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Skype's Peter Parkes wrote:
As a special treat, we're giving away 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 are in the dark 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.
To get started, make sure you're running Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac, find a compatible hotspot, and surf away