Skype, Google Voice Get Unified Caller ID

Check out this pcworld article on how to make Skype Out calls and have your google voice number show up on the other person’s caller ID.

First, you’ll need a Skype account, of course. That’s free. Then you need to download and install the Skype software.

Next, go to the Skype Features page, and sign up to make outgoing, conventional phone calls using Skype. You can buy credits in increments of $10, or just pay for monthly services, starting at $2.95 per month for unlimited calling in the US and Canada.

Next, go to the Account page, and click Caller ID. There, you can set any of your phone numbers as the Caller ID number seen by the people you call using Skype. Enter your Google Voice number. Skype will send an SMS with a verification code to Google Voice. Enter that verification code into the Skype Caller ID Web page, and you’re done. Skype says it takes 24 hours to activate.