Skype has permanently halted credit and phone number sales as Microsoft pushes users toward monthly subscriptions.

Calling landlines and mobile numbers now requires a subscription, and Skype-to-Skype calls remain free and unaffected.

"I don't know what came over me the day I transferred my savings to a bunch of cyber fraudsters… a mix of fear, confusion and anxiety perhaps.

Microsoft has cut two of Skype’s central premium features: credit and custom phone numbers. Instead of credits, the company ...

Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week. Skype Credit and Skype Number are both being discontinued in favor of Microsoft pushing subscriptions ...

2024 goes away and with it – two landmark Skype features! Microsoft has quietly ended support for adding Skype credit and ...

Skype users can no longer purchase Skype Credit to make calls to mobiles and landlines with affordable rates. Skype is now ...

Anyone who wants to call pure telephone devices with Skype in future will have to take out a subscription. There is no longer ...

Bad news for anyone out there who still uses Skype: The Microsoft-owned phone and messaging platform has quietly stopped letting users top-up accounts with credit and buy Skype phone numbers.

The fraud began with a call from a man claiming to be an officer with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), as ...