On 30/05/2006, at 9:57 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote:
Ever wondered how Skype makes its money?
It seems that it has a 3 month credit policy - if you don't make a call
within 3, your credit is gone. I've just received what purports to be an
automated email from Skype to that effect, in which the untrue claim is made
that Skype recently sent me 2 emails warning me that my credit was about to
expire.
Pretty much the same as any mobile phone provider (except they don't
even claim to send you an e-mail before they swallow your credit).
Also, in peer-to-peer fashion Skype can route other people's phone
calls through your computer while Skype is running, which can cost
you money in terms of bandwidth.
Check out
http://www.gizmoproject.com/
for an alternative.
Have fun,
Shay
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