Skype changing prices?

March 17, 2007 10:31 AM

I am getting the wrong price when I try to buy SkypeIn. Everywhere I look on the Skype webpage, the cost is listed as $12 for 3 months and $38 for 12 months. When I go to check-out, however, it offers me the choice of $18 for 3 months or $60 for 12 months. Is this a poorly-coordinated price hike or something wrong with the check-out?
posted by bethm to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

FWIW- Skype customer service just got back to me and said they're having some problems with the in-program buying setup. They recommended I go to skype.com. If you're trying to buy directly in the program, there's a slim possibility that's part of the problem.
posted by conch soup at 10:50 AM on March 17, 2007

I just went to skype.com and it gave me the correct price at the chackout.
posted by Ferrari328 at 10:53 AM on March 17, 2007

Are you sure the quoted price is in dollars? When I bought my skype plan all the prices were initially quoted to me in Euros but the checkout converted them to dollars for me.
posted by LunaticFringe at 2:38 PM on March 17, 2007

Mine is in Canadian dollars, and it says "Only $38 for 12 months or $12 for 3 months" but I didn't go through the further steps. That's Canadian, not Euros.
posted by Listener at 3:29 PM on March 17, 2007