With Skype software, you can literally turn your home computer into a telephone. Okay…maybe not literally, but it pretty much amounts to the exact same thing.
Skype software allows you to make voice and video calls with your Internet connection. Video conferencing, file transfer options, voice mail and even instant messaging features make this much more than a simple voice chat computer program. Skype is a fully-functional telephone service for the Internet, and it’s made to work with land lines, mobile phones and other computers.
Using Skype
Downloading the Skype software is absolutely free, and several versions exist so you should find one that works with your current OS. When you connect to others via computer, you won’t have to pay extra to make use of Skype. The software also offers free video calls, so you can see loved ones even halfway around the world.
For calls to mobile and land line phones, Skype offers two different types of payment plans. You can make use of pay as you go or monthly packages, and use your computer to call anyone. What is Skype? It turns your computer into a telephone – and so much more.
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August 10th, 2009
I love Skype! Every two weeks or so, I have a 1-hour video call with my brother, who lives in Singapore (I live in California). I see him, he sees me, we talk as long as we like and it’s never cost me anything – not a penny. I Skype with my nieces, with whom the video feed makes a huge difference in the experience – - for them, and of course, me, too! I also IM, share files, and voice mail on Skype – it has all worked flawlessly for me. And you just can’t beat “free”.
The only drawback is the recent increase in “spam IMs” inviting you to sex talk hot lines and the like. I’m concerned about children being exposed to that kind of uninvited, unwanted intrusion.
To me, the benefits far, far, far outweigh that one slight inconvenience for me.