Hack6.Try Skype Voicemail, Risk Free

Hack 6. Try Skype Voicemail, Risk Free

Experiment with Skype Voicemail. Even better, follow the advice in this hack and you can try it for free and without risk.

Works with: all versions of Skype.

The Skype Voicemail service is for those times when you're already online talking to someone else, or you're otherwise unavailable (for example, offline). Calls are automatically routed to a voicemail account that can have a personalized greeting, and that you can access from wherever you are logged onto Skype. You can keep your voicemails for as long as you want.

Skype Voicemail has a neat feature that allows you to send voicemail to any Skype user, regardless of whether they are a Skype Voicemail subscriber. Both Skype users and callers that use your SkypeIn number, if you have one (see "Try SkypeIn, Risk Free" [Hack #5]), can leave voicemail messages for you. Indeed, Skype Voicemail is currently bundled for free with a SkypeIn subscription.

If you don't have a SkypeIn account, but nevertheless would like to take advantage of the services provided by Skype Voicemail, a subscription currently costs 5 (about $6.25) for three months and 15 (about $18.75) for one year. Skype Gift Certificates can also be used to activate Skype Voicemail service.

You can try Skype Voicemail for free and without risk if you follow these simple steps. Purchase a three-month or one-year subscription. Experiment with Skype Voicemail for less than 30 days, and if you don't like it, Skype will refund your subscription in full upon request (see "Claim Your Money Back" [Hack #16]).

After 30 days, Skype will refund only the unused portion of your last subscription payment on a pro rata basis. In fact, you can claim a refund on these terms at any time for a Skype Voicemail subscription, regardless of whether it is a new subscription or a renewal.

You can find Skype's terms and conditions at http://www.skype.com/company/legal/terms/tos_voip.html. Of particular interest for those who want to try Skype Voicemail without any risk is "Article 6REFUND POLICY."