How to use Skype in the absence of the Internet
Productivity Web Services / / December 23, 2019
Skype, with all its problems and shortcomings, for me - the most favorite online services over the past decade. If my travels and a frequent lack of home, it makes the separation from loved ones is not so painful. But what if you do not have at hand the Internet, or it is extremely lousy and need to make phone calls? You do not even need a smartphone and set it Skype, will fit even antediluvian Nokia 1100 or worse :)
Help comes not very well-known feature of Skype Skype To Go Number. Here I will explain how it works.
How it works
Imagine the situation that you're in the US, and your mother in Ukraine, as I have. And you have to call her to the phone in the morning and evening when you, too, night and morning, but quite the opposite. Happy in Ukraine (and Russia), you sleep, you have a day - sleep Ukrainians and Russians. Search the internet is not very comfortable to keep running a Skype, if you have a smartphone - not cool, and no battery for a long time did not survive. With the minute access to Skype.com site using service Skype To Go Number in your account, you can create virtual and local number for you that will redirect you to the outgoing call to the Ukrainian (and any other) number.
Ie, creating a virtual number, you specify the number of your subscribers in Ukraine, and then say where you are. You are given a virtual local number for you, a call which is charged at rates of your mobile operator. Obviously, this is quite cheap. Transfer your call to Ukraine Bill of Skype-Out rates.
How much does it cost
For me the minutes of conversation with her mother in Ukraine at a call on her mobile phone number is worth € 0.159 + billing in the US at a call on a virtual number - a couple of cents per minute.
What is important to consider before you travel
- Be sure to keep a few dollars in the account of your Skype-account
- Adjust when Skype To Go Number desired number you dial for an instant, because you do not always have access to the Internet
What else can I do?
Unfortunately, the creation of such local virtual numbers is only available in countries ↓. Ukraine and Russia are not included.
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