Skype Offers Subscriptions, Products, Features for Students ...

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SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/04/08 -- Skype, the worldwideleader in Internet communications, provides the more than 223,000students studying abroad* the means to connect with anyone,anywhere while sticking to a budget. According to the University ofMinnesota Learning Abroad Center, students studying abroad spend upto $32,921 over the course of the semester on tuition, travel,food, entertainment, and communication expenses. Whether abroad orstateside, students and their families can use Skype to stay intouch without breaking the bank.
Skype is software students, families, and businesses can downloadto make free voice and video calls to other Skype users anywhere inthe world. Students studying abroad can virtually see their friendsand family back home for free using webcams such as the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 .
"Skype offers students traveling around the world the opportunityto share their experiences with loved ones for little to no cost,"said Don Albert, general manager and vice president, Skype NorthAmerica. "With the money saved using Skype, students can make theirstays abroad slightly more luxurious by splurging on a hotel or afancy meal, or upgrading to a business class ticket."
For the first time, Skype now offers a single, monthly flat ratesubscription for unlimited calling to 36 countries worldwide**. Foronly $9.95/month, students can call family and friends or maketravel arrangements -- any time of the day, any day of the week.
In addition to unlimited calling, the subscription also includes aSkype To Go number, which lets users make international calls atlocal rates from a cell phone or landline. A student studying inFlorence, Italy, for example, can dial an assigned access number tocall his parents or best friend back home in New York.
After returning stateside, students can continue to connect withfriends and family by subscribing to Skype's subscription forunlimited calls to cell phones and landlines in the U.S. and Canadafor only $2.95/month.
For full details on Skype's calling subscriptions, visit http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/subscriptions/#uscaSubscriptionTab .
Further, students studying abroad do not have to be tied to acomputer in order to use Skype. They can eliminate packing a heavylaptop by toting products such as the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet or Sony PSP which allow users to make calls via open Wi-Fi hotspots.
*According to the 2007 Open Doors Report on International EducationExchange.
**Subject to Skype's fair usage policy. Up to 10,000 callingminutes per month. Calls to the US, Canada, China, Hong Kong orSingapore include both landlines and cell phones. Calls to othercountries include landlines only.
About Skype
Millions of people every day use Skype software to communicate withothers through free voice and video calls, as well as instantmessages. Skype's 338 million registered users have made more than100 billion minutes worth of free Skype-to-Skype calls. Many peoplealso use SkypeOut or one of our global subscriptions to save moneywhen calling landlines and mobiles at home and abroad. No longerbound to the computer, Skype conversations can also be had on abroad range of cordless handsets, mobile devices and other SkypeCertified hardware. And even when you're fluent in Skype, there isalways more to discover: hundreds of third-party developers havecreated software plug-ins to make Skype even more useful. All ofthis makes Skype the leading global internet communicationscompany.
Skype is an eBay company ( EBAY ), and you can learn more and get Skype at www.skype.com .
Make your world a smaller place: talk, share and do more withSkype.
Access to a broadband Internet connection is required for Skype andall Skype Certified devices and accessories. Skype is not areplacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot beused for emergency calling.
Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype Me, Skype Certified, Skypecasts,associated logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of SkypeLimited.
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