. long distance is already cheap, so it takes more to entice new U.S. users to try Skype. Skype, like eBay and PayPal, needs to be #1 to obtain the natural network effects in its business.

bobschwartz | Monday, May 15

Holy cow, you just eliminated long distance. :O

tech_knight | Monday, May 15

ISP is Armstrong Cable (NW Pennsylvania) 72.23.41.xxx ... not working for me either ... after reading all the comments I'm not gonna bother buying any credits.

slacker7229 | Monday, May 15

24.72.*.* regina Saskatchewan working fine

drdubya1 | Monday, May 15

how about free calls to the caribbean too. :)

joanlouie | Monday, May 15

worked for me at skewl which is a 2.*.*.* but here i have a 7... soooo
FIXXXX IT =]]

dan-excore | Monday, May 15

verizon in florida no go, Damn. I just paid the 38 buck for the skype in too.

delanisdjd | Monday, May 15

No luck here: 72.19.*.* (umass.edu)

irene.ros | Monday, May 15

Not working here...Verizon FIOS upstate NY 71.241.144.X

Strange. My IP geolocated to Connecticut. Wierd :S

skatingrox | Monday, May 15

Failed: No Skypeout (itunes fades back in)

davidara | Monday, May 15

Doesn't work here either, 71.246.*.* Yet again, begins with a 7.

sburgz | Monday, May 15

fix the whole beginning with 7 IP address thing. thanks.

ryonjames | Monday, May 15

Not working here. I'm in Western Massachusetts.

Comcast High-speed (cable) connection
71.192.x.x

mr.disc0 | Monday, May 15

Not Working here either.
VERIZON INTERNET SERVICES INC
PA,USA
IP 71.161.251.*

dominusmundi1124 | Monday, May 15

Yes, same problem:

IP Address is 72.57.x.x

(CA) CANADA,
ONTARIO,
TORONTO (Ottawa actually)

Connecting to the Internet through
ROGERS CABLE INC. FLFRD

teej_aka_tdj | Monday, May 15

No luck over here!

IP: 71.103.x.x
Location: Redlands, CA, USA
ISP: Verizon

jonasbagel | Monday, May 15

Works great for me, and I've never bought any credits whatsoever. Works with my PC and my PDA. For those who are saying this is a scam, or who are getting frustrated, please just be patient as they fix it. Sheesh, it's just the first day!!!

rkilbrai | Monday, May 15

I kept getting the invalid number error as well, until I checked for updates.

As soon as I updated it worked just fine using Bellsouth DSL.

slobokan | Monday, May 15

It rings once then hangs up (landline) or does nothing at all (cell phone).

Location: West Des Moines, IA.
ISP: Mediacom
IP: 12.216.*.*

amdinator | Monday, May 15

"As far as we know, this is the first time in history when unlimited calls to a standard telephone network are free without any form of payment or subscription. That’s kind of cool"

sorry to burst that bubble but AdCalls has been around for years (google it) which allows for free calls from pc to landline.

Skype offering free skypeout is awesome though. its a better interface, no ads, and its secure.

musicphreak252 | Monday, May 15

verizon in florida no go, Damn. I just paid the 38 buck for the skype in too.

delanisdjd | Monday, May 15

Thank you!

vanilladeath | Monday, May 15

When is the new Linux version coming out? The old OSS stuff isn't doing the trick anymore! :-D

Thanks for great service. Software just needs an update.

misterashley | Monday, May 15

Doesn't work for me either.

My IP is 71.XX.XX.XX

ipwnedu | Monday, May 15

so skype felt free to violate their privacy agreement and spam every living soul in their user database with an email about this new service. THANKS SKYPE!! may i have another?

autigers20 | Monday, May 15

Does not work for Time Warner Road Runner Internet... 71.69.95.XX

Please fix.

stumpz114 | Monday, May 15

Ip address in Rochester NY. 69.XX.XX.... NOT working here either.

pineframe | Monday, May 15

This service is not working for me in Altamonte Springs, FL. The ad says, install and dial and that's it! If it's not true, don't say it!

netnole | Monday, May 15

Not working for me
ISP: Time Warner RR cable:
IP: 72.128.*.*

vortechs2000 | Monday, May 15

Thanks guys, YOU ROCK!!!

evandlax | Monday, May 15

It's not working here either (Error: "No SkypeOut").

Verizon ISP in North Hills, CA...

