Home calling turns Pro
By
Jane Hoskyn on January 17, 2007 in Skype announcements.
Never mind Joost, which has soaked up an awful lot of attention this week – Skype has got some big news of its own. It's now announced a plan to introduce new domestic calling plans for 24 countries, including the UK.
Under the Skype Pro plan, users will pay a monthly subscription and a connection fee, but no per-minute charges.
Monthly fees for haven't yet been decided, but a source told the Associated Press that it'll probably be as little as £4 a month. The per-call connection fee for Skype Pro calls within the UK to a landline phone or mobile will be about 2.5p, said Skype's Stefan Oberg. Can BT beat that? I suspect it can't.
Skype Pro plans will also include free voicemail and discounted SkypeIn number.
Comments
Where's the info on mobile phone's come from? Oh! Associated Press. Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers;-) On the Skype Pro web page it only says:
"€0 per minute calls to national landlines*."
There's a connection fee of 3.9 cents per call, and the monthly charge is €2. No mention of free calls to mobiles.
robert.m0vpg | Thursday, Jan 18
Well robert in some countries mobiles are treated the same as landlines so if it's €0.00 per minute for landlines in those countries then the same will apply to calls to mobiles. N America would be one example.
akelsall | Thursday, Jan 18