Talkster Skype How-To

Skype subscription users can call international mobiles and landlines for free with Talkster

Talkster has brought its Free World Dialing ad-supported calling service to Skype Unlimited and Skype subscription service customers, providing free international and long distance calls from Skype to any phone, mobile or landline, in more than 30 countries.

This new addition to Talkster’s Free World Dialing service will allow Skype users to call regular phones from their PC for free, eliminating the added fees Skype charges for international calls to cellular phones and landlines.

Even with a Skype Unlimited North America subscription, which provides unlimited local calling within the US and Canada, callers pay up to 36 cents per minute to call international mobile phones and landlines. For example, a Skype call from the U.S. to a mobile phone in Switzerland would costs around 37 cents per minute with Skype, while a call to a mobile phone in Italy would cost 31 cents per minute, and a call to a mobile phone in the UK would cost 25 cents per minute. Skype’s Unlimited Mexico subscription costs a user $5.95 a month for unlimited calls to landlines in three areas of Mexico, with added charges of 2 cents per minute to call landlines and 20 cents per minute to call cell phones throughout the rest of Mexico. Using Talkster’s Free World Dialing with Skype means all of these calls would be free.

For new users, you can set up Talkster phone numbers for your friends and family around the globe by visiting the www.talkster.com home page and entering your name and phone number and the name and phone number of the person you want to call. Talkster will assign you new local Talkster numbers (where available) for each other. If you’re an existing Talkster Free World Dialing user, you can use the Talkster numbers you already have for your friends and family to place free calls from Skype.

How it Works

To get started from Skype, simply change your Skype Caller ID to the number you used when you set up your Talkster numbers. So for example, if you use your cell phone to place calls with Talkster, then you would change your Skype Caller ID to your cell phone number.

Once the Skype Caller ID number has been changed, follow the standard steps for placing a call with Talkster.

1) Call the number Talkster has assigned you for the friend you want to call.

2) Talkster rings your friend and tells them to hang up and call you back using their free local Talkster number for you.

3) Stay on the line and wait for your friend to call back in.

4) Listen to a 10-second audio ad before your call begins, then talk for free for as long as you like.

How to Change your Skype Caller ID

1) Log into Skype and go to the account settings page.

2) Select “View Settings” next to the Caller ID information.

3) Enter the number you would like to use for your Caller ID (the number you set up your free Talkster numbers with).

4) You will receive a confirmation SMS or message from Skype that your Caller ID has been changed.

5) Start making free calls from your PC to mobiles and landlines around the globe with Talkster.

* See Skype’s help section on changing your Caller ID here: http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=1263

For Help or Questions

Contact Talkster Customer Support at: support@talkster.com