expired Free Worldwide Unlimited Skype Calls for 1 Month (Calls to Landlines)
This was posted 7 months 27 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Hi,
Skype is having their promotion for free landline calls for 1 month again.
I remember using this offer earlier this year when I went overseas and now it's available again.
Extract:
-One month of free unlimited¹ calls, worth €10.49.
-Calls to mobiles in seven countries, including the USA, Canada and Hong Kong³.
-Unlimited calls to landlines in over 40 countries4.
-Call when you want, day and night, seven days a week.
-No obligation — try it for a month and cancel at any time.
Trial Expires: 15/11/2012
Need CC details and will charge $1 for checking account purposes, but not actually charged.
REMEMBER: You need to cancel subscription at the end of the free period or you will be charged.
EDIT: Need to be existing Member for at least 29 Days.
Unlimited calls to landlines and mobiles in
Canada, Guam Hong Kong S.A.R., China Puerto Rico
Singapore Thailand United States
Unlimited calls to landlines only
Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Chile Croatia
Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France
Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Italy
Japan Korea, South Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands
New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Russia (Moscow and St.Petersburg only)
Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom Venezuela
+7 voteshuythanhv2 on 24/10/2012 - 10:31 ¶Want to subscribe.
Worry I will never use it.
Forget to cancel and get charged.
+4 votesfrancis.tks on 24/10/2012 - 22:47 ¶well, the chances for skype to fraud is pretty much close to 0, and its own by microsoft. What is more likely to happened is if they get hacked and someone else stole your card details.
+1 voteAfter the first month, your subscription will automatically continue and payments will be taken monthly unless you cancel within 27 days of the start date. Only one free Unlimited World subscription can be claimed per customer. Offer not available in China, Korea, Russia or Taiwan.
-1 voteThat is Hong Kong S.A.R., China, which is the official name of Hong Kong.
There is no China in neither lists.Check 'See all unlimited calling countries' under Unlimited World:
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/prices/pay-monthly
+2 votesplasmapuff on 24/10/2012 - 10:10 ¶In summary its for 1 month (30 days) but you have to start claiming it by 15/11/12.
Cancel within 27 days of your start date, or they will charge you for next month too.
- +24 votes
You can always cancel the subscription right away after you activate the free trial, in case you forget later on and get charged.
And this is exactly what I just did.
"You've cancelled your Unlimited World subscription. You can continue to make calls until it expires on November 24, 2012.
No further payments will be taken unless you reactivate this subscription" 
Just need to confirm, the ad says unlimited calls to Landlines AND Mobiles, but when I subscribed and checked my subscription info, it just says I have unlimited calls to the 'following landlines'….. so NO calling mobiles numbers for free???
Edit:
found the clause - Calls to mobiles and landlines in these countries: Canada, Guam, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Thailand and United States.ok so not all countries mobiles are eligible
laser on 24/10/2012 - 12:26 Comment score below threshold (-9).
+1 voteNo. I think you need Skype credit to make calls or send texts which land outside of the conditions of this subscription. For example, you can only call South Korean landlines with this subscription. If you want to call a mobile in South Korea, you need Skype credit. To get Skype credit, just pay the amount you want with your credit card. I think the minimum amount is $16 dollars if I am not wrong.
-1 votetariqadnan on 24/10/2012 - 16:38 ¶Could someone please let me know whether free calls could be made to Pakistan ?
Just found, Pakistan isn't in eligible countries list :/
sevenohfive on 25/10/2012 - 03:11 ¶Hey guys this might be an extremely stupid question but I was wondering, some friends and I are headed over to USA next month. Can we call each other using this deal?
Also does one side need to be on wifi or 3G?
I'm not familiar with how Skype technology works!
Could this be a replacement for us getting US sim cards?
skype is voip / internet phone, mean you need internet access. if your friend can have internet access then yes you can connect each other, you don;t call his phone number, but you call his profile, similar like you call someone on their email.
try google it what is voip- sevenohfive on 27/10/2012 - 03:19 ¶
Thanks but this deal is to call landlines or mobiles so it wouldn't be on their profile right?
As in I get that the common method of Skype is profile to profile over wifi, but Skype also allows you to call over phone networks right?
Which means if I'm in my hotel room with wifi I can call my mate on their USA phone number for free? Even if they are not on wifi?
What if they have their Aus sim in?
Does that make sense?
+1 votegreenpossum on 27/10/2012 - 06:22 ¶joannatan has muddied the waters by introducing a new term "calling their profile".
You can call somebody who also has Skype running via peer to peer. It cost both of you nothing except Internet traffic. Whether it goes through wired Ethernet, Wifi, or 3G for part of the way is irrelevant. But if 3G then you may be paying charges for that too.
You can also make calls to normal phones (landline and mobile). This is what is offered here for free, normally it costs a few cents per minute.
As for your phonebook, it can contain both Skype and phone number entries for a person. For example I normally call my relis on Skype, but if their Internet connection is down I can click on the phone number and pay a couple of cents per minute to make the call. Also if only a phone number is available for the callee, e.g. a local shop.
For those thinking of cancelling before the 1 month period is up, be careful as they charge you renewal 3 - 4 days before the 1 month period is up. I joined 22 Aug. and they charged my credit card 18 Sept for the renewal. I complained because I have existing skype balance of around $9 and I noticed that my balance is being debited every time I call overseas during the free 1 month period.
They did refund it to me when I complained to Skype and Paypal.
batrarobin on 28/10/2012 - 13:27 ¶I just cancelled my subscription as it didn't provide free calling to India, and I got a message saying "You've cancelled your Unlimited World subscription. You can continue to make calls until it expires on November 24, 2012.
No further payments will be taken unless you reactivate this subscription."So that means, If you cancel you can still make use of the subscription until next month.
joannatan on 29/10/2012 - 09:18 Comment score below threshold (-4).- +2 votesbatrarobin on 29/10/2012 - 14:41 ¶
What you mean "ever read"… No I didn't read the Terms and Conditions, I simply assumed Unlimited "World" means it covers the whole world. My fault that I assumed so I am not complaining!
- greenpossum on 14/11/2012 - 21:43 ¶
Just signed up. Interesting confirmation email. They helpfully tell you when they will start charging for real (10 Dec for me), but also that this subscription started 01/01/1970. Now all I need is a time machine and I can have 42 years of free calls. LOL
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"Offer available only to existing Skype users who have been registered with Skype more than 29 days"