Call someone on their phone or cell phone

You can make great value calls to phones and cell phones from Skype. All you need is Skype Credit to make pay as you calls; or, with a monthly subscription you can get unlimited calls* to landlines (and even cell phones in some countries).

First time you call a phone number:

Click the Call phones tab.
In the main window, you will see a key pad, calling rates to all countries, and a Buy Skype Credit button.

How to buy credit

In the main window, click on the flag menu and change the country if you're calling abroad.
Then click in the box beside the flag. Type the phone number or click numbers on the keypad.

Enter Phone Number

Check you've got the number right.
Then click the green Call button.

If you'll call this number regularly, click the Save button under the dialpad.
Next time, just find it in your Contacts so you don't have to type it in again.

Save this phone number to your Contact list

If you've saved the number in your Contacts:

Click the Contacts button at the top of Skype.

In your Contact list, find the person you want to call.
Then click on them.

In the main window, click the green Call button.

Useful things you can do on a call:

  • Mute – click this icon Mute button to mute your microphone so the other person can't hear you.
  • Hold – click on this icon Pause button to put the call on hold.
  • Send an SMS – if you're calling a cell phone, click the SMS button under the dialpad to send an SMS instead.

No emergency calls with Skype.
Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and can't be used for emergency calling.

* A fair usage policy applies. Excludes service, special, premium and non-geographic numbers.