Skype's new pay monthly calling plans
Skype had its pay monthly calling plans called Skype Pro since long time ago, the rate was 2 euro per month for unlimited calls to US and Canada numbers. As destinations of free calls are limited, it was not so attractive.
Since this week, Skype has extended the pay monthly calling plan. There are 3 options:
unlimited country: €2.95/month excl. VAT. It is more or less the same product as original Skype pro, the difference is that users can make unlimited calls to landlines one of 20 European countries.
unlimited Europe: €3.95/month excl. VAT. The difference with unlimited country is that users can make unlimited calls to landlines in all the 20 European countries.
unlimited World: €8.95/month excl. VAT. With this option, users can make unlimited calls to landlines (also mobile numbers in some countries) in 34 countries around the world.
The subscribes also can have a SkypeIn numbers (3 for unlimited World) and Skype To Go service. To promote their new calling plans, Skype now offers 3 months for the price of 2 on all 3 or 12 month calling subscriptions from Skype until 1st June.
Compare to other “free” VoIP calls services from Jajah, BetaMax, Raketu and so on, Skype’s fair usage policy allow users to make up to 10,000 calling minutes per month. This is much more than its competitors. So I guess Skype’s new pay monthly calling plans will attract more users.