US online number with the ability to make outbound...

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Hello everybody,
I currently live in Egypt and my new job requires that I have an online USA phone number with the ability to make outbound calls. Now after going through the site, I understand that online numbers has you recieve calls wherever you are, but does it always have you make calls to the US or what? And are those calls covered with the subscripition or is it a seperate bill? 
Help seriously needed ASAP, thanks a million! 

Answer 1

maboushoer wrote:
Hello everybody,
I currently live in Egypt and my new job requires that I have an online USA phone number with the ability to make outbound calls. Now after going through the site, I understand that online numbers has you recieve calls wherever you are, but does it always have you make calls to the US or what? And are those calls covered with the subscripition or is it a seperate bill? 
Help seriously needed ASAP, thanks a million! 
You are correct, the ability to receive calls from telephones (the Online Number) is separate from the ability to make calls to telephones (the subscriptions).  Having one does not give you the other. When logged into Skype from almost anywhere, you would be able to receive calls made to your Online Number, and - with the subscription, or by simply adding Skype Credit to your account - have the ability to call telephones from Skype. 
For calling to the States, there is an Unlimited USA & Canada subscription at US$ 2.99/month, or with a 15% discount if purchased for a year at a time (just over US$ 30/year).  This subscription, along with a US online number, effectively gives you a US "telephone" that you can use from Egypt or anywhere else.  Please keep in mind Skype's fair-use policy regarding subscriptions. Click on "Subscriptions" below for more details.
Good luck!
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