Australian Skype Number Portability

Hi Guys,
How can I port my Australian Skype number away from Skype? I have called several VOIP providers who have indicated they need to know your wholesale number provider to do this.
Please advise

Hi, MichLee79, and welcome to the Community,
Please check first with the issuer of whatever payment method you used to ensure there are no issues on their side. If you used a third party payment method such as PayPal, check with them, as well.
Then, please contact Skype Customer Service to enquire if there are error messages or any other payment processing problems.
"Pending" payments do not usually resolve. Please see here for more information:
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA288/what-is-the-status-of-my-order?
Regards,
Elaine
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Australian Skype number - Queries

Hi,
I am in India right now and I need an Australian Skype number that would allow me to foward calls to my India mobile number. Is that possible? Will I be able to get a call from Australian landlines & mobiles?
Cheers,
Balaji

Hi, MichLee79, and welcome to the Community,
Please check first with the issuer of whatever payment method you used to ensure there are no issues on their side. If you used a third party payment method such as PayPal, check with them, as well.
Then, please contact Skype Customer Service to enquire if there are error messages or any other payment processing problems.
"Pending" payments do not usually resolve. Please see here for more information:
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA288/what-is-the-status-of-my-order?
Regards,
Elaine
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Skype number is a landline and I need it to look l...

I normally live in the United States. I'm studying abroad for a semester in Australia. And instead of carrying two phones I thought it would be a good idea to keep one phone and just get an australian phone number, buy minutes and texts and just do that from my current phone (using phone data through ATT). I ran into a bit of a problem when I tried to open a checking account at a commonwealth bank. They need an australian cell/mobile number to send me texts to do online banking.. and that my australian skype number is a landline number and it won't work in there system even though I'm supposed to be able to receive texts. Can I change my number for a mobile phone style number? Do I have any other options?

Hi, Traphic, and welcome to the Community,
How right you are - Skype Numbers are only fixed-line numbers, and neither can a Skype Number receive SMS (text) messages. I do not know any other options for you; if I were overseas for only a semester, and needed to have a local banking account, I would ask the banking institution if they require a full-featured mobile number, or if a pre-paid number and plan would be acceptable. While I cannot think of any particular reason a "burn phone" would not be acceptable, I also know nothing about the Australian banking system security requirements. I appreciate my thoughts here would mean you would be carrying two phones ... I hope you have also checked into your AT&T plan for roaming charges ...
Kind regards,
Elaine
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Skype Number Payment Pending

Hi, I recently purchased a Western Australian Skype number and the order is pending for almost a week. Is there a way to find out if there is a problem with payment? How do i cancel order and purchase again? Thanks.

Hi, MichLee79, and welcome to the Community,
Please check first with the issuer of whatever payment method you used to ensure there are no issues on their side. If you used a third party payment method such as PayPal, check with them, as well.
Then, please contact Skype Customer Service to enquire if there are error messages or any other payment processing problems.
"Pending" payments do not usually resolve. Please see here for more information:
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA288/what-is-the-status-of-my-order?
Regards,
Elaine
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Re: Skype Number forwarded to overseas mobile

Hi,
i have a UK skype number, i m going to saudi arabia for 1 month, i want to forward all calls on saudi arabia mobile,
can i do that and how, because saudi arabia is not in that skype numbers list.
please update me.

JoeyAfros wrote:
I get a Skype number in Australa and have my calls forwarded to the Canadian mobile number?
Hello
Yes you can.
You will need (a) an Australian Skype Number and (b) an Unlimited USA/Canada Subscription @$2.99/month or some Skype Credit to fund the cost of the forwarded calls.
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Call forwarding from an international Skype number

Ok so here is my setup. I live in Ottawa, Canada and I have an Australian Skype number. What I want to know is, if I put a forwarding number on my australian Skype number to a landline Canadian number and someone from Canada tries to call my Australian Skype number, what rate are they charged when they connect to my forwarded Canadian number and what rate is my Canadian number charged?

To make sure you should contact AT&T but if you set up call forwarding to an international number, you will be the one charged for the international call since your account/phone is dialing the final number.
Again, find out for sure from AT&T who gets the charge.

Number of digits in Skype number?

