Comments on: Attention Wal-Mart customers, Skype now in aisle voice http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cory http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170418 Fri, 18 May 2007 19:13:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170418 I think if they are going to appeal to the Walmart demographic they need to start doing some cross promotions with Nascar or better yet, American Idol. Shelf space alone I don’t think will translate into meaningful sales for Skype via this channel.

They should have an American Idol skinned version of Skype, downloadable on the American Idol website, where they automatically populate the call-in numbers for the contestants in the Skype buddy list each week, so it’s a 1 click call for he millions of people who watch that show.

]]> By: --don http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170410 Mon, 14 May 2007 17:43:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170410 This is huge for Skype. They want a piece of the long distance pie. I think because they don’t offer internet access they are better off w/o 911 service. Too much headache.

]]> By: jccodez http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170412 Mon, 14 May 2007 17:02:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170412 <

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170413 Mon, 14 May 2007 16:01:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170413 You know it’s a sign when your technology is hitting mainstream when it shows up on the shelves at Walmart.

]]> By: Libran Lover http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170414 Mon, 14 May 2007 15:58:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170414 The only thing keeping me from switching to Skype right now is the lack of 911 service, and to a lesser extent, lack of number portability. Otherwise, their value proposition is awesome, compared to other VoIP service providers!

]]> By: Marc Beharry http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170415 Mon, 14 May 2007 15:26:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170415 I like it!

The big phone companies have been gouging us for years.

Between mobile service costs and long distance they have made too much money.

And I used to work for a few of them, so I have really seen it…

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170417 Mon, 14 May 2007 14:47:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170417 Correction (to my post): You need SkypeIn, so you’re looking at $5-$6/mo total. Still not bad.

]]> By: Robert Dewey http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170416 Mon, 14 May 2007 14:42:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170416 Interesting…

One problem I see right now is that most consumers aren’t technologically inclined enough to mess around with such hardware. It’s far easier for them to simply plug in a $9.99 phone into their existing phone line, fed by their $19.99/mo cable-provided VoIP.

If the Skype hardware process is cheap and easy enough, then I could see people switching – $2.49/mo, who can beat that?

]]> By: Andy Beal http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170411 Mon, 14 May 2007 13:51:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170411 I wonder how much of a difference this will make to the growth of Skype. I’ve seen Skype phones in my local Wal-Mart (and bought one) for more than a year now, so Skype may not get much more from this deal.

]]> By: O.O. http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170409 Mon, 14 May 2007 09:15:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170409 Hey Om,

It’s 4:14am in Bentonville, Arkansas. I’m curious as to when this news was released. Also, are there any details on the specs of the devices?

O.O.

]]> By: fo.unta.in http://gigaom.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170408 Mon, 14 May 2007 09:08:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/walmart-skype/#comment-170408 911 is a huge issue. Is Skype working on it?

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