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SkypeOut lets you call landlines and mobile phones around the world at local rates and users can buy credit in units of €10 or €25. Why would someone want to call a normal landline or mobile phone when you can make a Skype-to-Skype call for free? Well for one, you might want to call someone that hasn’t downloaded Skype yet. We do have 33 million registered users, but the world’s a big place, so there are still many people that only use their normal phone lines. Second, even if you’re calling another Skype user, they might not have access to an internet connection at the time you would like to call.

SkypeIn gives you a personal number so that friends can call you on Skype from their old-fashioned phones, wherever you connect around the world. A SkypeIn number costs €10 for 3 months or €30 for a full year and comes with free Skype Voicemail. Why would someone want to get a SkypeIn number? Again there are many reasons. Perhaps you would just like a cheap additional phone line, for business or pleasure. And for those that travel a lot or find themselves away from home often, there is even more reason. Choose a SkypeIn number with what you would call a “local” area code and your friends and loved ones can call you anywhere in the world for the price of calling that area – and for you there are no roaming charges! Just your flat price for the number.

Skype Voicemail lets you pickup messages when you’re offline, away from your computer… or just ignoring people. In addition you can send voicemails directly to other Skype users for those times when you need to express something in words but perhaps don’t have time for a conversation. A Skype Voicemail subscription costs €5 for 3 months or €15 for a year.

And there's many more premium services to come...