Skype Call Overseas Free

[Jesper Sahu]

Havingsome slight problems with HSBC and their new online banking - secure key code, which has conviently been sent to my home address whilst I am now based next to the Mekong River in Laos. I tried calling them but it's asking me for a secure telephone code/password, which I don't know and have never set up :-/ also tried Skyping but don't know what im doing?

To make an international call with skype you need to use Skype Out which basically means you have to have credits/money loaded on there. They probably sent the secure telephone code/password to the same address. Do you have anyone there that can help you access it?

The HSBC website should list numbers for people calling from overeas and they also have an 'online chat' feature where you can ask questions securely; I've used it myself from overseas. As Sam says, you will need credit to dial a number from skype; this can be easily loaded once you are logged on to skype.

Hi SamIam - yeah they sent it to my ex's address :p and I even changed the address at the bank to make sure they sent everything to my Dad. My friend went to pick up my secure key from him, but I've been on the move every 2/3 days so it's not worth couriering out. I'm hoping the bank can delay the 30 days activation period and hopefully when I get back to Bangkok, go to the HSBC branch there :-/

What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/6/25 11:46 Do you use local phone card, apps, operator service? I need to call overseas regularly, mainly to Surabaya and Medan in Indonesia. But I cannot rely fully on free apps because the data network in those 2 cities are not very good.by Suzanne Linder

Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/6/25 14:26 I use Skype. I have an online Skype number and for my folks when they dial it it registers as being local. I also use the call forwarding option or run Skype on the phone.by SSJ Jup81rate this post as useful

Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/6/27 13:12 If you have data plan for your mobile, it's best to use global call, a smartphone app for cheap international call. Are you using iphone or android phone? this link is for apple store -free-$1.50-credit/id577717588?l=en&mt=8by florencegrifrate this post as useful

Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/6/28 13:03 There are a few really really cheap, practically free voip services out there that I've used in the past. They don't have the best call quality but you get what you pay for. I'll try to look some of those up for you.by yllwsmrfrate this post as useful

Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/7/1 15:13 Here's the company that I was using that was extremely cheap for calls to north america. The key feature is that they bill on a per second basis, so you get the full use of your prepaid credit. Like I mentioned, the call quality wasn't the best but it was adequate.

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Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/7/24 10:18 appreciate the replies. i've downloaded the app from google play, just joined the facebook page so I can get updates on promo in the future. The connection was not bad and the rate is cheaper than skype for Indonesia.by Suzanne Linderrate this post as useful

Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/8/7 14:43 don't forget to invite your contacts to download this app to, you'll get points and can convert it to real credit value. 10 points minimum to convert, equivalent to $10 free creditby florencegrifrate this post as useful

Re: What's the cheapest way to call overseas?2013/8/9 00:54 Skype has been working great for me.

It has an occasional glitch every now and then.

It's free.by jaymoonrate this post as useful

I must say I am excited that Skype is here and working. Watching the skype video and reading the terms and conditions, it is not clear to me that Skype will work the way I want. Can someone please confirm my assumptions?

I assume that skypemobile to skypemobile is viewed the same as calling to a skype enabled computer? In other words, if I'm in Europe and want to call my wife who has skypemobile on her Droid Eris back in the states....this will be Free of charge?

Domestic calls to non-Skype users (landline or mobile number) are carried by Verizon Wireless and will be charged according to the calling plan. Calls to Skype users and International calls are billed according to the Skype subscription.

Can we use skype "from" other countries with the same terms/rates etc as if we were calling from the US. Most of the confusion is not around who we can and can't call when we are physcially present in the US.

Using Skype on your smartphone does not require using Verizon as a go-between. You may use local wireless to access the Internet and so far as I can tell, call another Skype subscriber's computer for free. I'm unsure about calls to mobile devices made under these circumstances.

