Skype Calls to Landlines Now Free

Rob Updegrove 15 May, 2006 at 1:04pm ET Article published in Tech

From now until the end of the year, Skype is offering free calling from your PC’s Skype account to US and Canada-based landlines.

Skype is a little program for making free calls within the US and Canada to all phones until the end of the year. Skype to Skype calls anywhere in the world are also free. It’s easy to download and use, and works with most computers.

Source: Skype

Comments

15 May 2006 ~ 1:53pm Garg Wow, I've never used Skype before, but it looks like now would be a good time to give it a try!

Too bad most of my friends don't use landlines anymore...
15 May 2006 ~ 2:29pm NiGHTS

Calling regular phone numbers.

You can make free calls within the US and Canada to both landlines and mobile phones until the end of the year. It’s really easy; there are no contract fees, no line rentals. All you need is Skype and a phone number you want to call.

It says mobile phones, too.
15 May 2006 ~ 3:45pm BlackHawk Bah, I don't think they consider PR as part of the US :bawling: That or I'm with the others that have an IP that starts with 7 that can't make the free calls.
15 May 2006 ~ 5:12pm Buddha16 Well it works, thats pretty cool.