Using Skype like a landline for people to call me ...

Hi
Can anyone out there help me? I want to set up a VOIP number in Skype so that I can give it out to people who can call me on it at agreed times. People don't always want to call a mobile number for long conversations as it costs a lot and I do not want to give out my home number to everyone.
I am not sure what Skype calls this kind of set up or how to go about setting it up or how much it costs (ongoing and call costs) but I understand there is a way of doing it.
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The feature is called a Skype Online Number and it's a normal local number you will receive. You just pay for the Online Number subscription once and not for receiving calls.
Callers have to pay for a call to a local number in your network.
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