I downloaded and installed Skype last week thinking the same thing. But Skype only works on the Verizon network, so it only works domestically while you are in the US. Currently I am in Toronto and I get a message when I start Skype that says "Skype mobile can only be used on Verizon Wireless in the US." I want to get my $10 usage fee back. It is a useless program as far as I am concerned if it can't be used while traveling. I don't know what Skype is thinking.

I have to agree that this app is worthless to me, unless I want to make international calls from my cell phone while I'm in the US. I am going to Europe later this year and thought that all I would need to do would be to connect to a wifi spot over there, and then I could call back to the United States using skype's rates from my mobile, but am very disappointed that that is not the case. Guess I'll have to haul my computer overseas so I can use skype on my computer to call back to U.S.

Is it possible to use SKYPE or another internet phone service to make calls from my laptop? This is not something we do all the time. We need to make a call on a day when we are at sea. I know my cell phone will be charged $2.49 per minute for using the cell tower on the ship. But if we can use an internet calling service that would be great. Since we are calling a business where we can be on hold for a while.

We used Skype from a hotspot in our resort in St. Lucia about a year ago. The connection on the ships we have been on has been VERY slow.....dial-up speed. I'm not sure it will support Skype....and the internet connection on the ship costs by the minute also (although much less than $2.49 per minute).

On my recent Alaska cruise on Radiance I was able to video-chat with friends back home through Skype. This was using my own laptop and sitting in the area of the atrium with the best wireless connectivity. So yes, it is possible.

I think Skype uses about 40k - 80k of bandwidth, not much when you have a home connection in the 8Mb - 50Mbps range. My experience of using onboard Internet is that it's very very slow. I calculate that the link is at best 64k, but when shared across the ship, not good.

Skype is blocked on the ships, however as with almost anything there are ways around it. I would not rely on this though as it seems your call is important and needs to be made at a certain time / day. Internet service is often not available, when they loose the satellite signal and it can be hard to get connected to the ships system in the first place. Also you often get disconnected. Not something you would want to use to place an important call.

How about getting away from the phone for the week? I'm sure if there is an emergency they can find you. This is a vacation! I hope I don't see people walking around constantly with their phone to the ear. It's bad enough at home. Last week a girl walked straight into me because she was texting as she was walking down a crowded sidewalk. Just looked at me with that dumb stare. I'll admit I use mine way to much. But I leave it locked away while one vacation.

This is the second time we are looking at using a phone while on a cruise. The last time was an emergency so we paid the $8.95 per minute. This time we are using miles to book overseas business class air travel. If we don't book on the exact day the flights become available we probably won't be able to get tickets for the smaller number of 'miles'. The day the flights can be booked happen to be an at sea day.

I set up a Skype number so that overseas clients could call me as easily as calling a local landline. Unfortunately, a major bug with Skype for Android that has gone unfixed for a year and has no workaround makes Skype for Android unsuitable for this purpose.

Despite claiming to run in the background, it doesn't notify you of incoming calls unless you're sat with the app window open and the screen on, constantly refreshing the screen. Even worse, it doesn't notify of missed calls until you next open the app window. I've had major problems where a client has tried to call me about some urgent matter, and I've not even known that they called until weeks later.

There's a similar discussion on the Skype forum where someone recommends the app Local Phone which has an Incoming Number service. This sounds like a good fit - however, I've not (yet) been able to get it to work and it has some pretty poor reviews. I'm not sure if it's fundamentally not functional or if there's some step in the setup that both me and these reviewers are getting wrong.

You can set up one of the UK SIP-providers accounts which provide free DIDs. For example, Sticky Numbers provide toll-free UK-numbers (+4470) for free. However, they are expensive for the caller, not for you :)

After sign up, in the account dashboard you can set up forwarding to their (or your custom) SIP trunk, and then just add this number to your Android SIP client. This will be somewhat similar to what you want: you will be notified about the calls and can respond to them. Also, in the Sticky account there is primitive stats panel, which help you to track things when you are offline.

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