If Andy’s post is taken seriously, we may feel that Skype lacks a proper product planning. He has discussed about Skype Unlimited, then Skype Pro and now Skype To Go to prove it.
If you are not a Skype Pro user, then you cannot enjoy Skype to Go. Skype has announced that the customers who have download the software and signed up to Skype Pro can go with Skype To Go. It means that you must be a Pro user to get the Go To.
Before Skype Pro, Skype has launched Skype Unlimited or Skype Unlimited Calling Plan for the customers of USA and Canada. It is an annual paid service. The service allows the subscribers to make 12 months of unlimited SkypeOut Calls for a flat rate of nearly $30 per year. It is good.
On the other hand, the Skype Pro service covers most of Non-USA markets. There are more than one hundred countries listed in the Skye site. However, all the countries can not enjoy ‘Pay nothing per minute’ service. Still, it is a complete pack.
A Skype Pro customer may not require Skype Unlimited, but an Unlimited customer will look forward for Pro because of some additional features.
Andy says,
My guess is that Skype looked at Jajah and said, our customers are using that, so lets make up something simple that keeps things Skype. They also likely looked at MobiVox and saw some minutes being driven over that access gateway and said, we need to do more here.
He further adds,
What would have made sense would have been to just include Skype ToGO in Skype Pro and call it a day. For those who signed up for Skype Unlimited they should have been given Skype Pro for the balance of 2007. In 2008 they should be offered Skype Unlimited or Skype Unlimited Pro and that way they can decide which way ToGo.
