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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 02:30 pm
Someone who's a Skype expert...which calls are free and which are not?

I have 60 mins of free Skype with my Office 365 subscription, but I understand that some Skype calls are free anyway. So what's with the charging thing?
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 02:40 pm (UTC)
Random driveby from my network page:

Calls to other Skype users are free. Calls to real-world telephones (mobile or landline) cost money, although I think at local rates.
Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 02:41 pm (UTC)
Skype to Skype is free. That's standard video chat, a la most modern IM apps. (What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.) Skype to a phone has associated phone rates. That's "voice over IP", using it as a phone.