SkypeIn Beta

A few weeks ago I subscribed to the SkypeOut service of Skype and I have to admit: I'm impressed. Now I can make phone calls to my mom (and other people as well of course) by using Skype! The rates are low, even lower than the local telco's. Everything works like a charm, the sound quality is ok, I'm becomming a real Skype fan!

Starting from today, you can download a new beta version (1.2) which adds a new service: SkypeIn:

With SkypeIn, you can get your own, regular phone number. So if your friends who aren’t using Skype want to call you by dialing a regular number, you can still receive the call in Skype. No matter where you are.

At this time you can get a phone number in a few countries (Belgium is not included yet) for 30 euros a year (or 10 for 3 months). Just think about it a few seconds ... this service could change a lot ... My guess: this will be big!