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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 » -
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Hey, Skype, Why Can't I Change My Billing Information?
Reader "Ian" has a problem with Skype. It should be relatively easy to fix, but it isn't. His credit card was replaced in a Bank of America data breach, and all he wants to do is change the auto-billing for his Skype account to his new credit card number. Skype is apparently unable to do this, since subscriptions are tied to a specific credit card. Or something. More » -
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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 » -
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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 » -
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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...
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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!
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Last week's two-day Skype outage was due to millions of users across the globe restarting their computers after a Windows Security update. [Skype]
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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 » -
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Walmart To Sell Skype Gear
Just when you thought internet telephony was dying a slow death from Verizon poisoning, Walmart steps in with an entire section of the store devoted to Skype electronics. Somewhere, we can hear Vonage weeping. Anyway, from MSNBC: More » -
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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 » -
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Cellphone War: Skype Vs. Verizon
Why are lobbyists for Skype and Verizon at war? Because Skype wants to be allowed to operate on to your cellphone, and Verzion is saying no way. More » -
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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 » -
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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 » -
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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 » -
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Skype Censors Chinese Chat
Like Google, Skype's a great service, but their flexible ethics when it comes to user's privacy lacks the same quality of excellence. We shortly mentioned that Skype's user agreement includes wire-tapping provisos, but now they've gone the whole hog: their Chinese service includes a special chat censorship feature. More »
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