Comments on: Skype Offers "Unlimited World" Calling Plans for $9.95! http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/ Technology News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:09:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136281 Ashley Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:24:37 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136281 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-136263" rel="nofollow">Taklya wrote:</a><blockquote>Wooohoooo! I learned something today. There are Thirty Four countries in this world!!</blockquote>[/div] I suppose that their "Unlimited World" plan is a little mis-leading if people take it literally! Taklya wrote:
Wooohoooo! I learned something today. There are Thirty Four countries in this world!!

I suppose that their “Unlimited World” plan is a little mis-leading if people take it literally!

]]> By: Taklya http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136263 Taklya Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:10:49 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136263 Wooohoooo! I learned something today. There are Thirty Four countries in this world!! Wooohoooo! I learned something today. There are Thirty Four countries in this world!!

]]> By: PhoenixP3K http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136232 PhoenixP3K Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:33:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136232 I think it's good to mention the other two bundles they have the <b>Unlimited US & Canada</b> ($2.95) and the <b>Unlimited Mexico</b> ($5.95). I think it’s good to mention the other two bundles they have the Unlimited US & Canada ($2.95) and the Unlimited Mexico ($5.95).

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136205 Ryan Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:31:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136205 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-136192" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>In the UK TalkTalk offers a landline phone service with anytime free calls to 36 international destinations and, of course, domestic calls along with 8Mb broadband with a 40GB limit for £21 ($42) a month.</blockquote>[/div] As far as I know there aren't many phone companies who offer reasonable pricing on international calling plans in the United States though. So if you had friends or family in another country (which frequently happens with study abroad programs) then this could ease your pocketbook quite a bit. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-136196" rel="nofollow">Mris wrote:</a><blockquote>In Finland less than half of people have a landline anymore, especially younger people only have cell phones. I think this trend is true for most of European countries now so the Skype offer isn’t very tempting here.</blockquote>[/div] I think that's the way it is starting to become here, too. Ashley and myself only have cellphones, and we don't really have a reason to go get a landline. Anonymous wrote:
In the UK TalkTalk offers a landline phone service with anytime free calls to 36 international destinations and, of course, domestic calls along with 8Mb broadband with a 40GB limit for £21 ($42) a month.

As far as I know there aren’t many phone companies who offer reasonable pricing on international calling plans in the United States though. So if you had friends or family in another country (which frequently happens with study abroad programs) then this could ease your pocketbook quite a bit.

Mris wrote:
In Finland less than half of people have a landline anymore, especially younger people only have cell phones. I think this trend is true for most of European countries now so the Skype offer isn’t very tempting here.

I think that’s the way it is starting to become here, too. Ashley and myself only have cellphones, and we don’t really have a reason to go get a landline.

]]> By: Mris http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136196 Mris Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:45:15 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136196 In Finland less than half of people have a landline anymore, especially younger people only have cell phones. I think this trend is true for most of European countries now so the Skype offer isn't very tempting here. In Finland less than half of people have a landline anymore, especially younger people only have cell phones. I think this trend is true for most of European countries now so the Skype offer isn’t very tempting here.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136192 Anonymous Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:53:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136192 In the UK TalkTalk offers a landline phone service with anytime free calls to 36 international destinations and, of course, domestic calls along with 8Mb broadband with a 40GB limit for £21 ($42) a month. Seems more reasonable to me. In the UK TalkTalk offers a landline phone service with anytime free calls to 36 international destinations and, of course, domestic calls along with 8Mb broadband with a 40GB limit for £21 ($42) a month.

Seems more reasonable to me.

]]> By: skykid http://cybernetnews.com/2008/04/21/skype-offers-unlimited-world-calling-plans-for-995/#comment-136189 skykid Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:32:57 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12192#comment-136189 $9.95 per month is too much. Why pay that much when for 10 Euro one can get 4 months of free calls from one of the many VOIP providers out there. I think that Skype shoulw lower the mouthy tax to let`s say 3 $ when it would actually make sense to use them instead of the rest. $9.95 per month is too much. Why pay that much when for 10 Euro one can get 4 months of free calls from one of the many VOIP providers out there. I think that Skype shoulw lower the mouthy tax to let`s say 3 $ when it would actually make sense to use them instead of the rest.

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