Originally published June 26 2005
Skype adds voicemail to internet phone
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A new article in Digital Home Canada describes how Skype is now offering voicemail subscriptions to its 42 million customers worldwide.
Skype announced this week that customers using its Internet phone service can now have access to voicemail.
The company has been beta testing the voicemail service since April.
Voicemail subscriptions are available for about $8 CDN (5 Euros) for 3 months or $23 CDN (15 Euros) for one year.
Customers subscribing to the voicemail service can leave or receive an unlimited number of voicemail messages from other Skype users.
SkypeIn beta customers can also receive voicemail messages from ordinary fixed or mobile phones.
"As we continue to enhance the Skype offering, we expand Skype's benefits to users and deliver more potential in modern communication and collaboration," said Niklas Zennstr�m, CEO and co-founder of Skype.
"We're pleased to offer Skype Voicemail as an affordable premium enhancement to the more than 42 million Skype users around the world."
SkypeOut, the first premium offering allows users pre-paid calling to any traditional and mobile phone.
The company says SkypeOut number has earned more than 1.5 million paid users since its launch in July 2004.
Also today, Skype released Skype for Windows v1.3, which the company says incorporates many feature improvements, including enhancements for importing new contacts to contact lists, as well as a more customizable user profile area.
Skype v1.3 allows users to populate their Skype contact lists from a growing number of desktop applications including MSN, and auto-populate exact matches from Microsoft Outlook.
Skype for Windows v1.3 works on any Windows 2000/XP PC with a 400 MHz processor, and requires a headset, Skype compatible phone or a microphone and speakers.
The company now has more than 42 million registered users with approximately 150,000 new users a day.
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