Yes, you can have as many subscriptions as you like. If you're calling a lot of different countries, you can buy a subscription for calls to each of them.
To buy more than one subscription, simply complete the purchase of your first
one and start over by selecting a new country. Alternatively,
see our Unlimited
World subscription - our best value deal for calling
landlines around the world.
The following frequently asked questions will help answer any questions you have about how multiple subscriptions work.
Can I have more than one subscription for calls to the same country?
Yes you can. You can have overlapping subscriptions (for example, a Europe plan and a UK plan), and you can have two identical subscriptions.
If you purchase an identical subscription to one you already have (i.e. the same country and same number of minutes), the second subscription will become active when the billing period for the first subscription ends. However, if you buy a subscription for calls to the same country but with a different number of minutes, the second subscription will become active as soon as you have used up all the minutes in the first subscription. For example, if you buy a Brazil 120 minutes subscription on the 1st of the month, and use all your minutes by the 20th, then buy a Brazil 60 minutes subscription, you can start using the Brazil 60 minutes subscription right away. You don't have to wait until the billing period for the first subscription has come to an end.
If I have more than one subscription that covers calls to the same country, which one is used when I make a call?
Skype is pretty clever about using the subscription that’s best for you. It ranks your subscriptions and uses them in this order:
- By minute rate – lowest rate (i.e. cheapest) ranks first
- By plan type – unlimited* ranks first, and limited ranks second
- By next monthly minutes reset date – nearest ranks first
If I have an unlimited subscription (for landlines) and a limited subscription (for landlines and mobiles), when making a call to a landline, which minutes will be used?
The subscription with the most minutes at any given time will be used. So in this case it would be the unlimited subscription as this offers unlimited* calls to landlines.
If you have two different limited subscriptions, the subscription with the highest number of available minutes will be used.
For example, if you have a World 400 and an Australia Landlines 120, and you make a call to an Australian landline, the World 400 would be used over the Australia Landlines 120.
*A fair usage policy applies.
