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    a few weeks ago I got myself a new skype number (skypein) to use for job hunting. I liked the number cos it was easy to remember.

    i called it from my cell to verify that it was working and then set about using that as my contact number.


    but a few nights ago i gave it a test call - mainly cos i hadn't heard a peep on that line since. i wanted to verify that i was giving out the right number.

    "beep Beep BEEP. The number you have called is not in service"... wtf?

    When I got home I verified that I was calling the right number. Yes.

    I contacted skype and they claimed they called me and that it rang. (never saw evidence of their call tho). So I kept emailing them back stating that it's not working.

    Then earlier today they called me and I answered. Yay... but... wait. my cell still won't call the number.

    wtf?

    So then I tried getting a google number, set that up and ... yay my skype rang... but the cell still can't call it.


    this is really fucked up weird. Mom called and it worked. but her cell couldn't connect either. my bf's cell (different carrier) can't call it either


    basically my new local skype number ... landlines and computers can call it.
    cell phones cannot.
    wtf?



    Thankfully I have a workaround. google talk, kinda.

    I still have my old skypein number and i was going to keep that one anyway because it's local to my family. And that one works for cell phones too. I've had it for 3 years.

    So.. my google is now set up with a local number (well close enough at least for my job hunting). However instead of linking it to my cell, it's linked to the old skype.

    So now I only have to pay skype for one phone number, instead of paying them for one working number and one half-working number. i'm just glad i only paid for 3 months on the new one.

    meh. weird

  • #2
    slight piss off here...

    are you fucking kidding me skype? they're still trying to tell me that i am misdialing the phone.
    i am not a moron. i know how to dial a fucking phone number.

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    • #3
      You have to prefix it with #7263.

      (pound SAND)
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      • #4
        i might have to tell them to pound sand.

        Quoth skype

        Upon checking your account's call list, it appears that your Online Number is receiving calls so they are working, so it is most likely that an invalid or incorrectly dialled number has been the cause of those failed calls using mobile phones.
        yes apparently i'm too stupid to dial a number.

        now they're pissing me off.

        and i'm trying hard not to be a bitch about it.

        Quoth me back to skype
        Seriously? I know how to dial a cell phone.
        I am not misdialing the phone number.

        This situation has been verified by 3 different cell phones and two carriers.

        Instead of repeatedly suggesting that I'm misdialing (which is starting to sound rather insulting to my intelligence) is there some way to make this number work when being called by a cell?

        Having a landline call it? Fine. However if no one can call me from a cell what good is the number? Again, I've had other cell phones (and other people) calling me. Are you seriously suggesting that everyone calling me is suddenly incapable of dialing a cellphone properly?

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        • #5
          That is probably some sort of phone routing issue.

          And likely a problem on Skype's end, or on the part of whoever they get their number service from.

          Tell them to call the number from a cellphone to duplicate the problem so they can determine for themselves that it's not human error.

          ^-.-^
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          • #6
            Call routing issue.

            The skype phone number might have been an old number that used to belong to your cellphone carrier and they haven't taken it out of their phone switch.

            Either that or your cell phone company will need to work with Skype to resolve it.

            Call your cell phone company and report that you're not able to call (Skype Phone number). Tell them the result you get when you call it.
            Fixing problems... one broken customer at a time.

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            • #7
              Pepperelf,

              Just checking up with you on this. How'd it go?
              Fixing problems... one broken customer at a time.

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              • #8
                This is why I have a google voice number. I can call out from my computer and receive just the voice mail
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