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CHAPTER 6: USING YOUR PHONE
Making SkypeOut Calls
SkypeOut is a paid service provided by Skype that lets you call any phone number in
the world. Because it uses an Internet connection instead of a phone line, long-
distance calling rates are significantly lower. You might want to use SkypeOut if your
friends do not have Skype, if they are offline, or if you want to save money on your
long-distance calls. To buy Skype Credit to make SkypeOut calls, refer to Appendix
C.
1. On your phone, use the
the country code and phone number you are trying to reach.
If you accidentally dial an incorrect digit, you may press
you have input.
2. Press
to send the call.
For example, to call someone in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom with the phone
number (123) 456-7890, you would dial +441234567890 as follows:
As another example, say you wanted to call someone with the phone number
(123) 456-7890 in Taiwan. You would dial +8861234567890 as follows:
⇒ If you do not know the country code of the number you wish to contact, visit the
Skype Dialing Wizard by opening your Web browser and typing
www.skype.com/products/skypeout/rates/dialing.html in the
address bar. This will guide you through making a SkypeOut call.
⇒ Even if you are calling someone in the same country or area code region, you still
need to dial the country code and full phone number of your SkypeOut contact.
button to dial + and then the
+
44
Country Code
+
886
Country Code
to erase the number
1234567890
Number
1234567890
Number
24
buttons to dial in
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