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Make Skype™ Calls from Boingo® Hot Spots with the Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype
The Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype is the first to allow you to make Skype calls in tens of thousands of Boingo hot spots worldwide, including cafés, airports, and hotels
(Compton, CA) - December 7, 2006 – With the Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype, you can now make Skype calls anywhere that you can connect to a Boingo Wireless hot spot. Now equipped with Boingo Mobile, a Wi-Fi® Internet access service, you can make calls from thousands of Boingo hot spots in more than 60 countries.
- Belkin Wi-Fi Phone users can sign up for a Boingo Mobile Unlimited account, which gives them unlimited access to Boingo hot spots, for only $7.95 per month.
- With this roaming capability, the Belkin Wi-Fi Phone for Skype is now a more convenient and low-cost way for students, business travelers, and teenagers alike to stay in touch with their friends, family, and business associates, whether on the road or at home.
- Its intuitive interface provides a Skype experience similar to that on a computer by incorporating familiar Skype features.
- It is perfect to use at home, in the office, or at a Boingo hot spot.
- More information about the Wi-Fi Phone can be found at: www.belkin.com/skype
Wi-Fi Phone for Skype
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- The Belkin Wi-Fi Phone gives you the freedom to call anyone, anywhere—away from your computer.
- The Wi-Fi Phone connects to many Wi-Fi hot spots around the world, allowing you to easily access your Skype account without turning on your computer.
- Its intuitive interface provides a Skype experience similar to that on a computer by incorporating familiar Skype features.
- It is perfect to use at home, in the office, or at a Boingo hot spot.
- More information about the Wi-Fi Phone can be found at: www.belkin.com/skype
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AVAILABILITYCurrently available in the US, with launches in Asia, Europe, and Australia to follow shortly.
Boingo Wireless, Inc. provides global Wi-Fi Internet access through the Boingo® Roaming System, which comprises 60,000 hot spots in airports, hotels, cafes and other public places, including metropolitan hot zones. Business travelers can use a single Boingo account to log in at Wi-Fi networks around the world using one username and password. Boingo Roaming System services can also be private labeled by telcos, wireless operators, Internet service providers (ISP) and managed service providers (MSP) as part of their own branded services for laptops, handsets and mobile devices. Through its Concourse Communications Group LLC subsidiary, Boingo operates neutral host wireless access systems that provide wireless voice and data services supporting public and commercial interests. More information about Boingo and Concourse is available at http://www.boingo.com and http://www.concoursecommunications.com.
Boingo, Boingo Wireless, and the Boingo Wireless Logo are registered trademarks of Boingo Wireless, Inc.
About Belkin International, Inc.
Belkin offers a diverse product mix that provides people with seamless electronics integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for MP3 devices, computers, and more. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater—with our PureAV® line of cables, power, and digital wireless accessories—and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.
Belkin’s phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe—in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others—and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
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