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Your personal online number

SkypeIn™ – people call you from a phone or mobile and you pick up the call in Skype.

An online number (SkypeIn™) is perfect if you have friends, family or business colleagues that don’t use Skype. Anyone can dial your online number from any phone or mobile and hey presto, your Skype rings and you pick up the call – wherever you are in the world.

21 countries

Numbers available in 21 countries.

Your country

Friends in the same country as your number then only pay a local rate to call you – and you don’t pay to receive the call.

Phones

People can call your online number from any phone.

Skype To Go

Even if you're online away from home or work, the call will find you and your Skype will ring.

For example, say you now live in Auckland and are traveling to Melbourne, but your dear mother, your best friend and the real estate agent trying to sell your apartment are back in Auckland. You can get an actual Auckland number that is connected to your Skype. So, when your mother misses you or the real estate guy wants to tell you the good news, they punch in a number familiar to them and they only pay their standard call rates – but you pick up the call with Skype in Melbourne.

How much does it cost?

An online number is included with our subscriptions (for subscriptions to the US and Canada an online number discount is offered). Otherwise, it’s €15 for 3 months or €50 for a full year (€17.25 and €57.50 where VAT applies, respectively).

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How does an online number work?

How an online number works You buy an online number in one of 21 locations and your friends, family or business contacts can call that number and only pay for a standard rate call (if they are in the same country as your online number) – the online number uses the internet to route the call and so saves them money. It makes absolutely no difference wherever you are, you can pick up the call at no cost to you wherever in the world you are logged into Skype.

  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • USA

Did you know?

When you have your own online number you can set it up so it is displayed when you call someone on their phone or mobile. That way they’ll know it’s you who is calling.

Caller identification is currently available for online numbers in Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden and the UK.

Got questions?

  • Can I forward calls to my online number?
  • Can I have more than one online number?
  • How much will it cost my friends to call my online number?

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Online number works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, WiFi phones, Cordless phones, Nokia Internet Tablet.

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Need more help Check out our guide to purchasing an online number.

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