If you don’t have a Skype account, you can create one on your smartphone in Phone preferences, Accounts (see Use the Accounts application to set up an online account), Messaging (see Create a Skype account in Messaging) or Contacts (see Customise Contacts).
1Open Phone 
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2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Under Accounts, tap Add An Account.
4Tap Skype mobile.
5Do one of the following:
•To sign in to your existing Skype account: Tap Sign In. Enter your Skype name and password, and then tap Sign In. You’ve finished this procedure.
•To create a new account: Tap Create Account and continue with step 6.
6Tap Accept to agree to Skype's terms and conditions.
7Enter the following details:
•Full Name: Enter your full name.
•Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to other Skype users.
•Password: Enter a password and then enter it again.
•Email Address: Enter your email address and then enter it again.
8Tap Create Account.
TIP If you change your Skype username or password, you need to edit the account information on your smartphone. Open Phone, open the application menu and select Preferences & Accounts. Under Accounts, tap Skype mobile. Under Login Settings, enter your new username or password and then tap Sign In.
Set permissions for incoming Skype calls
If you have a Skype account, you can select whether to receive incoming calls from any Skype member, or just from people in your Skype contacts.
1Open Phone 
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2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Under Accounts, tap Skype mobile.
4Under Allow Skype Calls From, tap Anyone or Only My Skype Contacts.
Change your voicemail number
If your wireless service provider changes the phone number for your voicemail system, you need to change the number on your smartphone. This is the number your smartphone dials if you use any of the shortcuts to access voicemail (see Use voicemail).
1Open Phone 
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2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3By default, under Voicemail Number, your current voicemail number is highlighted. To change it, simply type the new number. If the current number is not highlighted, tap the number to highlight it and then type the new number.
Use dialling shortcuts
Dialling shortcuts add a prefix at the beginning of a number, so you can dial an extension instead of the whole number.
1Open Phone 
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2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
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