I'd like to make a number for Australia.
I'm just wondering how many digits are in a Skype number? And what numbers is the Skype number likely to start with?
Thanks
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H, Ozzibiker, and welcome to the Community,
Such is the life of an on-line Community; sometimes people receive answers almost immediately, whilst others wait days for someone to happen by. Remember, the Community is not officialy a branch of Skype Customer Service as noted in the Community Guidelines
The answer to your enquiry is, it depends. What depends is the country you are calling and what their numbering conventions are. Check this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_calling_codes
Further, whether the Skype Number is a "local number" or not depends upon from where the person is located who is calling the Skype Number, which is a fixed line number. Ideally, you would take a Skype Number subscription nearest to where most of the people who would be calling it would incur no or as little in the way of toll charges as possible. Of note, for various reasons, Skype Numbers are not available everywhere and for some countries, not at all.
I copied and pasted the information, below, from this website:
http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/telephone-country-and-area-codes
Country code
The Australian country code is 61. When calling from outside Australia, leave out the leading '0' from the STD area code or from the mobile telephone number.
For example, if you are calling Canberra from outside Australia, first dial your country's international access number, then dial 61, then dial 2, then dial the local phone number.
Area codes
Australia uses 8-digit local phone numbers preceded by a 2-digit STD area code.
02 Central east region (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory)
03 South east region (Victoria, Tasmania)
04 Mobile telephones (Australia-wide)
07 North east region (Queensland)
08 Central and west region (Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory)
Parts of regional New South Wales may also use the 08 and 03 area codes. Parts of regional Victoria may use the 02 area code
For example, if you are calling Canberra from interstate, first dial the STD area code 02, then dial the local phone number.
Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
Elaine
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Wanting a skype number in Chicago IL

I have just purchased a subcription for unlimited calls to the USA for a year.
I also want my friend to be able to phone me from his mobile in Chicago IL, so i was trying to puchase a skype number, so i put the state in then i went to put the area code it but it would not let me, no numbers came up either!! so i thought i would select another state and did quite a few and the same thing happened with them.
How can i find out if there are any skype numbers available? or is there a problem with getting a number for the USA ?
Thanks

marky000 wrote:
The following however suggests such a trick may not be possible : "Note that before you can set up a Skype Number for certain countries, you need to provide proof of residence." (although since I am in Australia at the moment and a resident, it shuldnt be a problem for me).
this only applies to CERTAIN countries (the majority of countries where Skype Nunbers are offered do not have this restriction) -- click here for more details https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA256/how-do-i-set-up-my-skype-number#4
otherwise Skype Numbers work as you have outlined -- you get an Australian number that the expected callers will ideally call at local rates, and your signed in Skype client magically rings wherever in the world you are physically located
buy a calling subscription before buying your Skype Number and you qualify for up to a 50% discount on your Skype Number (depending on the subscription length that you choose)
Regards,
Neil

Re: Skype Number, subscriptions and forwarding whe...

I have a similar question to Fabrizio. I am setting up a small business. I primarily live in Australia but will be travelling a bit.
My understanding is that if I have a Skype number (which appears more professional and as if I have a land line), the caller will not be charged and that those charges will be charged to me.
Am I better to have a subscription and is there any difference in the call charges that are charged?
Also, if I understand correctly, if I travel to, say, Italy, often, I would get a Skype number for Italy. Both the Australian and the Italian Skype numbers would have country prefixes - is that correct?

TheBizio wrote:
Hi all,
I have a few questions relating to the Skype Number, which I recently bought.
The main purpose for me using the Skype number is to receive business calls and have them forwarded to my mobile. I have a small business, and want to appear as if I had a landline number.
Here are my queries:
1) Can I have call forwarding on at all times, even if I am logged in to Skype?
2) Does it cost to forward calls to my mobile?
3) If so, is there a specific plan I can get to pay a flat rate?
Cheers,
Fabrizio
1) Can I have call forwarding on at all times, even if I am logged in to Skype?
- If you have set-up call forwarding in Skype, call forwarding status will be set when you're offline in Skype. Calls can also be forwarded when you're online if the call was not answered after a number of rings.
2) Does it cost to forward calls to my mobile?
- If you use Skype Credit as a payment method, the forwarded calls will be charged at the Skype’s great pay per minute rates. For example, if you forward your incoming Skype calls to a mobile number in the United States, you’ll be charged exactly what it costs to call a mobile in the United States from Skype.
3) If so, is there a specific plan I can get to pay a flat rate?
- You can also purchase a subscription for calls to a country where you want to receive the forwarded calls. For example, if you want your incoming Skype calls to be forwarded to a number in the United States, simply choose a subscription covering calls to the United States.
No matter which payment method you prefer, the person who’s calling you on Skype will still call you for free.
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Australian online number problem with voicemail

I can see voicemails from my friends skype accounts but when poeple leave me voicemail on my Australian online number and I dont see any new record though I receive voicemail notification on my email.
I also can receive calls made on my Australian online number when I am logged in on PC.

Strangely, I have just received a call on that number, - it seems to work from some phones and not others.

Australian Online Number - whitepages

Is it possible to get my Australian online number into the Sensis Australian Whitepages? On their site, it says to contact your telephone service provider. This is what I'm doing now.

disasterboy wrote:
I got a response from support's online chat. Not currently a service that is available. They kindly forwarded it as a suggested service.
Anybody know if White Pages listing for Skype Number is available now in Australia ?

Using a Skype number in another country?

