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Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

Anyone know how long it takes between when you buy minutes on Skype and when it shows up on your account?

I have been trying for two days, and nothing has shown up.

Also, I tried with Yahoo, and my card was rejected without explanation. VISA said they were not to blame. Anyone been able to buy time with Yahoo voice with a credit card from within Korea?

Thanks for the help!

KoreaninKorea · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: Incheon

Are you sure you bought them? I bought the world wide subscription plan. It started to work right away. You might want to check with your VISA one more time. Make sure you didn't pay for $100 worth of minutes. After you log on and say you want to buy, they'll take you to another page where you might have to answer some questions. If you do get skype, I suggest you get the world wide plan. They will give you two incoming calling numbers. This way your family can dial a local number when they want to call you.

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

I use a credit card and they show up immediately.

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

Well, no. That's the problem.

I've got three types of emails from Skype: Problem with your payment, we're processing your order, and payment now due. None of them indicate they have processed my order.

However, the credit card company said they sent Skype the $10, and it's not a problem on their end.

I ended up buying a 15,000 won phone card so I could call the credit card company to check on processing of my credit card payment for $10 of minutes on Skype.

losing_touch · Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Location: Ulsan - I think!

Well, it shows up immediately for me. As for buying the calling card to call your credit card company, you do know you can call US 1-800 numbers for free with Skype, right?

ChinaBoy · Joined: 17 Feb 2007

I use PayPal, quick and easy.

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

losing_touch:

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:56 am Post subject:

you have to pay for skype now?

maybe that's why I quit using it in late 2004

losing_touch · Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Location: Ulsan - I think!

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

OKOKOK, I got my PayPal deposits, so that's a start.

Still nothing from Skype. They say it could take up to 24 hours to get the payment processed.

Yahoo is a no go. There's something odd about it. They say it is only for U.S. residents. I wonder if I am being blocked because I am signing up in Korea, even if I am using a U.S. credit card and address? There was something in the press a couple of years ago about Korea trying to ban non-Korean VOIP service within Korea. Is that still going on?

One more tip:

http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/

I don't know they list the country code for the U.S. from Korea as:

001~002 +1*

Does this make any sense to more experienced callers?

I tried 0011, plus the number and that worked. Is that the normal country code for the U.S.?

Straphanger · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Chilgok, Korea

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

Some good suggestions here. Thanks for the advice.

With Skype, the way to go is start with a one month subscription. I got unlimited US for $6. Then you can get one year of phone in, ie a telephone number for people to call you, at half price -- $30 a year. That brings it to the Yahoo phone in price.

After that, unless you are going to be doing some might heavy talking, buying minutes is probably the way to go. After all, all you have to do is get the person you are talking to regularly to sign up with Skype and you get free calls. Right?

As to Yahoo, it would have been nice using them, given the IM link. Keeps things a little neater. But I couldn't get it to work signing up. I sent some inquiries to the help contact and got back computer messages.

One said Yahoo Voice is not actually operated by Yahoo; it is contracted out to a company that shares Yahoo's commitment to quality. So Yahoo can't help me, I should contact that other company.

Sorry, Yahoo. You were a great company. In 2001. Today, you aren't worth the trouble.

Gatsby · Joined: 09 Feb 2007

Can anyone tell me how to change your base calling country?

I have it set to the US now, but would like to call within Korea. So I guess I have to use a country code.

But how would I change the base country so Korea is my local country, and no codes?

(Actually, you could have two accounts, one with your home country, one with Korea, pay as you go, to keep it simple.)

Thanks for the help!