Echoing Skype In

Key in the words “Skype” in Google search and the results page it says Skype – The whole world can talk for free. I can remember there was a time not so long ago when net2phone services were available on Yahoo Messenger for a short time. Thereafter it became a paid service and many discontinued using that service.

With over 100 million subscribers, Skype is definitely regenerating that lost interest by making calls over the Internet absolutely FREE. In order to make a free call from one PC to another, it is mandatory that both ends are connected to computer terminal with the rest of the associated gadgets like microphone and headsets. So what happens when you want to call someone who is not connected by a PC at home? For them Skype has the Skype Out - a paid service where you get to call almost anyone anywhere around the world to their regular phones. Costs have been kept fixed and low anytime of the day to make it attractive.

Now a Vancouver based company called EQO (pronounced Echo) is taking it one step further by announcing the availability of its free BETA EQO Mobile Internet Phone Service for Skype(TM), which allows people to access Skype from a regular mobile phone.

While VoIP WiFi phones will have to be in a WiFi area to function correctly, if EQO proves its technology, ordinary mobile phones could get to access the Skype software and enjoy the benefits of a low priced call over the Internet. So it would be a clever way of tapping into the benefits of VoIP without having to change your phone for a WiFi enabled one. While EQO is available for limited models are available for now, EQO is not charging for the software that’s going to bridge the gap between your PC and your mobile handset.

Finally considering the advantages this trial software will have to offer, for the larger interest of the telephoning community EQO BETtAr work.