- Numbers available in 21 countries.
- People can call your online number from any phone.
- 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.
- Even if you’re online away from home or work, the call will find you and your Skype will ring.
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.
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.
In which countries are online numbers available?
Online numbers are currently available in the Australia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong S.A.R.(China), Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US.
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).
Sign up for a subscription and get an online number as well as other features all bundled together for one low monthly fee.
Get your own personal online number now.
Got questions?
How does an online number work?
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.
Did you know?
When you have your own online number you can set it up so it to appear 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.
Online number works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, WiFi phones, Cordless phones, Nokia Internet Tablet.
