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Skype Now Available On Nokia Symbian Phones
AT&T CSR Recommends I Use Skype Rather Than Rely On Network
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eBay's $2.025 Billion Sale Of Skype Complete
eBay has successfully unloaded Skype. They remain a minority stakeholder, but 70% of Skype has been sold to a group that includes the original co-founders of the internet telephony company. More »
Skype On iPhone Gets Thumbs Up From AT&T
If you've been waiting for a chance to use Skype on your iPhone over AT&T's network to save on international calls or supplement your calling plan's minutes, your day has come. After a little nudge from the FCC, the company has reversed its ban on VOIP apps on its data network, and will now let you Skype away until you run out of people to call or things to say. More »
Hey, Skype, Why Can't I Change My Billing Information?
Over the last 1-2 years Skype has gone from being a great alternative to the greedy phone companies, to being worse than AT&T, Time Warner Cable and Comcast combined. Skype's shady business practices are unlike anything I have experienced with ANY phone or cable company before. And I am saying this as someone who spends $150/year on Skype subscriptions and at least another $50-$75/year on additional Skype out credits. More »
Having Problems With Skype Technical Or Customer Service? Use Twitter And, Well, Skype
A lot of Consumerist readers use Skype. (I mostly use it to call my cell phone when I can't find it, but I also use SkypeIn for my business line.) Many of said readers, such as George, have technical or billing problems with Skype, but can't get a response out of the Web-based customer support system. What should they do? More »
Hey Skype, If You're Going To Sell Other People's Numbers, At Least Have A Customer Service Department
George's outgoing Skype calls properly display his SkypeIn number, but if anyone tries to call him back, they're connected the number's rightful owner, a nice old woman in Raleigh, NC. George wants to know why Skype sold him someone else's number, but the internet telecom apparently doesn't pay anyone to answer their phones. More »
Worst Company In America: eBay VS GE
An internet auction giant, payment processor and ticket broker? Or the parent company of CNBC, retail store card giant, maker of light bulbs and appliances... No, we don't mean the Sheinhardt Wig Company... More »
TV stations looking to save money can do so by interviewing guests remotely over Skype, as WTVT in Tampa did, live, with me this morning. No more paying for car service or bottled water! More »
Skype Outage Affects Millions Of Users
Skype went down early this morning because on an unspecified "software problem." According to Skype's website, the outage may last from 12 to 24 hours. More »
Walmart To Sell Skype Gear
"We think there will be a lot of Wal-Mart shoppers who will not be familiar with Skype," said Don Albert, general manager for Skype North America, a unit of eBay Inc. More »
Free Skype Today
Not calling home on Mother's Day because it's too expensive? Skype's got you covered.
If you're in the US or Canada, Skype's giving you unlimited calling from 5am EST on May 13 to 4:49am EST on May 14 to ring up your mom, your sister, or just random numbers in India.This is the perfect opportunity to practice recording calls with Skype, especially if you're calling random numbers in India. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER More »
Cellphone War: Skype Vs. Verizon
This particular device was involved in a landmark United States regulatory decision related to telecommunications. The 1968 Federal Communications Commission allowed the Carterfone and other devices to be connected directly to the AT&T network, as long as they did not cause damage to the system. This ruling created the possibility of selling devices that could connect to the phone system and opened up the market to numerous products, including answering machines, fax machines, cordless phones, computer modems and the early, dialup Internet.The Carterphone provision was never applied to cellphones, giving providers a closed system. If Skype successfully petitions the FCC, cellphones could be "unlocked" to third-party applications such as Skype. This could be good for you, the Skype-loving consumer. —MEGHANN MARCO More »
Skype-Out Will Cost $30/Year On Jan 31
Starting January 31st, 2007, Skype users placing calls to domestic numbers will pay an annual fee of $30 for unlimited usage. More »
Consumerist Kit: How To Make (Nearly) Free International Phone Calls
Have you ever wished you could prank call a stinking Euro for free? Maybe I — John Brownlee, for those of you who think my name is 'Ben' or, even worse, "and Company" — wrote something that really stuck in your craw and, perhaps, a phone call made from the flatulent hollow of your butt seemed in order. But, on the other hand, why waste money on a punk like me? More »
Skype, Dark Lord of the Sith, Conspires Against StreamCast
Someone over at StreamCast Networks is channeling the ogresque spirit of Patrick Byrne: they've sued eBay, Skype and 21 other companies for engineering an insidious, overarching conspiracy to cost StreamCast billions of dollars. Luckily, they did not describe the conspiracy as originating from the Dark Lord of the Sith, but you generally don't say such a thing in a legal briefing. More »
