If you’re planning to travel this weekend, Skype may have a nice gift for you. The popular VoIP service is offering free Wi-Fi access in select airports across the U.S. thru December 27th. More precisely, a free hour of Internet access will be available in more than 50 airports using Skype WiFi. To get started make sure you’ve downloaded the latest version of Skype for Windows or Skype for Mac, or have downloaded the Skype WiFi app on your iOS device. Once you’ve signed in with a valid Skype ID, check your wireless network connection to see if you are in a supported hotspot. It’s that simple. You can see the list of airports from this page at Skype’s website and learn more about Skype WiFi from here. Hopefully it will soon be available for other mobile devices, not just those made by Apple… Finally, Skype encourages its users to tweet Read More

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Skype has launched an app called Skype WiFi that allows users to pay for wi-fi internet at over 1 million locations, using credit on their Skype account. stuff reports. Read More

Posted 08/17/2011 at 12:01pm | by Adrian Hoppel Skype WiFi for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch arrives today, available immediately as a free app from the Apple App Store. The app, formerly known as Skype Access, allows you to go online with your iOS device at over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, including hotels, airports, train stations, convention centers, bars and restaurants. Skype WiFi allows you to pay-per-minute while you are connected, so if you are looking to check your email or make a quick VoIP call, you can do so without buying an hourly or day Wi-Fi pass. Access priced through Skype starts at $.06 a minute, and you are only charged for the minutes you are connected. You'll will need to make sure there is some credit in your Skype account, though. It looks pretty easy to use the app, too. According to Skype, all you Read More

by You can now use Skype credit to pay for Wi-Fi access on your iPhone or iPad. The Internet phone giant launched “Skype WiFi” in the Apple store Wednesday, an app that allows you to connect to more than 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world — and only pay for the minutes you use. Unlike hotspot services such as Boingo (which powers Skype’s mobile Wi-Fi service), which require a day pass or a monthly subscription, Skype Wifi [iTunes link] charges Wi-Fi users by the minute. Access rates start at $0.06 per minute, but may be more depending on the provider. The service has previously been available for laptops under the label “Skype Access.” Why would anyone want to pay for Internet if they have a mobile phone with a data plan? In a blog post about the new feature, Skype suggests it might be useful for avoiding data roaming charges Read More

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ago 17 Se você viaja bastante, talvez goste desta novidade. O Skype liberou hoje um aplicativo para iOS (por enquanto adaptado apenas para iPhone e iPod touch) para usar seu serviço em mais de 1 milhão de hotspots pelo mundo. É o Skype Wi-Fi. Com ele, é possível conectar o iPhone, o iPod e o iPad na rede Wi-Fi de diversos parceiros da empresa e surfar pela internet usando créditos do Skype (que geralmente são bem mais baratos que o custo da conexão em alguns lugares). Pelo computador isso já era possível através do programa normal. A facilidade é poder se conectar apenas usando seu usuário Skype, sem precisar passar dados de cartão de crédito ou se inscrever em novos serviços. Basta rodar o programa e ele se conecta na rede (caso ela seja compatível). Você só paga o que usa e não há limite máximo de conexão. É preciso, obviamente, Read More

Sarah currently works as a writer for TechCrunch, after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to becoming a professional blogger, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking, retail and software. → Learn More Skype just launched a new iOS application that lets users locate Wi-Fi hotspots where they can pay for access using Skype Credit. It currently supports over 1 million hotspots worldwide, including those found in hotels, airports, train stations, convention centers, bars and restaurants.  The advantage of using this app over buying a voucher directly with the hotspot service provider is that you would only pay for the actual minutes you use, explains Skype. Paying per-minute rates instead of buying a block of time can help travelers save money since sometimes you only need a quick minute of Internet access for a fast email check, status update or tweet, for example. With the Read More