Skype the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A Skype user can have local numbers in any of these countries, with calls to the number charged at the same rate as calls to fixed lines in the country. The countries on this growing list are referred to collectively as the SkypeIn Countries. Skype supports conference calls, video chats, and screen sharing between 25 people at a time for free. Skype does not provide
Features of Skype and often useless because people have found ways to create custom quotes. Skype users can call landline and mobile phone numbers (previously known as "SkypeOut") using "Skype Credit" or a calling subscription. Additionally, users can purchase a "Skype Number" (previously called "SkypeIn" and "Online Number") that lets contacts call their Skype client from a landline or mobile phone. The ability to call landline or mobile phones from Skype was originally branded as "SkypeOut", but this term has been dropped in favor of "Calls to mobiles and landlines". Skype users can call phone numbers, including landline and mobile phones, for a