Get your Skype To Go

Skype To Go

A To Go number lets you make cheap calls to your best friend abroad without spending a fortune. Whether that's your backpacking buddy in Australia, granny in Nigeria or wife in the States, it could cost you as little as 1.4p per minute.

So what do you need to do?

Download Skype onto your computer
Sign up to Skype Pro for £1.50 per month
You'll receive a To Go number as part of the Skype Pro deal
Choose the friend or family member you want to call who lives abroad
Then enter their international number and in return, Skype will give you a local number to use instead
Phone this local number - your To Go number - and you'll be charged as normal, plus the SkypeOut rate for the country where your friend is

If you have a mobile contract with inclusive minutes, then you'll be able to call your friend at SkypeOut prices whether your at your computer or not. Not bad, eh? :)

Comments

When this service will be available in ITALY?

I can't say for sure when it'll be available in Italy, but we're working to bring To Go to as many countries as we can.

If you subscribe to Skype's Italian blog, you'll be the first to know

Any news on when it may be available in France?

Hi. I have ~received a to go number for new zealand to us on my UK mobile, and I have credit on my account. I have now tried 3 times to use the number. Each time the number rings for 3 times, and then my mobile says the line is busy. I checked with the overseas "real" number and they tell me that their phone has not rung, and no one was on it. I,ve now spent a small fortune on 3 mobile calls to new zealand and I was hoping to use the service now. Help please. Also Skpe and paypal do not seem to link up to set up auto recharge.

I tried to setup my skype to go but there isn't an option for Nigeria as one of the countries I would like to be calling from the United States. Why is Nigeria not on the list. Thanks

Could you tell me wheter i have to pay extra charges to my mobile company when i use a to-go number? i really want to sign up for this, but if my mobile company charge me extra for using skype to go number, then it will be useless.

I agree. We need Skypetogo in Italy and France!

I hope Skype can get it done.. Especially in EU countries.

I bought skype credit a couple of days now and have tried setting up my Skype To Go. I cannot coumt the number of times I have tried and yet there is no number so I can get a skype to go number.

Why???? Is it a gimmick for us to buy credit? why can't I see or have a skype to go number when you information on skype to go says buy credit or subscription?

Jack

@jackdegreat you can set up your Skype To Go number from your account page on the website.