IP: 71.116*******


bradybd | Monday, May 15

This is awesome...Works for me using Cox Cable in Northern Virginia. Ensure that you are dailing with a + sign before the Number:

+7031234567

dmwilsonh | Monday, May 15

Well I don't know if they're rolling it out but it does not work with 70.52.*.* It's Bell Sympatico ISP based in Canada. I've got an other ISP because I'm in the course of switching and SkypeOut works free with it's IP. My other ISP that works 66.130.*.* Vidéotron.

phoenixp3k | Monday, May 15

it is working for the 69.54.*.* network
has any one trayed using a proxy to a "working" network
but this is cool.
and with AIM offering free imcoming calls tomaro
may,16 2006 free phone for all

anthony.pray | Monday, May 15

Works fine for mine 70.25.XXX.XX Rogers cable Toronto ON CA

endersothergame | Monday, May 15

Doeasnt work for me either, I am at a coffee shop. IP comes out to Plano texas, but I am definetely not in texas.

jasoncarle | Monday, May 15

Not working here...Time Warner Road Runner in Los Angeles, CA 72.134.*****

thope92649 | Monday, May 15

I know some IPs don't work "yet". But still this thing is great!!

phoenixp3k | Monday, May 15

In Canada local calls ARE free. If I call my friends, I only pay if they live outside my area code. That is why Skype is offering this in Canada/US but NOT in Europe. In Canada they can offer SkypeOUT terminations in each city, so when the call leaves VoIP onto land line, it is free already, before they used to charge 2 cents/min. I guess now they only have to cover the cost of equipment and not minutes. That is the difference of Canada vs Europe, and why they can offer free calls here.

atiteu | Monday, May 15

If ONLY it would work. Must be some kind of JOKE?

mckinneybill | Monday, May 15

Not working with Comcast (71.196.xx.xx) from Florida.

daniel8004 | Monday, May 15

No good here.

Rogers Internet, Canada, (behind a router, but as the default connection), IP 70.27.186.**

imariaprime | Monday, May 15

Out of Verizon Fios, Plano TX, with an IP of 71.240.xxx.xxx, no workie.

theduck0fdeath | Monday, May 15

72.197.xxx.xx Cox Cable, Also not working. Geolocates me to Atlanta,GA.

Shame i was realy looking forward to giving skype a try.

cronikus | Monday, May 15

71.156.*.* Not working in South Hollywood, USA :(

andrewbq | Tuesday, May 16

Sigh.. Doesn't work

71.65.253.X

Time Warner Road Runner of NC
www.nc.rr.com

mooret01 | Tuesday, May 16

Okay so here is another post of a 70.x.x.x not working.. In Canada here on Rogers Cable.

brookzppc | Tuesday, May 16

this is f***in bullsh*t

could it be cuz of a router possibly????

im in toronto, rogers cable

70.30.105.**

heera.singh | Tuesday, May 16

This is ridiculous.. You'd think they'd fix this real quick, since it is getting so much bad press. So many people will download this, see it doesn't work, and never look back. Hello? 10 hours and no fix on the IP address? Fix your darn access tables! I could set up a freaking php website and sql databases in the time it's taken you all

mooret01 | Tuesday, May 16

Doesn't work - 71.106.xxx.xxx Verizon DSL in Los Angeles

skytorn | Tuesday, May 16

WoW!!! Nice, this is great. Thank YOU!
Andony ;)
San Diego CA.

andony01 | Tuesday, May 16

free calls not working for me either, but other online geolocators can tell I am from Canada, most of them even list my city.70.31.248.*** Rogers High Speed.

jaelandry | Tuesday, May 16

No dice for 71.203.x.x; Comcast in Knoxville, Tennessee

Just out of curiosity: why do so many big ISP have IPs that start with 70, 71, and 72?

mathewlu | Tuesday, May 16

Not working for 69.xxx.xx.xxx Adelphia in Mooresville, NC

lilmommybug | Tuesday, May 16

Not working for 70.73.xx.xx Shaw Cable in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

doughenderson99 | Tuesday, May 16

I can't get it to work in Dover, DE as well using Comcast. Very irritating!

Also, REMEMBER, the free call is ONLY til the
end of the current year.

johnpcolemanjr | Tuesday, May 16

75.3.*.* not working. SBC/Yahoo Chicagoland area. This is a different IP block then I've had recently and this one does not return geo info on most services it appears :(

gsgthartman | Tuesday, May 16

Not working here either ; using RR through wireless network ; HELP! Here's the info

Live Demo Using IP2Location™ - May 2006


Your IP Address is 72.224.X.X

You're located in
(US) UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, xxxxx

You're connecting to the Internet through
ROAD RUNNER HOLDCO LLC

merchantscp | Tuesday, May 16

this still doesnt work, same error that everyone and their mother is getting.

