Skype Mobile for Android - 3 Major Tips - Video Review

[brooks70]

Hello

Just the other day I started to use Skype Mobile (for Verizon) to make calls (skype-to-skype). According to Verizon's and the skype's website, all domestic and internation SKYPE-to-SKYPE calls are unlimited and free. I understand that calls to mobile lines will be charged airtime, etc.

However, I made a test call to another skype user, and when I checked back later on, Verizon docked those calls off my airtime even though they're supposed to be free. Is anyone else having this issue? I do not have Friends and Family on my plan, only 450 anytime minutes and unlimited data.

I do use Google Voice, but it was already set to prompt for every outgoing call (as suggested in the 3 tips) above.


When I call, my dialer comes up and on there it says "Skype Call" and calls the 404 # which I assume is the connector #.... so it's like it recognizes that it's a Skype Call on the ID, yet it charges my airtime as if I were calling a domestic #


Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem, and possible solutions?
Thanks for reading this!


UPDATE 5/24: Ok, I'm not sure about the rest of you who has experienced this problem, but mine seems to have been solved. I did some test calls yesterday and this is what I found. When I use skype mobile to make skype-to-skype calls, it DOES seem to dock off the minutes when I check my account soon afterwards (or when it updates). I did a 20 min test call and it just showed the access # (404...) and said "20" under peak minutes usage. HOWEVER, Verizon CS said that it may take up to 24 hrs for any updates to occur on your account. So, I waited until today and checked my account/minute usage again. It now shows as up "SKYPESKYPE" in the description and it says "0" minutes (even though I did a 20 min test call). So all in all, it does NOT dock off the minutes, just as it should be. Hope that helps!

Cheers

[snowman]

Thats what we have been saying it's worthless, you get bopped for minutes, and you cannot use it on wireless networks, which then would make the calls free, it's junk on a phone but excellent on a computer