Skype number listed as spam...is it compromised?

When calling someone my number shows my phone number as a spam number.A google search also identifies the number as Spam.I'm afraid the number has been compromised. Is there a way to change the Skype number when calling?

If you are calling a mobile or landline phone, no number (or in some cases a generic number) will be displayed on the other person’s phone unless you set up caller identification (CLI).
Follow https://support.skype.com/faq/FA1248 to see if CLI is correctly set up or supported in the country you are calling.
Even when CLI is set up correcly there might be telecommunications providers that do not support this feature.

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    Hi, DannyNav01, and welcome to the Community,
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       I'm sure that other service providers have some churn in their number assignments too, but they don't use that as an excuse for not giving their customers a telephone directory listing. Skype needs to step up to the mark here and fulfill its responsibilities as a service provider and issuer of geographic telephone numbers.
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    Excellent question, and one which only Skype Customer Service can answer as we here in the Community do not have the tools to test and resolve such issues.  Here is a link to the instruction on how to contact Skype Customer Service via their secure portal: Contact Customer Service
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    http://community.skype.com/t5/Rates-and-subscriptions/Tech-support-does-not-enter-chat-session/m-p/3...
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    Elaine
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    My skype number is not ringing or answering when it called
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  • I dont know what my skype number is

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    Hi, Nicollet2s, and welcome to the Community!
    Your Skype Number appears in your account details, where you manage payment methods as well as subscriptions and credit purchases.  When you sign on to the Skype website, click on the Manage Features link, or the Skype Number block (the new website configuration for our accounts looks a lot like the Windows 8 "tiles").
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    Elaine
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  • Skype Number is always busy...

    I'm experiencing problems with Skype Numbers in Brazil, code 5511 3042 - São Paulo.
    My Skype Number is always busy! I've tried change at preferences, it was working, but now the all day is busy....

    This fixed the issue for me. Thanks.
    Julisru wrote:
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    Go back to the Privacy tab by selecting Tools > Options and change the privacy settings to allow calls to Online Number(s) from phone numbers in my Contact list only and clickSave.
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    Skype for Mac
    In Skype, go to Skype > Preferences > Privacy
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    If the privacy settings were already configured like this, complete the two steps below to refresh the settings.
    Go back to the Privacy tab by selecting Skype > Preferences > Privacy and change the privacy settings to allow calls to your Online Number from Only people in my contact list
    Wait approximately 5 minutes then open the privacy settings once more and change the setting back to Anyone.

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    When i got my skype number it was busy when someone tried to call me and my skype was online . I changed my skype to only friends on skype list logged out for 5 minutes then logged in and changed it back to everyone can contact me. Been 3 days now and still no joy on my chefdamo account

    Hi,
    This might be related to your privacy settings.
    Please try steps given in this FAQ: https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10615/
    If my answer helped to fix your issue, mark it as a Solution to help others.
    Thank You!
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  • Skype Number for Spain

    I'd want to get a Skype number for Spain, but the country is not listed among those available..
    However, I remember there were numbers available for Spain a while ago.
    Will there be numbers again anytime soon?

    Hi,
    I would like have information about available virtual number in Spain. Thanks

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    I am trying to get a skype  number but the state of Hawaii does not appear in the state options.

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     baumana wrote:
    The order number for my skype number is still listed as pending,
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    Our payment unit has not processed your Skype Number order placed on July 1st 2014.
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  • Best way to use Skype number with phones/PC?

    I am considering switching my home business phone to a Skype number.  The ideal useage solution would be to be able use Skype on my PC while at my desk, and route to the phone (or my cell) at other times.
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    Advice on how to do accomplish this would be appreciated.
    Thanks much.

    pixeldroid wrote:
    I am considering switching my home business phone to a Skype number.  The ideal useage solution would be to be able use Skype on my PC while at my desk, and route to the phone (or my cell) at other times.
    I see that you offer the FreeTalk Home adapter, and also Skype enabled phones, but it is not clear which combination of devices/services I need.
    Advice on how to do accomplish this would be appreciated.
    Thanks much.
    If I take what you said in the first paragraph as what you want to do, there are ways to do that without buying a Skype-specific phone or that adapter.  You would need to use Call Forwarding, pointing to a phone number that your Skype account would send unanswered calls to.  You would need to either purchase Skype Credit or a subscription to cover calls to that phone number.  For more than a handful of calls a month, a subscription would probably be the best (and cheapest) option.  You could set the Call Forwarding to send calls to several numbers simultaneously, and then Skype would connect the call to the first phone from that list that answers the forwarded call. 
    If you have a mobile phone that can run a Skype app, you could also use that to be logged into Skype.  You could be logged into Skype from both the computer and a mobile phone.
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