Skype costs: How much does the Messenger cost?

Before you use Skype for a fee for calls, you should find out how much the chat program costs at all. In this practical tip we explain the prices of the messenger.

Skype: Overview of costs

• In general, Skype can be used free of charge. You can chat and make calls on your PC as well as on your smartphone and tablet, as long as your correspondent also has a Skype account. Video calls with Skype contacts also do not cost extra.
• If you want to make calls on landline phones or cell phones, you have to pay. Depending on the subscription, a call to the German landline network costs between 0.5 and 2.0 cents per minute, depending on the payment method and subscription.
• A minute price of between 1.0 and 2.0 cents is charged for calls to the USA. In more exotic countries, such as the Bahamas, calling sometimes costs more than 10 cents per minute.
• SMS can also be sent via Skype. A message within Germany costs 11.7 cents.
• All information about the Skype prices as well as various bookable packages can be found on skype.com.

In the next practical tip we will show you how you can distort your voice in Skype.