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Re: SKype questions

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Originally Posted by quietgiroth (Post 176595)

The Skype plan only works while you are inside North America. I quote from Skype.

"The Skype Unlimited Calling plan is a paid subscription service that allows you to make unlimited SkypeOut calls to any phone within the US and Canada, when you are calling from inside the US or Canada. "

I have skype, it's the only reason I bought a N800. It sucks that the video part doesn't work...and that you have to be inside North America to utilize this plan.

That information is outdated, as there is no Skype Unlimited Calling plan; it has been absorbed into SkypePro, which in turn has been discontinued in favor of the new subscriptions; I have seen no information on their site indicating that the Unlimited US & Canada subscription is restricted that way.

Re: SKype questions

hmm..I wonder how we can find out?

Re: SKype questions

Oh Boy, Skype Pro sure didn't last long. I just signed up for it 3 months ago.

In any case, I couldn't find where on skype's web site it details calling back to the US from other countries. I base my comments on experience doing the calling. I have skype pro, $3/month, basically the same plan as their currently monthly "subscription" plan. Maybe it's not the same, but I can't imagine they'd vary how they charge you. For me, calls are free to US/Canada when I'm in the US. Calls cost 2 cents per minute when I'm out of the country, calling back into the US. I can watch my skype-out credit $ amount decrement as I talk.

Re: SKype questions

Could something like Change IP be used to trick the Skype app into thinking it’s still calling from with in the states?

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That's an http/ftp proxy; not really. (Unless you can encapsulate skype traffic in http or ftp).

Assuming you live in the states and are overseas temporarily, leave your computer up and SSH port-forward, maybe?

Re: SKype questions

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Originally Posted by Benson (Post 176640)

That's funny as according to my account I'm still on the SkypePro plan.
You can sign up for:

Unlimited Country
€3.95/month
€4.54 incl. VAT

Unlimited calls to landlines* in
One world country Australia Austria Belgium China Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia France Germany Greece Guam Hong Kong Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Korea, Republic of Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom USA & Canada.

Unlimited World
€8.95/month
€10.29 incl. VAT

Unlimited calls to landlines* in 34 countries worldwide.

You can make calls any time of day, any day of the week without the need for a long term contract. All subscriptions contain online numbers that let your friends, family or business contacts reach you directly on Skype. And with your Skype To Go number you can reach your friends and family abroad at great rates using any landline or mobile phone.