Gizmo5 Launches OpenSky, Free Service to Call Skype From Any VoIP Phone
Gizmo5, the company behind the SIPphone project is launching a new gateway that allows people using any VoIP service to call Skype users and vice versa. This free Skype gateway is called OpenSky. It is typical of Michael Robertson, the man behind Gizmo to come up with a disruptive solution that removes the barriers between VoIP services and Skype. In in an email, Robertson explains:
All calls up to five minutes are free, while longer calls are going to cost you money. For $20 annual fee you can make a call that can last upto two hours. There are many ways to connect. For instance you can use the Gizmo softphone and dial skypename@opensky.gizmo5.com or you can go to the web that can also initiate calls.
The way I see it, the service will be particularly useful when dialing long distance to countries where the call rates are pretty high. A typical example would be the one where you can make a local call from US to a Skype user in India for price that is cheaper than dirt. Beyond such international call scenarios, I am not quite sold just yet on the extra steps needed to make a call to a Skype user.
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