

When the person you’re calling attempts to return your call at this number, they will hear a recording stating, “This call could not be completed because you’re trying to reach a Skype user.”Īlso, land line users will sometimes see “Skype Caller” on their caller ID name display, especially when you’ve disabled your caller ID with Skype. Sometimes it displays different numbers, but they usually seem to be in the 661 area code. When you deactivate the caller ID and you call someone, the person you’re calling will see a default Skype phone number, such as 66. You can click on the “Change Number” link to change the number to something new, or you can click on “Deactivate Caller ID” to stop Skype from showing your personal phone number. Mine is showing my Silicon Valley phone number, which I’ve blocked part of out so you weirdos don’t call me. That is, if you are currently displaying a number. Once Skype’s infuriatingly slow page loads the caller ID page, you’ll see the phone number that Skype is currently displaying to the people you call. When you get to the main page, click on the button labeled Caller ID. You can pay much less if you pay by the month instead of by the year, but $60 for a year of phone calls is a great deal. Incoming call service is an additional $30 per year. I would assume that you only need the ability to dial out to land lines (Skype-out), which is $30 per year. Since I have a paid account that includes both Skype-in and Skype-out, I’m unsure which of these 2 features you’ll need to change your caller ID. Let me walk you through the basics, then we’ll get into some fun stuff.įirst, you go to and log into your account.
#How to change skype settings on phone free#

Noise cancellation - Adjust the Noise cancellation option for Skype calls.When you toggle this off, you can adjust your microphone volume manually. Automatically adjust microphone settings - With this toggled on, your microphone volume will be set automatically.Microphone - Select a different microphone device if you have one connected.This feature is only available in Skype for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Webcam settings - Customize your webcam brightness, contrast and more.Change background - Blur or customize your background during a video call in Skype.Camera Preview - Glimpse a preview of your camera.Camera - Select a different camera if you have one connected.From there you can customize the following audio and video settings:.