Is this a scam to get people to pay $10 for SkypeOut credit?

terrenceistheman | Tuesday, May 16

Not working for my home either...
Rogers Cable in Toronto, Canada
72.56.x.x

Works from my office, though!

dave_lantos | Tuesday, May 16

i have a 69.x.x.x from roadrunner in the US and its not working here either (using linksys router)

*note: i can call 1-800 numbers for free without a problem

eppitek | Tuesday, May 16

can you say "scam"? doesn't work for me. also i was going to buy credit and my friend had paid ten dollars for six hundred minutes, i go to buy credit and it states 120 minutes and three months of voice mail. rip off time. very disappointed in skype they would use these tactics. i was planning on becoming a customer. not now. even if they claim it doesn't work with some isps WHY THE HELL RELEASE IT THEN? DUH. GREAT MARKETING DECISION ON SOMEONES PART.

dhbprovri | Tuesday, May 16

works for me 71.9.x.x.x

eatpie75 | Tuesday, May 16

No dice in Orange County, CA.

Cox Cable, 72.194.x.x

This would be cool... I'd replace the other softphone I use with Skype, if it worked.

brandon.russell | Tuesday, May 16

Not working for me.
70.81.x.x
Videotron in Montreal (Canada)

nuclearsnake | Tuesday, May 16

Rogers Canada, downtown Toronto, IP 70.30.X.X.
Worked fine.
The window still tells me it costs $0.024, but credit didn't seem to go down. Skype 2.5 beta

capraig | Tuesday, May 16

71.109.xxx.xxx Verizon California not working

widget5 | Tuesday, May 16

Ok, so I confirmed that I'm connecting using Cox Cable through Atlanta, GA (though I'm physically located in OC, California), so that shouldn't be an issue.

Question I have is, on all the announcement segments, it says "In order to use this free product, you need to agree to the SkypeOut Terms of Service."

So, I go to the ToS page, and it references an ACCEPT button like 5 times, but I don't see the button anywhere. Anyone know where/how to accept the SkypeOut Terms of Service? Without buying credit, of course...

Thanks!

brandon.russell | Tuesday, May 16

IP: 71.205.x.x
ISP: Comcast
Status: Not working, requires Skype Out credit.
OS: Windows XP
Skype Ver: 2.0.0.105
Country: US

Making it a form seems much cleaner to me.

dalladubb_tryst | Tuesday, May 16

Verizon fios 71.251.x.x

No go :-( launch my vpn client & connect to work.

Ooh yeah it works. ...well sort of our vpn sucks!

graysskypephone | Tuesday, May 16

This is great please continue to do this sykpe rocks !
Thanks guys !

bynlloyd812 | Tuesday, May 16


Your IP Address is 70.30.X.X

You're located in
(CA) CANADA,
ONTARIO,
MISSISSAUGA

You're connecting to the Internet through
ROGERS CABLE INC. WLFDLE

NO LUCK :(

billabong_kid | Tuesday, May 16

works fine on 70.* ip. just gotta follow instructions. dial +1areacodethentellnumber
any deviation from that will result in being asked for credit

flatty22 | Tuesday, May 16

IP: 71.XXX.XXX.XXX
City: Santa Cruz
State: CA
Country: USA
OS: Mac OS X 10.4.6

Not working. :(

schlaep | Tuesday, May 16

If one more moron says "don't forget the +1" I'm going to vomit!

twelveoclockhigh | Tuesday, May 16

Live Demo Using IP2Location™ - May 2006


Your IP Address is 72.240.*.*

You're located in
(US) UNITED STATES,
OHIO,
PERRYSBURG


You're connecting to the Internet through
BUCKEYE CABLEVISION INC

tyoung101 | Tuesday, May 16

It doesn't work on my home IP which is 70.X.X.X but it works fine when I use a vpn to connect to my school's network which is 128.X.X.X

rjam710 | Tuesday, May 16

IP: 71.241.23X.XXX not working
My hostname is pool-71-241-2XX-X.washdc.fios.verizon.net

Error:
Failes: No SkypeOut

djatomist | Tuesday, May 16

Not working at:
IP: 71.71.xxx.xxx
IP2Location says I'm in Herndon, VA, but I'm actually in Winston-Salem, NC, connecting through Road Runner Triad (Time Warner Cable). Both are in the US.

sqfreak | Tuesday, May 16

24.53.x.x

Make sure you add the +
ie +1xxx5551212

I just called my own cell phone.

danthemanadams | Tuesday, May 16

SPRINT DSL NETWORK Not working 71.50.XXX.XXX bummer, i was eager to give this a go, was gonna see how the quality was and if this worked out, might wanna ditch the landline all together.

kinzakracker | Tuesday, May 16

I am desperately hoping that Skype gets enough paid subscriptions to keep this type of offer going for as long as you can.

