I use Skype for most of my international calls at home (such as the the bmi Diamond Club call centers in India, for which there’s no U.S. number), the quality does vary but it does the trick. I also use it to call from abroad, when I’ve got internet connectivity. (When I’m roaming around I use an unlocked cell with a SIM card from OneSimCard.com which suits my needs in many countries.)
CollegeBudget.com has $20 Skype Credit for $10, one per person.
Your $10 purchase yields a $20 e-gift code that can be deposited at skype.com/voucher.
The site says the voucher expires September 26th, but then in the fine print says it must be redeemed by September 30th. I assume one should redeem it right away, and that the funds deposited are treated as normal Skype credits and expire (or do not) under normal Skype rules.
This deal is only available until 3am Eastern.
(HT: Joey M.)
Update: I happen to have a .edu e-mail address, so didn’t realize the site was specifically looking for that. Joey, who sent the deal, writes: “It says for students but just link a facebook account and you’ll be fine, I just did it.”
You need a .edu email address to get this deal.
Hi Guys Happy to share to the faithful readers. Make sure to link your facebook account and youll be fine, otherwise its for students.
I tried it and linked my wifes facebook (i dont have one)and already purchased and saw the credit on my skype account.
Hey Gary, I used to use Skype a lot, but been on the market for an alternative (since it doesn’t connect with my car’s bluetooth). I recently discovered this tool called Rebtel that’s pretty nifty. Thought it’s cool to share.
http://tumblr.leixusam.com/post/19944408427/rebtel-may-be-the-perfect-tool-for-calling
Worked with the Facebook connect link (I removed access immediately after). Got code in email immediately. Hard part was finding where to use voucher. This link takes you directly:
https://secure.skype.com/account/voucher/redeem
worked fine, thanks !
Yes, sign in thru your FB login and no problem
if you no longer look like astudent!
$20 already in my skype account, all worked smoothly !
Great tip!! Hearing to South America in a few weeks and was gonna buy the unlimited intl monthly plan for $13.99 + vat. This saved me like $6.00 or so!! Thx!!
It looks like the offer has been extended for 48 hours – or maybe it is because I bought one.
If anyone wants to pay it back, here is my referral link:
http://collegebudget.com/users/refer/98637/f4d4bda7ebcbf1d7abc8df2f9284caf6
Great, thanks for the tip. Worked like a charm, even with a non-US billing address.
Now how can we make this work for multiple vouchers per account…
Thanks for the tip! As others have said, the offer was extended.
Here is another referral link if anyone is interested: http://collegebudget.com/users/refer/98160/3518a536d0954c5f0dcda83e4660ebd1
And to be clear there’s no referral link in my post 🙂
I purchased the voucher and tried to redeem but got a message that the voucher has been redeemed! Now I’m out of $10 with a used voucher. Does anyone have similar issue?