Till now, Skype users in India could buy Skype credit or subscriptions only with Inteational credit cards. Microsoft today aounced their partnership with Sify allowing Skype users to buy their Skype credit or subscriptions from www.sify.com/skype using Indian Debit/Credit Cards and Net Banking.
“Together with Sify, we are making it easier for Skype users in India to purchase Skype credit and subscriptions. India is a key market for Skype and we want to help our users in India coect with friends and family abroad,” said Judd Harcombe, Head of Emerging Market Business Development at Skype.
Skype credit or subscriptions to make calls to Mobile & Landline numbers outside India. Skype offers some of the most competitive calling rates while calling abroad from India and this partnership will help Indian consumers access these offerings from Skype more easily. They can even use Skype Credit to coect to the inteet using Skype WiFi at available public WiFi hotspots around the world during their inteational travel.