Features of Skype - Calls Between Skype and Landline / Mobile Phone Numbers - Outgoing Calls

Outgoing Calls

SkypeOut allows Skype users to call phone numbers, including landline and mobile phones, for a fee. This fee is as low as US$0.021 per minute for most developed countries, and as high as US$2.142 per minute for calls to the island Diego Garcia.

In January 2007, Skype introduced a €0.039 connection fee for each call that connected to a landline or mobile number.

After 180 days of inactivity, a user's Skype Credit balance expires; however, it can be reactivated.

SkypeOut calls to most toll-free numbers in Australia, Austria, France (+33 800, +33 805, +33 809), Germany, the Netherlands, Poland (+48 800), the UK (+44 500, +44 800, +44 808), Taiwan and the United States (+1 800, +1 888, +1 877, +1 866, +1 855) are free for all Skype users, even if they do not have the SkypeOut service. However, for many other countries SkypeOut doesn't support calls to toll-free or premium rate numbers, and SkypeOut doesn't support calling emergency numbers such as 1-1-2 in Europe or 911 in the United States.

Support for toll-free numbers in Canada was effectively removed in January 2012.

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