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patrickl:
Skype pro only gives a 60% (up to 60% to be exact) discount on SkypeIn. It's not entirely free. Still $12 sounds high (was thinking more like $9 or $5).

hulkster:

--- Quote from: patrickl on January 23, 2008, 08:38:31 pm ---Skype pro only gives a 60% (up to 60% to be exact) discount on SkypeIn. It's not entirely free. Still $12 sounds high (was thinking more like $9 or $5).

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okay, so i saw that when you get skype pro, they give you credits.  im just confused as to what im exactly paying for.  do i pay for an alloted amount of minutes that i get? 

hulkster:
alright, i dont know if im just completely retarded or if this skype pro/skype in thing is as complicated as it sounds.  im thinking its the former rather than the latter.

i emailed customer service at skype asking them my question, and the response i got was basically just a copy and paste from their website.  heres the part in the email that i was confused about (talking about the benefits of skype pro):

"Plus some extra benefits:

•  $5 Skype credit if you purchase Skype Pro for 5 months
•  $12 Skype credit if you purchase Skype Pro for 12 months
•  1 Skype To Go number
•  $30 discount on your SkypeIn number purchase
•  Free Skype Voicemail as long as your Skype Pro subscription is active"

k, i know i get free voicemail and access to this and that.  but what the heck am i paying $3 a month for....if im still having to pay for credit?  why do i pay $3 a month, and then still have to rely on the $12 credit?  what is it used for?  and what the heck is the $30 discount on skypein for???  is skypein an extra feature that i have to have in order receive calls or something?

patrickl:
I guess you pay the monthly fee for those extra's and for the free outgoing calls within the US. Just the $30 discount on the SkypeIn number basically covers the $3 per month SkypePro price.

The SkypeIn number you need so people can call you. For incoming calls. Look for SkypeIn on their website. I gave a link before, but it automatically sends me to the european version (at least I get prices in euro's)

SkypeOut is for outgoing calls. SkypePro allows you to make outgoing calls for free inside the US so I doubt you actually need SkypeOut credit. If you want to call people abroad you would need it though.

hulkster:
alright i think i get it now.  skype in is for calls to you, skype out is for calls to other people.  skype pro gives you unlimited calls out, but doesnt cover calls in at all....which doesnt really make much sense.  so in order to FULLY replace my vonage, i had to buy:

skype pro
skypeIn

seems like to me it would just be easier to give the option for a la carte, but then make skype pro include all services.  anyway, i got skype pro with skype in now....we'll see how it goes.

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