Your first call is free

Call someone’s phone – you may start liking it.

After you download Skype, any call you make to another person on Skype is totally free. But you can also call friends and family around the world who are not yet on Skype – try it out now for free.

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Your first call is free - up to 10 minutes to any phone, anywhere.¹

Make more calls with Skype Credit.
Skype-to-Skype calls are always free.

All first-time downloaders automatically get their first call free. The call can be to phones in more than 30 destinations around the world. But hurry, you only have 30 days to make that free call after downloading.

How to make your free call

1. Check sound
Plug in your headset or use the built-in speakers and microphone on your computer. For the best sound quality, use a headset or phone from our store.

2. Dial the number
Click the Call Phones tab, select the country and enter the phone number you would like to call.

3. Start the call
Press the big, green call button and enjoy your free call.

Please note that duration of your first free call depends on calling rates. If you call a mobile your call duration will be limited.

Where can you make a free call to?

You can make a free call, that could last up to ten minutes to any of the following countries: Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Canada (mobiles), Chile, China (Beijing, Guanzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen), China (mobiles), Czech Republic, Czech Republic (Prague), Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (mobiles), Hungary, Hungary (Budapest), Ireland, Israel, Israel (Jerusalem), Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland (Poland, Gdansk, Warsaw), Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg), Singapore, Singapore (mobiles), South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (Taipei), United Kingdom, United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) and United States (mobiles).

Don’t have speakers or a microphone? Send a free text message instead.

Got questions?

Once you’ve made your free call

To continue making local and international calls to phones or cell phones at low per-minute rates you’ll need some Skype Credit. It starts from just $10.

Or get a great value subscription which includes our best calling rates plus a discount off an Online Number.




¹ Skype reserves the right to end this limited-time promotion at any time. For residents of the US and Canada only. Estimated minutes are based on a single 10-minute call basis at 2.3¢ USD per minute. Higher rates may apply to other destinations. A connection fee of 3.9¢ USD applies for every call.
² A fair usage policy applies. Excludes service, special, premium and non-geographic numbers.