Oh, and this service works for me just fine from my 70.66.*.* IP. I measured the audio delay from speaker to listener using the Canadian time service at +1 (613) 745-1576, and it turned out to be just a *fifth of a second*! Nice!

denelson83 | Tuesday, May 16

As far as i can tell, it doesn't work. I just dialed my cell phone number (i typed in +1972*******). At first I thought it was working, because it didn't appear to be taking away from my 24 cents of credit, but after i was done i checked online and i had payed for the call.

ISP: Verzion DSL
IP Address: 71.96.131.233

Location: Plano, Tx (shows up correctly on one of the websites someone mentioned above)

-Perral1

perral1 | Tuesday, May 16

I can confirm that this does work, though I can't get it to work from home (70.78.*.*, Vancouver Canada). I tried it at work (209.53.*.*) today and it worked great, called my own cell phone to confirm. When I tried it out tonight from home, same user account, its a no go.

jim.shaggy | Tuesday, May 16

DMAN!! SkypeOut is eating my SkypeCredit minutes when i call my friend down the block!! WTF! Isn't this suppose to be free locally?? Don't tell me it has to use them... I'll stop buying skypeCredit... ya hear me! - Pissed off Sam, NYC

p.s. Cool Concept anyhow =)

samroldan | Tuesday, May 16

Sorry, call failed. You need Skype credit to call ordinary phones.
Skype Beta 2.5.0.72

Comcast, South Florida
IP Range: 71.57.x.y

Do what you can!
Thanks!

hypnotoad-odx | Tuesday, May 16

Toronto, Canada,
Rogers Internet, IP 70.30.*.*

tells me I need to buy credit.

amdellis | Tuesday, May 16

Skype Management are you going to fix this problem? The community is waiting for you to live up to your promises and advertisements. Please unblock this range of IPs!

shaggyshaw | Tuesday, May 16

Not working in NJ either with Verizon FIOS IP address 72.68.xx.xx.

ronw6619 | Tuesday, May 16

doesn't work for me either sympatico 74.12.xx.xx

michaelmok | Tuesday, May 16

Adding another to the list for the 7*.*.*.* unworkable IPs..

IP: 71.137.XXX.XXX
City: Sacramento (geolocation says San Diego, but still California)
State: CA
Country: USA
OS: Win XP
ISP: ATT/SBC/Yahoo/whatever they call themselves this week
Skype client: 2.0.0.105

I, too, am getting the "you need Skype credit" message... and yes, before anyone yells, I am using +1 before I call. The client won't let you dial without the +1, so why everyone keeps saying to "don't forget the +1!!!" is beyond me.

While I appreciate what Skype has done, and really can't wait to use it, I do not understand how they could limit the pool and basically exclude a HUGE swath of IPs...and from the looks of the provider names listed, they're some of the biggest broadband providers... Comcast, RR, Verizon, SBC, and in Canada Rogers and Sympatico...

I think this could have used a bit more beta testing before the huge announcement. Close, but not quite Skype.

kethryvis | Tuesday, May 16

Call Failed
ip:67.190.*.*
the lovely Comcast
Minneapolis, Mn

chickenrob | Tuesday, May 16

Not working for me either
"You need Skype Credit to call ordinary phones"

ip: 71.139.xxx.xxx
city: Palo Alto
State: CA
ISP: ATT/SBC Yahoo DSL
OS: Windows XP SP2
Skype Version: 2.0.0.105

I don't envy the Skype network engineers this week. Good luck lads.

robacairns | Tuesday, May 16

Works perfectly for me!

69.x.x.x

(CA) CANADA,
ONTARIO,
KINGSTON

SYMPATICO HSE

bajanjamie | Tuesday, May 16

Could this possiably be that the telephone companies, and cable companies that offer digital telephone service are blocking this?

I could see this as a possibility seeing as how they would loose a lot of money over people not using thier services to make outgoing calls over the next 7 months.

Also, if you look over the list of different ISPs that are having problems they all seem to be landline telephone providers or offer thier own digital telephone.

