Skype offers domestic calls for zero cents per minute and international calls from mobile phones at local rates
As reported by ComputerWorld- Skype has launched a new subscription package in New Zealand, called Skype Pro. For a monthly fee of $3.55, the package offers free calls to domestic landlines – Great news but that’s got to start hurting Telecom.
When I was in NZ last month I used Skype and Skype out frequently to report back home with good call quality 95% of the time. I set my wife up with a webcam and purchased the Logitech Quick Cam for Notebooks Pro to use when travelling. Previously I’ve been a bit ambivalent to using a webcam for conversations (who wants to look at me!), but this time, being away for over a month made me appreciate the improvement video adds for conversation enjoyment when calling home.
This could border on a bit geeky but using my wireless laptop and a Plantronics Pulsar 590A Bluetooth headset i could put the laptop on the kitchen bench and have a conversation with my wife while making dinner. Almost like she was there except i had to do the cooking…
Filed under: Bluetooth Headset, Skype, VOIP, Webcam
