Free Skype Credit - How to Get Some

So you want to find out how to get some free Skype credit. Join the queue. It's a symptom of the problems that afflict Skype. The company has built a brand name that's almost as recognizable as Coke and McDonalds. At any time of day or night there are circa 10-15 million Skype users online. There are over 400 million Skype users worldwide and a recent report by TeleGeography confirms that Skype is the biggest provider of international voice communication services.

Up to 10,000 calling minutes to landlines for one low monthly fee - the new Skype calling subscriptions.

Despite its great success in building a brand, Skype is yet to translate that success into profits . The Wall Street Journal reported Skype's 2008 revenue as just $550 million i.e. $1.35 per registered user. Skype is a break-even operation at best.

The challenge confronting Skype is to transform its image from being a provider of free phone tools to a provider of unique and cost effective premium services.

The demand for Skype's premium services is clearly gaining momentum. Both personal and business users are signing up for online phone numbers in droves. It's a unique, exclusive and valued service. Furthermore, a Skype phone number is a solution that's right for the times. It not only cuts the cost of using traditional telephone services, it also solves a problem for a mobile generation needing to stay in contact with friends, relatives and others when overseas on holiday or business.

Having built a reputation as the ultimate free home phone service, Skype is now transitioning to become a provider of unique and cost effective credit and subscription services. It's a challenge for the punters too. Having been done over by the traditional phone companies with their dodgy discounting and packaging "deals," many are wary of getting caught once again by signing up for a Skype subscription, no matter how attractive the offer.

Here's the next best thing to "Free" - get an Unlimited US & Canada calling subscription from Skype - $2.95/month.

The solution for many Skype users is to take the suck and see option. They sign up for a small amount of Skype credit to get a Skype number or use Skype To Go and then switch to a subscription if all goes as promised.

Skype Phone Number - it's an online phone number

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