Skype Goes Free

Pancake uses Skype and received an email that from now until the end of the year, all US and Canadian calls using Skype are free:

Starting from today it doesn't matter if it's a Skype-to-Skype call or a call to landline or mobile phone - it's free as long as you're calling from within the US or Canada to US or Canadian phone number.

I've never used Skype, but Pancake swears by it. He says the reception is better than cell, VOIP, or landline.