Viber Out now official, the Skype alternative with lower call rates

Viber is launching a new feature to its users, Viber Out, which lets you call people not using Viber on their Mobiles and Landline numbers. Its clearly a blatant copy of Skype Out, but does promise cheaper rates.

If you want to get a taste of the new feature, just head on to the "More" tab and select Viber Out. You can then simply purchase Viber Out credit and call your friends on their mobile phones. As you might be aware, Viber has already rolled out Stickers, which are an essential source of its revenue and Viber Out is another way to make money off its user base. The entire revenue model of the messaging service simply depends on these two sources of income, but more such features and services will be added to Viber according to CEO Talman Marco.