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Skype 3G

May 30, 2010 14:16:05.009

There's good news and bad news. The good: Skype over 3G is finally available for the iPhone. The bad: as of August, Skype will charge for that feature:

After August 2010, Skype will start charging a “small monthly fee” for use of the 3G calling feature. You heard that right — even though you’re already paying AT&T (in the U.S., at least) for your data plan, Skype is throwing in an extra fee. At this point we’re not sure if the move is Skype’s own doing, or if the network operators had a hand in trying to make the Skype app a less desirable option.

I'd suspect AT&T demanded that....

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posted by James Robertson

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