* [Telephone] Verizon (DSL and FOiS)
* [Telephone] Qwest
* [Telephone] Bellsouth
* [Telephone] SBC DSL
* [Cable] Time Warner Road Runner (offers Digital Telephone)
* [Cable] Comcast (offers Digital Telephone)

lcrazy8l | Tuesday, May 16

I don't have Skype credit, but tried calling a Canadian number... but it simply gives me the message: You need Skype credit to call ordinary phones.

Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
OS: Win XP
IP: 72.57.*.*

trentdewhite | Tuesday, May 16

ISP: Rogers Cable

trentdewhite | Tuesday, May 16

Mine doesn't work :(.

Your IP Address is 72.136.xxx.xxx

You're located in
(CA) CANADA,
ONTARIO,
TORONTO

mafoooo | Tuesday, May 16

ISP is Rogers Cable

mafoooo | Tuesday, May 16

Not working for me...
Comcast- Redmond, WA
71.227.234.X

basictheory | Tuesday, May 16

My Comcast cable does work: I'm in Seattle, Wa, IP 67.183.x.x
Number Destination Rate/min. Duration Price
+1206x USA 0.000 00:10 0.000

istrebitjel | Tuesday, May 16

Don't work on SBC Global IP 75.3.72.X
Says You need Skype Credit
I'm in the Chicago area. I think we are still in the USA

marc.b.turner | Tuesday, May 16

Doesn't work. I cannot get past the Skype Credit error message. IP: 71.108.166.xxx :(

someotherguy582 | Tuesday, May 16

Verizon, Philadelphia -- not working: 71.242.x.x, geolocates fine... my SkypeOut minutes were wasted, because I was testing this. Please reiumburse, and please fix.

algebraist | Tuesday, May 16

No skype here 71.56.xxx.xxx

bum2kev | Tuesday, May 16

NOT working:
71.117.xxx.xxx Verizon FiOS. Oregon USA
Windows XP Skype 2.0.0.67

dierte | Tuesday, May 16

Fails for me too

Portland, OR
Qwest DSL
71.214.**.***

I'm behind a router and am connecting wirelessly. I tried calling 503 area code and Skype says I need to buy credits to call standard telephone numbers. I was able to sucessfully call a 1-800 number sucessfully.

niemiga | Tuesday, May 16

71.233.x.x from Boston, MA

Getting the 'buy credit' error

drgerbils | Tuesday, May 16

NOT WORKING
Cincinnati Bell Zoomtown DSL
IP 72.49.xx.xx
OS X 10.4.6
Failed: No Skype Out

randywright | Tuesday, May 16

It's not working for me either.

Your IP Address is 69.205.*.*

You're located in
(US) UNITED STATES,
NEW YORK,

You're connecting to the Internet through
ROAD RUNNER HOLDCO LLC

bfoosb | Tuesday, May 16

IP Address: 74.56.*.*
Loc: CANADA,
QUEBEC,
MONTREAL
Connection: VIDEOTRON
No dice today. Skype-Out credits required.

theodorejenkins | Tuesday, May 16

ISP is Cox Omaha. IP is 72.x.x.x. Already using SkypeOut. Made two calls and it cost $.96 of my credit.

smcilree | Tuesday, May 16

ISP 70.x.x.x working fine for me, I had to add information into contacts though before it would work.

rjholash | Tuesday, May 16

Hello...
Free calls to us/canada phones worked on both my accounts[one of which has no skype credit] IP 70.69.56.xxx , shaw in british columbia canada.
Great nice free service. I hope it lasts for longer then just to the end of the year, but nevertheless I will enjoy it while I can!

serrebi2006 | Tuesday, May 16

No go for me too. Really looking forward to trying it out!

ISP Address: 71.104.xxx.xxx
Location: Southern California
Provider: Verizon

modfather32 | Tuesday, May 16

I have qwest and had a 7x.xx.xx.xx number and it would not work. so i figured there is a proble with those and decided not to wait for skype to fix it so i just turned my modem off gave few minutes returned on and got a new ip address without a 7 and it works perfect. if ur isp gives dif numbers try that to see if u can get an ip without a 7. if not just wait for skype to fix it, or use a proxy.

hackztor | Tuesday, May 16

Ahhh yes this works on Anikast Satelite Internet in Canada...normally I don't get to do online gaming but Skype works!
207.35.XXX.XXX

Thanks Skype!

dirt_road_rog | Tuesday, May 16

Well, I was pretty excited when I first heard that skypeout calls to the US and Canada would be free, but then I realised that as an American living in China, I can't do it. So now I'm sad. But, I still do like skype and it still is cheaper to use it to talk with family and friends back home than anything else I've found. But man, free woulda been nice.

wallaby78 | Tuesday, May 16

Live Demo Using IP2Location™ - May 2006

Your IP Address is 70.28.x.x

You're located in
(CA) CANADA,
ONTARIO, OTTAWA

You're connecting to the Internet through
ROGERS CABLE INC. RCHRD

devinbaines | Tuesday, May 16

Same thing...RoadRunner...

