Skype.. some questions..

[DAVIDE]

My friend got Skype on Iphone 4 and she's in Romania actually (while im in Italy), the question is:


if i make a call from Skype on pc (mine) to her Skype on cellphone, do i pay something? does she pay something?

[Top-Tier-Tech]

I thought Skype was absolutely free? IDK I don't use it personally, she could get charged for the data usage I suppose....

[Jaketh]

You need Skype Premium which 8 dollars a month for actual phone calls, but if you "skype" her phone from your computer and she has the app on the phone its free. Doesnt make any sense but it works and is free. I tested this myself by calling my friends computer from my skype app on my android and it never asked for me to upgrade to skype premium. Im not sure if its different for International

[Ishan]

Jake's right i have done the same and if it's free in a country like India then it's free on International level also.
It's actually voice chating (PC<----->Smart Phone) which is free while actual calls costs and needs a premium account.

[eisenkopf]

Skype is free as long as you stay within their network, i.e. as others have pointed out: If you call your friend from one Skype account to another, it's free, no matter on what platform the Skype software runs. It costs money as soon as you leave the Skype network, e.g. when you call your friend's cell phone number from your Skype account.

However, keep in mind two things:

1. Your friend should either have an existing 3G/UMTS data subscription, or access to a WLAN. If not, the smartphone will create a lot of costs, because sending data (i.e. Skype voice chats) without data subscription is usually extremely expensive.

2. When I use my Android smartphone and Skype, quality sucks big time. This might be different with your friend's connection, but mine is usually fast for all other purposes. It could be that the Skype Android app sucks.