Using Skype Mobile while traveling in Europe

I have a Verizon Samsung Fascinate with Skype installed.   I have bought credits.
I will soon be traveling to Belgium and France.  I have been told by Verizon that my phone will not work in Europe.  However, when my husband talked to a representative from Skype, he was told that, with the Skype credits, we would be able to use our phone in Europe....   Please explain the discrepancy in what we were told by the two representatives from the 2 companies.
If there is something special we have to do in order to use our phone in Europe, please let us know what it is.
Thank you

--- At the risk of sounding  technologically uninformed I don't understand the acronyms you used for phone compatibility in Europe. I have an unused iPhone 4 I had AT&T "unlock" for me (I understand there's no real way to check stateside whether the unlock process was actually successful, but I'll go with the assumption it worked for now) BTW AT&T website provides a form you submit and they'll reply within 48 hrs. Took 3 hrs for me, I assume because I have another phone under contract with them, so no harm no foul for them.
---  Anyway ... I visited various blogs trying to find out the best process to acquire a SIM card for France. It's complicated as the saying goes. So I googled the question what about Skype?
--- I use Skype-to-Go from US to call Europe. Very cool, they provide a local # I dial and it connects me for little cost. Calling cell phones is pricyer than landlines. I can use Skype-to-Go from ANYWHERE in the US on one of three authorized phones.
--- My question is: Is there a similar process FROM Europe to US?
--- Can I use the Skype App to dial a phone in the US from the existing AT&T US iPhone without incurring roaming charges- and if YES, HOW?
OR Can I use my old unlocked iPhone with a SIM card from France to call US and Euro #s? if yes which provider do you recommend? Preferrable one purchased in US so it is pre-authorized and ready to go upon arrival.
OR do I need to use the iPad camera-driven Skype function that requires previous arrangments to ensure that the recipient is at her computer also?
--- The subtle differences have never been clear to me ...
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