IP address: 69.204.208.115
Reverse DNS: cpe-69-204-208-115.stny.res.rr.com.
Reverse DNS authenticity: [Verified]
Proxy IP Address: No proxy being used (or anonymizing one)
ASN: 11351
ASN Name: RR-NYSREGION-ASN-01
IP range connectivity: 4
Registrar (per ASN): ARIN
Country (per IP registrar): US [United States]
Country Currency: USD [United States Dollars]
Country IP Range: 69.200.0.0 to 69.207.255.255
Country fraud profile: Normal
City (per outside source): Binghamton, New York
Private (internal) IP? No
IP address registrar: whois.arin.net
Known Proxy? No
Link for WHOIS: 69.204.208.115

coppola1975 | Tuesday, May 16

Working fine over Direcway satellite connection. ISP 192.x.x.x. Well done! British Columbia, Canada.

pyperlake | Tuesday, May 16

Working fine here.
69.168.xxx.xxx
Adelphia Powerlink (cable modem), Northeast Ohio

inundated | Tuesday, May 16

Not working. I need skypeout credits.

72.131.x.x
Road Runner/Time Warner cable modem
(Yes, RR offers digital phone service in this area.)
Bloomington, MN

mikeymikempls | Tuesday, May 16

Work now for me at 70.* with Videotron in Montreal. Thanks a lot folks. Really nice service.

allergic99 | Tuesday, May 16

IP Address: 74.56.*.*
Loc: CANADA,
QUEBEC,
MONTREAL
Connection: VIDEOTRON
Works just fine.
To The Skype Team: Well Done.

theodorejenkins | Tuesday, May 16

It's now working for me! Bellsouth DSL, 74.227.xxx.xxx as verified by http://www.ip2location.com

dtgirton | Tuesday, May 16

Wow, that was fast! It works for me now, IP: 70.x on Verizon DSL in NJ.

rjam710 | Tuesday, May 16

Good grief. Judging by some of the previous comments, a number of users seem incapable of reading comprehension, and by commenting incorrectly are spreading misinformation.

There did/does seem to be an IP related issue, which has been addressed several times in the appropriate Skype Forum (e.g. here, here, etc).

Additionally, an official update has been issued, including instructions on how to proceed if the problem persists.

Regarding the "scam" comments and those related to "i go to buy credit and it states 120 minutes and three months of voice mail. rip off time.", the purchase page clearly states the following: "Spend a minimum of $10 or €10 using PayPal in one go and get 120 SkypeOut calling minutes and 3 Months Voicemail free".

In simpler terms for those lacking understanding, in addition to $10 or €10 worth of Skype services being purchase (be it SkypeOut, SkypeIn, or Skype Voicemail), an additional 120 SkypeOut minutes and 3 months of Skype Voicemail will be included at no additional charge. This is part of a recurring PayPal Promotion which credits these incentives to a user's account shortly after a purchase of $10 or €10 of any Skype services (the free minutes arrive in the form of a credit to one's SkypeOut balance).

Also an item worth noting: as in the past, credits are valid for 180 days since the last call or purchase. Again in simpler terms, credits remain in one's account up to 180 days of inactivity. Making a call or another purchase extends the expiration date an additional 180 days after each call or purchase.

Although I am certain it has been said many times here and elsewhere, Skype is an excellent product and has offered not only excellent service but also excellent customer service for many years (I've personally been using Skype off and on since late 2003).

Looking forward to many more years in the future as well. This offering is not surprising at all considering Skype and its focus on inexpensive, high-quality service.

actuarytm | Tuesday, May 16

All Better!!! Thank you

coppola1975 | Tuesday, May 16

Thank you Skype for resolving this issue quicky.

