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Call phones from Skype

The great, wallet-friendly way to call phones and mobiles directly from Skype.

  • Call abroad from just 2.1¢ per minute.¹
  • Save on calls to cellphones abroad.
  • Same call rate any time of the day, any day of the week.

Pay As You Go

Use it as you need it.
Add money to your account and start calling.
Call abroad at great low rates.

Pay As You Go


Pay monthly

Save up to 60% compared to Pay As You Go.
Call any time of the day, any day of the week.
No long-term contract needed.

Pay monthly


It's easy and quite inexpensive to call phones and mobiles abroad directly from Skype. The clever guide inside Skype will help you dial the number the right way (including those tricky plusses or double zeroes you need sometimes) and you can just chat away.

How much does it cost?

There are two ways to pay to make calls: get our best calling rates with a monthly subscription - includes up to 50% off an Online Number.

Or, with Pay As You Go you add some money to your account and then you just pay for calls as you make them. There's a flat rate of just 2.1¢¹ per minute to over 30 destinations; and here's a big list of rates to destinations everywhere else in the world.

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How calling phones works

On the Call Phones tab within Skype, enter a phone number (we'll help you get the country code right) and hit the big, green call button and start chatting. When you begin to run low on credit, it's a quick trip back to your Account to top up.


Did you know?

You can set up your mobile number or online number to appear when you call someone. That way they'll know it's their special someone (you, that is) calling. Learn more about caller identification.

Call phones and mobiles works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, WiFi phones, Cordless phones, Skype To Go.

¹ Connection fee and fair usage policies apply.
² A fair usage policy applies.

No emergency calls with Skype

Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and can't be used for emergency calling

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