That John Martin

I’m a little surprised at the implementation of SkypeIn, specifically at the fact that the SkypeIn number that you buy is a number with a geographic location. Apart from a number that is slightly easier to remember, I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t have made it possible to simply call a generic local Skype number and then punch in a particular person’s SkypeIn number. I’m a little disappointed to be honest, it’s not nearly as neat a solution as I had envisioned.

Is there a technical or usability (more than simply having a shorter number) reason for it? Or is it simply a play to sell more numbers?

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