Wasnt working on 70.x.x.x in Ontario on Rogers Cable,
Now is! I didnt change any settings to resolve. For all you who said this was a scam.. Shame on you :-p

brookzppc | Tuesday, May 16

Thought I would stick a time stamp in here as well its 2:46PM EST

brookzppc | Tuesday, May 16

Works good now with Videotron in Montreal, but I have to restart Skype between calls. If I don't restart the Skype app I lose both incoming and outgoing audio. Mac OS 10.3.9, Skype version 1.4.0.49

err .. can we do conference calls to landlines/mobiles with this new free SkypeOut? Nobody had audio when I tried it although the connections did occur. Maybe it was just more of that first bug that I mentioned?

leegrosbauer | Tuesday, May 16

Seems to still be broken for IP addresses starting 17X.XXX.XXX.XXX, same error message as everyone else is reporting although it was working fine yesterday. It only seems to have started playing up since this morning.

sfavernal | Tuesday, May 16

Works for me now. I am a 71.xxx... address.

cyberianryan | Tuesday, May 16

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
This is the best thing that ever happened to a student since........sliced bread!!!!!! I hope it goes on longer then the rest of the year but if not, it will certainly be enjoyed until then....thank you again

kgrenier1 | Wednesday, May 17

Thanks for fixing it so quick :)
My ip didn't change, but it worked when I tried in the morning.
toronto, rogers, 70.30.*.*

amdellis | Wednesday, May 17

I'm still having substantial issues with frequent disappearance of the audio on one or both ends of the conversation. Connections between parties are fine, however. Mac OS 10.3.9, Skype v. 1.0.4.49

The problem is that many people are recieving 'dead air' phone call attempts from me. I can handle that ok, but on followup inquiry via regular landline I'm encountering noticeable hostility for having subjected my call recipients to the circumstance. Just a heads up, eh Skype?

leegrosbauer | Wednesday, May 17

oops. make that Skype v. 1.4.0.49

leegrosbauer | Wednesday, May 17

I've also encountered several people who wouldn't answer their phone because their caller ID wasn't showing any number that they recognized. heh. Frankly, getting this free Skype/Landline thing going has actually caused me to make more continent-spanning regular landline calls for clarification of issues than I havd otherwise made in many years. lol. ;-)

Regardless .. thank you for the service. I'm pleased.

leegrosbauer | Wednesday, May 17

Mediacom not working in Iowa City:

12.215.*.*

Would love to try it, works okay for 1-800 calls but whats the point?

skyperactiveidiot | Thursday, May 18

It would be great if this was applicable to all calls within the UK too (or at least to landlines). The UK must have a huge Skype userbase and this would catapult it even further. I know plenty of student friends who would kill for this in the UK!

taz_babiker | Monday, May 22

Hmmm...it doesn't seem to work if I call a landline although it works if I call a mobile phone. I'm using SBC DSL (which I imagine lots of folks in the Bay Area are using). I'd be grateful for help.

maylwoo | Friday, May 26

works on at&t (sbc) dsl in central calif

rafettdad | Friday, May 26

Doesn't work calling out to landlines or cellphones here in Washington State via my Comcast ISP.

Getting the same busy signal, call failed, and red note saying that credit is necessary when attempting to dial local numbers.

It does call the Skype Test number properly, so the software/USB handset is config'd correctly.

My IP: 24.18.xxx.xx

which shows up in pingtests backwards as coming via hsd1.wa.comcast.net

via an IP block lookup I find that Comcast here holds this block of numbers:

Comcast Cable Communications WASHINGTON-9 (NET-24-16-0-0-2)24.16.0.0 - 24.19.255.255

audioman13 | Sunday, May 28

Excellent response to my problem.

I posted earlier today, and sent in a followup customer service request via the tab within the Skype program.

All is working fine now from Seattle via a Comcast 24.18.xxx.xx location.

Thanks!

audioman13 | Sunday, May 28

"SKYPE - ALL the world can speak for free"
no more
only pepole from north america can have free calls
skype is not "global" anymore

this policy is against what skype is or better say was

ofirisrael | Tuesday, May 30

HOPE FOR ALL YOU WITH IPs in the 70s. My IP starts with 71. and I was having EXACTLY the problems described by so many here. I live in Montana, and dialing out told me I needed credits - in red, after the call, not just the little pre-call warning.

It turns out all I needed to do was dial differently.

You can't use the graphcial keypad because it puts the + in as a 0. So to dial, say 555-1111, in the 406 area code I would have to TYPE IN:
+14065551111

and VOILA!!!

Thank you Skype! and please, everyone, if this answer works for you too, pass it around, it seems like a LOT of folks are frustrated by this problem, and if it's really this easy to solve, we should spread the word. Or better yet, Skype should be able to fix it.

papabrian | Thursday, Jun 1

Tried the rest and Skypes the best.

Call your friend Mel on her cell.

Call your friend Monna on her home phona.

None the less as long as you and your caller are in the US, all calls are free.

Now please remain free and you'll continue getting praise from me.

