Skype To Start Charging?
Posted by Kevin McGuire on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 · 
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Engadget (and many others) are reporting about Skype’s recent release of its 2.0 software for the iPhone, offering “free” calling over a 3G network. Like computer-based VoIP services, Skype would allow users to use the data network to avoid eating into their wireless “bucket of minutes.” While I wouldn’t call this news shocking, the fact that they are hinting at charging for these calls in the future is rather interesting.
Details are not yet known, but it is expected that iPhone users will get to make calls free through the remainder of the year. We should see info in the coming months about the cost, and expect to see a backlash from net-savvy consumers that think everything should be free.
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