Skype mobile charges when overseas

i have skype on my mobile in Australia. when i go to the USA and use skype then will it work with my Australian SIM card and what charges will i incur? i.e. do i need to buy a SIM in the USA to avoid international charge rates?

Hi. Skype does not relate to your SIM card.
Skype uses your mobile phone's mobile data internet (not the SIM card).
If you use your Aussie SIM card in the U.S., you will probably be charged
"roaming" charges for using your SIM card overseas, if you make calls
from your mobile phone in the U.S. . . . . . and . . . . you will get high charges
for using mobile phone data in the U.S. with your Aussie SIM card.
You will need a SIM card in the U.S. to get mobile calls and mobile internet data
at local U.S. prices without the international "roaming" charges.
So, to use Skype with mobile internet data, you will not want to pay international
costs using your Aussie SIM card.
To use Skype on your mobile phone, I suggest to see how much a U.S. mobile
SIM costs and U.S. mobile data charges etc., then you can use Skype in the U.S.
to call home in Australia at local calling costs without the international
roaming charges.
Don't forget, if you use a U.S. SIM with mobile data in the U.S., you can have Skype
running on your mobile and this will allow people in Australia (or anywhere in the world) to call from their Skype to your Skype on your mobile phone . . . for free.

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