Oh yeah, one last thing, now don't forget this applies
to Canada as well. So download Skye now cause this
is sure to be a big hit.

rideout17 | Sunday, Jun 4

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I remember my world geography correctly, isn't North America composed of three major countries: Canada, US, and Mexico? From what I can tell, this is not a "call North America free" promotion, it's more of a "call Canada and US for free ONLY" promotion.

txtrinitytiger | Tuesday, Jun 6

What happens to my SkypeOut credit that expires in December 2006 if I can't use them on calls???

davidpoon | Saturday, Jun 17

Hey; we want this in Norway too!!! : )

dnof.borge | Tuesday, Jul 11

Business Mobile Phone
Business Mobile phone operators' trade body, the GSM Association, said that its members were already introducing price cuts and lower tariffs that would bring down the average cost of a roaming call within the EU by about 40%.

rajat_clarion | Monday, Jul 24

Yeah, I agree with what the Brits have said (being British and all). I hardly see this as being fair and if you ask me its somewhat prejudice too. We have just as much right as everyone else, why shouldn't we be allowed free calls? >_>

crimson_divine | Tuesday, Oct 24

wow guys im from iraq i wanna try skype sending message to mobile phone **==

massarisalam | Thursday, Jan 10

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» Mit Skype kostenlos ins US-Festnetz from hirnrinde.de - was in unseren Köpfen herumspukt...
Da keimte doch einen Moment lang die Hoffnung auf, umsonst per Skype mit den Staaten telefonieren zu können - und zwar sowohl mit Festnetz- als auch Mobilfunk-Anschlüssen. Das kommt bei mir zwar nicht allzu oft vor, aber wer hat schon etwas ... [Read More]

Tracked on May 16, 2006 7:25 AM

» 北米でのスカイプアウト無料が動作しない?? from Skype News (スカイプ ニュース)
北米(US,カナダ)内での無料スカイプアウト(SkypeOut)サービスが始まって約1日がたちました。 ネットのブログ等にもこの件に関する記述を多く見かけます。 が、ちょっと気になるこ... [Read More]

Tracked on May 16, 2006 11:48 AM

» Skype is free, free, FREEEEE!!! from The (Mis)Adventures of a Gringa (soon to be) in Costa Rica
Ooooh, I'm excited! We all know that I'm a pretty big fan of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and that I use both Skype and Yahoo! Messenger. AIM is also coming out with AIM Phoneline (supposedly today??). In my opinion,... [Read More]

Tracked on May 16, 2006 2:56 PM

» Free SkypeOut Calls (US and Canada) from LiewCF.com
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Tracked on May 17, 2006 1:39 AM

» Free SkypeOut VOIP calls to landlines within North America from MobileRead
Skype is, of course, the VOIP service that lets you make free phone calls to other Skype users over the internet. SkypeOut is the service that is offered by Skype that let's you call regular telephones, in addition to those using internet calls via... [Read More]

Tracked on May 17, 2006 10:01 PM

» Time for me to check out VoIP from Arbited
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Tracked on May 22, 2006 9:34 PM

» Get your own free local number for your PC from AOL from Deal Beeper
Voicemail, Caller ID and more - all FREE from AIMPhoneline You need to register here and download the software. AIM Digits are part of the FREE AIM® Phoneline service. When you're online, you can screen calls, answer the ones you want, and talk as lon [Read More]

Tracked on June 19, 2006 3:15 AM

» Keep In Touch from jesse j collins
My girlfriend, Andjela, has just recently gotten back from Greece and we had a pretty neat way of affordably keeping in contact with each other. I am posting this in hopes that others may find it useful. Things needed: -- Skype -- Gmail (or any othe [Read More]

Tracked on July 28, 2006 2:51 PM

» Skype Advertises with Google? from Kevin Delaney.org
While doing some browser-compatibility checks on my blog, I ran into something interesting: Skype appears to be advertising their free call promotion with Google, one of its primary competitors. -kevin... [Read More]

Tracked on August 11, 2006 8:03 PM

» Free Calls to the US and Canada ... From Anywhere! from Forever Geek
I recently wrote about setting up US and UK numbers for incoming calls even if you're located outside of these countries, and judging from the hits (almost frontpage DUGG--entry was buried, though, because my site got fried due to the... [Read More]

Tracked on September 15, 2006 7:43 PM

» Skype Unleashed! from iP3K
From now on, up to the end of 2006. SkypeOut calls made from US & Canada to US or Canada land line or cell phones are free. You read right! In order to make free calls you had to have two Skype accounts using their computer. You also had to pay a ... [Read More]

Tracked on December 11, 2006 7:27 AM

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