Skype number on phone

Hey everyone!
I'm not sure if this has been addressed before, if it has please forward me to the post.
So I'm about to set up a Dutch skype number for use in Canada and I'd like to know if there is a phone we can set up with the skype number. The idea is to have kind of a landline set-up for the foreign calls. Is this possible, or can a Skype number only be answerred over the phone?
Thank you in advance!
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You can use something like the RTX 4088 phone or one of these devices:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Hardware/Use-a-landline-phone-for-Skype-without-computer/td-p/2979498
You will generally receive any calls to that Skype account and to the Skype number. If you wanted to keep it more separate, it would be best to have a dedicated Skype account with a Skype number in which you don't give out that Skype name. Be aware that normally you need a traditional Skype account vs. a Microsoft account to use these devices. If the phone or phone device you use supports a colon in the user name (in it's firmware) then you could sign in using the TV & Phone user name and password in your Skype account to sign in.

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Thanks. This is what I suspected, but needed confirmation.
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