14 DAY TRIAL // One of the most popular and most efficient ways to communicate with friends, family or colleagues is eBay's Skype Internet telephony service, which is able to provide all users with either free or very low-cost calls all around the world.
The service has been recently enhanced with a new feature, one that allows users' Skype To Go number to be used to make outbound calls from any land line or mobile phone, which makes it even easier and cheaper to dial internationally. At the same time, the new feature is also intended to allow Skype to better monetize a wide user base that is rather unpaid.
“A Skype To Go number lets you make superlow-cost international calls from mobiles and landlines. When you're on the move, dial the Skype To Go number from any phone to reach your friends, family, or business partners abroad. Skype To Go numbers are local numbers, so if they're included in your phone's calling plan, you'll pay only the low Skype rates for the calls you make.”
As soon as a user gets a Skype To Go number, which is linked to the Skype account, he/she is able to call that number instead of dialing the international number directly. At the same time, anyone is enabled to either set up speed dial or just follow the prompts to call a number.
The Skype To Go number does not charge anything more than it would in case one used Skype on the personal computer to call the international number.
Download Squad reports that Skype To Go used to require a Skype Pro plan, but that the service is now available to all users that have a Skype account. At the same time, they would also need to have a subscription or a little bit of Skype Credit. More information can be found on Skype's website.