Skype Plans Voicemail-to-Text Service

Users will fork over 25 cents per message

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2009 9:19 AM CST

(Newser) – Internet-telephone firm Skype will offer a service that converts voice messages into texts in any one of four languages, the company plans to announce today. But at 25 cents per text message—and with long voicemails running up to three texts—users’ costs could add... Read full story »

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