Verizon Wireless and Skype have announced that beginning tomorrow, March 25th, Skype mobile will be available starting with nine Verizon Wireless smartphones. Skype-to-Skype calls will offer Verizon Wireless customers an even greater experience and top-notch call quality.
“Skype mobile will change the way mobile consumers in the United States make and receive calls,” said John Harrobin, Verizon Wireless’ senior vice president of digital media and marketing. “With an ‘always on’ capability, Skype mobile on your 3G smartphone means you never have to miss a call or make an appointment to connect with Skype users around the world. With Skype mobile, we’re untethering Skype users from their PCs and enabling them to stay connected.”
New and existing Verizon Wireless customers with Android 3G smartphones and BlackBerry 3G smartphones can get Skype mobile in a number of ways. Visit www.verizonwireless.com/skypemobile or www.skype.com/go/mobile from a PC to enter the mobile phone number to receive a text message with a link to the application. Verizon Wireless customers can also text “SKYPE” to 2255 to receive the link. In addition, Android customers will be able to download the app from Android Market. New BlackBerry customers will find the application on their 3G smartphones’ home screens in the Downloads folder when activated.
Skype mobile users will be able to:
- make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype contact around the globe;
- send and receive unlimited instant messages with other Skype users;
- manage the Skype contact list directly from the mobile application; and
- call international phone numbers at competitive Skype calling rates.
The best part is that Skype-to-Skype calls will not be charged against a customer’s monthly minute allowances or data plans.
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