[BigCanOfTuna]

Seriously? Of the 33 million Canadians: How many know what Skype is. Of those that do, how many know what a Skype-in number is? Of those, how many care if they have a Skype-in number?

Admittedly, the number is pulled out of a hat, but I would guess maybe 5000 Canadians.

[RBr]

We're very advanced people :)

Ok - sure, you're right - 33 million is a bit drastic... however, consider this:

In 2009, 74.9% of Canada's population had access to the Internet. Our population is spread out across the second largest land mass in the world. Our local laws (and the evil CRTC) allow telecom monopolies to exist and maintain exceptionally high monthly rates. In some parts of our otherwise great nation, calling across the street incurs long distance charges.

VoIP let a lone a service with all of Skype's features could make a very serious impact.

With these things in mind 33 million may be a stretch... but the potential number of Skype In users far exceeds 5000.

[liamkf]

I think part of the reason Skype hasn't done Skype In for Canada is due to some of the requirements the CRTC puts on telecoms here (there's some rigmarole to do with 911 and municipal taxes). I'm guessing the regulatory hassles aren't quite worth it yet for them.

It is too bad they don't have it though. I would have preferred Skype In over Vonage when I was looking for a home phone a few years ago.