Hey all, take a look at this link:
https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA247/how-much-will-it-cost-my-friends-to-call-my-skype-number
Im in Australia and will be travelling overseas soon. Can i buy a Skype number with an Australian area code and use that in another country, e.g. Thailand.
More importantly, wouldn't this mean that my friends calling me from Australia would only be calling me on local rates, since I am essentially tricking the system by pretending I am in Australia.
The following however suggests such a trick may not be possible : "Note that before you can set up a Skype Number for certain countries, you need to provide proof of residence." (although since I am in Australia at the moment and a resident, it shuldnt be a problem for me).
Just seems to good to be true.
Thanks

marky000 wrote:
The following however suggests such a trick may not be possible : "Note that before you can set up a Skype Number for certain countries, you need to provide proof of residence." (although since I am in Australia at the moment and a resident, it shuldnt be a problem for me).
this only applies to CERTAIN countries (the majority of countries where Skype Nunbers are offered do not have this restriction) -- click here for more details https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA256/how-do-i-set-up-my-skype-number#4
otherwise Skype Numbers work as you have outlined -- you get an Australian number that the expected callers will ideally call at local rates, and your signed in Skype client magically rings wherever in the world you are physically located
buy a calling subscription before buying your Skype Number and you qualify for up to a 50% discount on your Skype Number (depending on the subscription length that you choose)
Regards,
Neil

Can I transfer my skype number to my cell phone

I have very nice number , so is it possible to transfer my number to my celluler phone?

chocky_o wrote:
Did this ever happen? I would like to transfer a cell number that I don't use anymore to skype for the next year in case I miss any calls it should capture them during the transition.
No, you cannot transfer a number (landline or mobile phone) to Skype. Skype does not participate in number-portability programs, so you would have to select a number from whatever Skype has available for the country and area/city code you desire.
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UK Skype Number on iPhone 5s

Hi,
I am doing this for the first time. I am currently travelling alot and as such need to be contactable on a central number. I would like that central number to be a UK number from skype where people from the US, UK and the Middle East can call me.
However in addition I was wondering, since I have the skype application on my iphone 5s, if there was a way that when someone calls me from the US, UK or the Middle East on the Skype UK number, if I can make it so that the number ports the call to my local number of the country I am in?
For example, I am in the North of India at the moment. And say I have obtained a UK skype number. Someone from the Middle East calls me on the UK skype number and diverts to my India mobile number. However I dont want the caller to know that I am in India or that the call was diverted to my India number. I want the caller to still think he/she is calling a UK number. This would be the ideal scenario.
However, I think what does happen and am not sure . . . in the same above scenario . . . when the person calls the UK skype number, it rings on my iphone but it rings on the skype application which means while the person thinks they are still calling the UK number, I am limited to always being around WIFI in order to accept the call. If I am out and about with no WIFI, I cannot get the call. What happens to the call then - does it go into some sort of voice mail where once I am within WIFI range I can return the persons call back?
The other question I have - what happens when I call the person from the skype application. Is there a way that I can call overseas and have them only see the UK skype number that I have obtained from skype?
Any advise on what is the best method for me to follow so that people can reach me on one central number that is a UK based number and they think they are calling a UK number no matter where in the world I am. AND when I call them all they see on their end is the same UK number. And of course I would love for the solution to be economic in terms of cost and not to technical to use as I am not technical - I prefer the phone rings and I pick or I pick the phone and I call kind of easy process . And of course it should be compatible for my iphone 5s
Many thanks in advance . . .

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/10/ios-call-blocking/
iOS 7 will offer call blacklisting, which in reality is not true call blocking. It allows a call to connect, compares the caller ID information with a database of blacklisted numbers, and if a match is there, it hangs up the call without ever riniging.
The feature is part of iOS 7, not specific to the iPhone 5s at all.

Is there any way to receive SMS on a Skype number?

I just purchased a Skype number today and will be using Skype via the Skype app on my iPhone. I've set up voicemail and have already testing calling out to a regular number from my Skype app/number and having someone call in to my Skype number. It works great but the issue is with SMS texting.
I realize that although I have the $2.99 plan for unlimited US/Canada calling that it does not include SMS text messaging. I realized I need Skype credit for that so just purchased $10 of Skype credit. I see that it costs 11.2 cents to send an SMS text to a US based phone number. Here is the issue. If I read correctly you can only send an SMS text from a Skype number and there's no way you can receive a SMS text at a Skype number. Is this true? Since most of my communication is via SMS this means that Skype would be of very little use to me.
Is there any way you can have Skype forward incoming SMS texts to your regular cell phone number? Although this isn't my preference I realize people will try to send SMS texts to my Skype number. I don't want to forward voice calls to my cell # but if I'm able to forward SMS texts from my Skype number when they come in to my regular cell phone # this would solve that problem.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi, Santosh..., and welcome to the Community,
I would recommend testing the SMS reply forwarding to your mobile number. Depending upon the results and if this works for you, you could then contact Skype Customer Service to cancel and request a refund.
In other words, SMS will be received via your mobile number, not via your Skype Number.
Regards,
Elaine
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