Thanks Skype - do I dare re-enable the automatic "...

Question

I'd lke to thank Skype for the refund that was (eventually) processed. It seems that I'd made the error of re-enabling the automatic "top-up" (credit addtion) option, when my credit was (according to Skype) "de-activated" (which is a designation created by Skype, I certainly didn't request it).
What I'd like to do is to re-enable the "automatic top-up option".  This will permit my credit card and/or PayPal account to be charged, in the event that my Skype Credit goes below a certain amount ($2.00 US, the last I've heard).
However, I'm extremely reluctant to do this. My concern has to do with the possibility that the Skype software will *INSTANTLY AND AUTOMATICALLLY* add another $25.00 to my credit (and bill me). I neither need, nor desire another $25.00 to be *INSTANTLY AND AUTOMATICALLY ADDED* to my Skype credit.
That said, I do occasionally travel internationally, and would prefer that the option for additional automatic Skype credit were there. When I need it. Not when Skype wants to charge me more, but when I - as a customer - *desire* the additional $25.00 charge.
I will NOT re-enable this feature, until I receive a response from a Skype *STAFF* person, who will be able to explain to me - CLEARLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY* that my choice of re-enabling this feature will nto result in an *AUTOMATIC* charge of $25.00 US, regardless of what I have in my account at the moment.
I wish Skype could spend more time trying to understand the needs and desires of its users, instead of figuring out how to charge them more.
Thak you,
--Raj Seshu

Answer 1

There seems to be a slight difference in how we're using language. Perhaps my question wasn't clear. It was not about what I "needed" to do. It was about what the system would *AUTOMATICALLY* do, without warning me, or requesting my consent in any *EXPLICIT* manner.
> If you still have valid recharge payment information on file you won't need to buy any Skype credits.
If I don't get a reply to this in a day, I'll assume that you mean: "If your recharge information is valid, and you have at least $2.00 of credit, then the system will not AUTOMATICALLY increment your credit without asking for your EXPLICIT consent." (However it's not 100% clear that this is what you're saying, based on the words you have written.)
> If you don't have valid payment inforation on file you can only re-enable auto-recharge via either a subscription or Skype credit purchase. You don't need to purchase 25 USD though as you can also use the minimal amount of 10 USD. During the credits purchase make sure to check the auto-recharge opt in checkbox.
This is incorrect. If the auto-recharge information is invalid, Skype's software will AUTOMATICALLY increment the user's credit by $25.00, without asking for the user's consent in any way. Again, we are speaking at cross-purposes, it seems. You keep talking about what I or a user "needs" to do. And I keep asking about what the systems AUTOMATICALLY does. There's a critical difference.