I closed Skype on my iPhone and used my PC to call my usual number and as you can see here, you should see your chosen number appear in the number field.įor Skype to pick up calls on your iPhone, you need to have it running in the background. Your Skype number account should be activated straight away, so go ahead and test it. This should now make your iPhone ring or vibrate when you receive a Skype call just like it would with a real call. You need to turn on sounds, show in notification center and show in lock screen, while at the top, you need to select either banners, or for a cell phone-like experience with calls, select alerts. Head into Settings, then Notification Center, and find Skype in the list of programs.Ĭlick on it, and you'll be presented with a variety of options. I've used an iPhone 5, and there are a couple of things you need to do in order to use it as a Skype phone.īy default, it likely won't ring or vibrate when you receive a call - not ideal if you want to use it to replace your existing cell phone number. You can use your PC or Mac to make and receive the calls as normal, or using your smartphone or tablet, you can essentially give your mobile device its own separate number to make and receive Skype calls.
However, you can type in a specific set of numbers to see if it's available and Skype offer up numbers too.įrom here you have a couple of options. Unfortunately, this isn't that flexible - for instance, you're not going to be able have something easy to remember such as 224466 or 123456. Once you've decided on a country or countries, you can then pick your actual number.
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