History

On the History page of the Skype menu, you will find a list of the calls you made on TV. You will find the calls you missed and you can listen to Voice messages.

For how long your Skype events are kept in this history list, depends on the amount of contacts you have and how intensively you use Skype.

Voice Messages

About Voice Messages

If someone calls you on Skype and you do not take the call, he or she can leave a spoken message on Skype Voice messages. If you call a contact and they can't take the call, you can send a Voice message to your contact.

To send or to receive a Voice message, you - or your contact - must set up Skype Voice messages first. You can set up Voice messages on your computer. Go to www.skype.com

Record a Voice Message

If your contact has activated Voice messages, you can leave a voice message if they don't answer your call.

To record a Voice message…

1 - Call a contact. If your call was not answered, Skype will propose to send a Voice message.

2 - Speak your message after the beep.

3 - To stop recording, click End call.

Play a Voice Message

A contact can send a Voice message to you. You can play a Voice message from the History page.

To play a Voice message…

1 - In the Skype menu, click History.

2 - Click the Voice message you want to play.

3 - Click  to play the Voice message. You can listen to a Voice message as many times you want.

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Skype Credit

On Skype, you can buy Skype Credit or take a Skype subscription. With Skype Credit or a Skype subscription available, you can make low-cost calls to mobiles and landlines with your TV.

Buy Skype Credit

To buy Skype Credit or take a Skype subscription, sign in to Skype on your computer.

The Skype Credit you buy will be available when you sign in to Skype on your TV.

The amount of credit or the subscription information is shown on each page where you can make a phone call.

Skype Credit low

You will be notified if your credit is too low to make a phone call.

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Skype settings

Remember My Password

If you always use the same Skype account on TV, you can set Skype to skip the sign in page.

On the sign in page, click the checkbox in front of Remember my password. If you do not sign out of Skype and you go back to watching TV or you switch off the TV – the next time you start Skype, it will open on your People page. No need to sign in first.

General

Skype Credit

To check the amount of your Skype Credit…

Start Skype and click  Settings > General > Skype Credit.

Skype Terms and Conditions

To read the Skype Terms and Conditions or Skype Privacy Policy…

Start Skype and click  Settings > General > Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy.

Security

Change Password

You can change your current Skype password and enter a new password for your Skype account.

To change your password…

1 - Sign in to Skype with your account.

2 - In the Skype menu, click  Settings.

3 - Click Security and click Change password.

4 - Follow the instructions on screen.

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