OH cool! Now hopefully they can partner with contenental and the airlines inthe usa. that sounds really really sweet! On Feb 14, 2011, at 2:12 PM, chris hallsworth wrote:
> *Skype Can Now Get You Access to 500,000+ Wi-Fi Hotspots > Mashable > > > Christina Warren Christina Warren -- Mon Feb 14, 6:48 am ET > > Skype announced a new partner program for its Wi-Fi hotspots service, Skype > Access, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Monday. > > Using Skype Access, Skype users can pay for Wi-Fi hotspot access using Skype > Credit on a pay-as-you-go (per minute) basis, rather than having to pay by > day or by hour. Skype introduced this program in January 2009 and has slowly > expanded the network over time. > > At Mobile World Congress, the company announced that it has expanded its > partnerships to include more than 500,000 hotspots around the world. This > includes 500 airports, 30,000 hotels and many other locations. Furthermore, > Skype is offering free Skype Access across Spain through February 18. > > Skype's list of Skype Access partners include: > > * BT Openzone - The largest Wi-Fi hotspot provider in the UK. > * Fon - This is billed as the "world's largest Wi-Fi network." > * M3 Connect - Major German Wi-Fi provider. > * Row 44 - An in-flight broadband platform that serves many international > flights. > * Skyrove - A hotspot provider in South Africa. > * Spectrum Interactive - A Wi-Fi provider in the UK with a focus on the > travel and media sector. > * Tomizone - A Wi-Fi provider in Australia, New Zealand and the South > Pacific. > * Vex - A South African Wi-Fi provider. > > To use Skype Access, users need to to use the latest version of Skype for Mac > or Windows. > > Mobile Partner Programs > In addition to expanding its Skype Access program, Skype has also announced > its new Mobile Partner Program. This program is aimed at mobile operators in > areas with low 3G broadband penetration. It is designed to allow mobile > operators to provide customers with additional benefits and services. > > The program follows the past partnerships that Skype has forged with Verizon, > KDDI and Hutchinson 3, but it is designed in a way that allows smaller > operators to roll out their own version. > > The program works by using a client/server solution developed for mobile > operators. This solution allows the operators to distribute Skype to a > broader range of handsets -- including featurephones and smartphones. * > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The City Cafe" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/the-city-cafe?hl=en. > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. > > to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this > link. > http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ > > and for a searchable archives page go here. > http://bit.ly/64Y48 > > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > [email protected] > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To access tutorials and other goodies go to http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this link. http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
