Does using Skype cost money from a mobile plan?
I recently got an iPhone and downloaded Skype and have been skyping quite a lot to my best friend. We have had a lot of 60 minute+ calls.
However, I have now noticed that my monthly mobile bill is around 30 dollars more than it usually is and I'm forced to question whether Skype is costing me.
I'm not using mobile data to video call people, I've always been connected to a Wi-Fi source, so why am I finding that I'm having to pay more? I did not think that Skype was a paid service, and I still don't but this is a weird thing to happen to me.
Skype is only a paid service if it's connected to a landline and even then I'm told it's not that much.
The bill should say where the cost is coming from, but as an experiment, try turning off your cellar data on your iPhone and continue to use Wi-Fi normally to see if it's still charging. What could be happening is that for some reason (maybe the Wi-Fi went out) that it could be reverting or using the mobile data when the connection is cut.
Though an easier method would be to call the provider and ask them where the 30 dollars is coming from, they should and are required to answer that question.
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