
Vonage and cable companies offer similar plans but at higher prices.


Subscribers will also have the option to call a local number from their phones and be connected to international numbers, paying only local access charges or cell-phone airtime. Skype calls are made from computers equipped with a microphone and speakers or a headset.

Calls to cell phones in other countries aren’t included. landlines and cell phones are included, as are calls to cell phones in Canada, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. The countries include most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Malaysia. The plan allows unlimited calls to land-line phones in 34 countries. Skype announced today an unlimited international calling plan that only costs $9.95 a month.
