What Is SkypeOut

Posted on January 15, 2007 
Filed Under Skype

Another unique feature in the Skype service is called SkypeOut. This allows you to call your friends or family members on regular phones and mobile phones for free, within US and Canada. Even these calls are entirely free until the end of the year, wouldn’t it be great for you to be able to call all of your family and friends during the holiday season absolutely free!

With SkypeOut, you can make international calls to friends and family members as well you have regular and mobile phones. You will have to pay local rates, as well as buy Skype Credit to make international calls. To obtain more information, log on to Skype today. Note: To use SkypeOut service, ensure you have the latest version of Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Pocket PC.

If you are wondering how to get started, it is quite simple. If you are located in the US or Canada, and want to call local numbers, all you have to do is to open up Skype, enter the phone number, hit the green call button and start talking. Did we mention these calls are free until the end of 2006?

If you need to make calls internationally, go to your account page and click on the link in the tools menu in Skype. Select the amount of Skype credit you need to buy and make the payment using any major credit card. Return to Skype; enter the phone number, click the green button and your conversation can begin. Note: if you run out of credit, just return to your account page and buy more. Skype credit remains active for 180 days after your last SkypeOut call.

How much does it cost? With Skype, you receive a straight price per minute to call wherever your family or friends are. No matter what day, time, weekday or weekend, the price is the same. Because this has become such a popular feature, Skype has also come out with one rate for the 20 most popular destinations: the SkypeOut Global rate which incurs a cost of 2.1 cents per minute. How terrific is that?

Again, this is one service that can’t be beat. Log on to Skype.com to check out this feature.

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