Comments on: Skype for BlackBerry Launches on Verizon

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BlackBerry Cool Roundup for the Week of March 22nd | BlackBerry Cool — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:34:05 +0000

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By: mwde

mwde — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:29:45 +0000

A skype call to an International number of any kind will use your skype credit ( which you must have) and not your mobile airtime minutes. You must of course have a plan for mobile minutes but there will be no charges for these minutes against your mobile plan total

By: mwde

mwde — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:29:45 +0000

By: awperk

awperk — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:39:40 +0000

I may be misreading the article but you specifically say that airtime minutes are required to use this service. It may be true that you need a voice plan but you don't USE those minutes.

From Skype's website:
"Stop counting minutes
Skype-to-Skype, IM and global calls from Skype mobile™ don’t use your wireless plan minutes."