Free Wi-Fi Skype Access for Mac Users
by wildcherry on Thursday, March 19th, 2009 | Deals, Hot
Here is the detail:
To get started, download Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac and then find a compatible hotspot and surf away ! (available at more than 100k locations!)
10,000 minutes of Skype Access completely free – simply connect as normal for up to 30 minutes at a time, and you won’t pay a thing.
For those of you who wants to know more about Skype Access, here are the basics:
Skype Access is a super-cool feature only found (at the moment) in Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac. It lets you pay by the minute for WiFi using your Skype Credit – except, of course, that until the 10,000 minutes run out, you won’t actually pay at all.
Click here to get your unique SkypeIn number
Why You should try Skype:
Free Skype-to-Skype calls on your mobile. Get the new 3 Skypephone mobile.
Unlimited calls to landlines with Skype
Skype – cheap international calls
Promo details:
1. From March 17th 2pm GMT up to March 23rd 00.00 GMT (the ‘Promotional Period’), Skype registered users shall be entitled to use Skype Access for free, in accordance with these terms and conditions (‘Promotion’). Usage of Skype Access is possible in sessions each lasting for 30 minutes or less. Skype reserves the right to end the promotion upon reaching 10000 free minutes given away. End of this promotion will be communicated on Skype for Mac blog.
2. To qualify for this Promotion you must have downloaded the Skype for Mac 2.8 Beta software and you must have a valid and active Skype user name and account (‘Participant’).
3. Skype reserves the right to suspend, shorten or extend, change or cancel the Promotion at any time. Skype also reserves the right to change and amend the terms of this Promotion at its own discretion at any time without notifying you of such changes.
Source:MacWorld
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March 20th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I have just spent 30 minutes trying to figure this out. I love Skype and have been using it for a couple of years, but it is not the easiest thing to figure out. First, the link in your post for for the 2.8 Mac beta version is incorrect.
Second, I cannot find ANY reference to a free wifi promo with 10,000 minutes. The only thing I discovered was the ability (with my Skype package) to get a free Skype To Go number, which allows me to call that number and access Skype to speak to any of my Skype contacts on the cell. But it doesn’t save me anything, I am still using minutes.
I would love to use this free wifi connect with my laptop - can you help me find what you referenced in your post?
March 20th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Barbara
thxs so much for trying, now to my respond:
1st. The link will automatically detect if you are using Mac or not. I tested this.
2nd I get the referenced from Skype site itself. I’ll post the ref on the article :).
March 20th, 2009 at 9:44 am
OK, here’s an update. I found a page that talks about the program on Skype: http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/skypeaccess/
Copied directly from the site:
“How Skype Access works: When you’re on the move and need to check your email or get access to the web, Skype Access provided by Boingo* is the easy and great value way to connect. Simply select any available public access WiFi network (the stronger the signal the better). Skype will automatically pop-up a message if you can connect to this network using your Skype Credit balance. If you get the pop-up you’re one step from getting web access. And the best part is you pay-per-minute – no longer do you have to pay for all-day access even though you’re only in an airport for a few hours.”
Be warned that there is a $.19 per minute charge once the promotion ends, and from what I can tell, they will only announce the end of the program on the website, which as you can see, was not easy to find. Why there is absolutely no information from the Mac Beta page or from my account page. But that’s pretty typical for Skype.
March 20th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Barbara tks so much for posting extra details about Skype access!
Sorry that they don’t inform you about this promo. Skype probably targeting new customers for this free wi-fi.