WebMessenger has launched WebMessenger Mobile for Skype, a service enabling mobile users to save on long-distance charges by using their Skype accounts to make and receive VoIP calls on their mobile devices. WebMessenger Mobile for Skype works by connecting the mobile device with the users' Skype software running on the desktop at home or in the office. By triggering the users' active SkypeOut account, WebMessenger Mobile for Skype allows users to call anywhere in North America for free and to countries around the world based on Skype's low rates. Another drawback is that it requires Skype to run on a PC all the time, so you are actually communicating between the phone and your home or work PC, not directly with the Skype network. WebMessenger Mobile for Skype is available for RIM BlackBerry, Palm handhelds, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and J2ME Java phones. WebMessenger Mobile for Skype free version supports click-to-Call from a mobile device, text chat, add new contacts and 20 contacts. An advanced version of the product is available for a US$3.95 monthly subscription, adding multi-party conferencing for up to 4 participants, hundreds of contacts from a Skype buddy list.

WebMessenger Mobile for Skype Key Features:

* Sign in with your existing Skype account
* Immediate presence detection to let you know which of your Skype buddies is available to call
* Utilize your SkypeOut account to make low cost calls to any regular phone number, landline or mobile
* Works with any mobile carrier
* Great, high quality audio just like your desktop Skype connection

[via phoneyworld]