Skype Launches Beta Two-Way SMS Service
Skype Technologies has begun allowing users to beta test free two-way short text messaging, the company announced yesterday. In addition to already receiving SMS messages for free, Skype users can now also send them via the company's "Skype to SMS" service.
"We launched our 'SMS to Skype' service just three weeks ago and have been very pleased with the positive feedback from Skype users," said Marcus Williamson, managing director of Connectotel, which is providing Skype with the SMS capability. "Now we are adding the next logical progression: 'Skype to SMS.'"
Williamson said in a statement that private beta testers have shown "enormous enthusiasm" for the new service, which uses voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technologies to send messages back and forth between users.
"We launched our 'SMS to Skype' service just three weeks ago and have been very pleased with the positive feedback from Skype users," said Marcus Williamson, managing director of Connectotel, which is providing Skype with the SMS capability. "Now we are adding the next logical progression: 'Skype to SMS.'"
Williamson said in a statement that private beta testers have shown "enormous enthusiasm" for the new service, which uses voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technologies to send messages back and forth between users.
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