How to set up your Skype SMS ID How do I show my mobile numer when sending texts from Skype? To change the sender ID, you need to validate your mobile number in Skype: Go to the tools menu and click options. Under the IM & SMS tab select SMS settings. Click verify your mobile phone number, add the number you’d like to use and click send. Enter the code you recieve on your mobile phone and click submit. Now when you use Skype to send an SMS message clients, customers and collegues will know it’s from you. Use Skype for text messaging to mobile phones. It’s quick, simple and offers even greater value on sending text messages abroad.
No Emergency calls with Skype Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and can’t be used for emergency calls.