Blogger Party

Skype - The whole world can talk for free. Thats the slogan of the popular software skype.

Skype is a neat little software that allows you to make free calls all over the world to your friend using an internet connection and a microphone attached to your pc. To people who have to deal with the huge phone bills just because they want to keep in touched with distanced loved ones will find happy joy and relief in this piece of software. This is just a dream come true.

Unlimited internet connection are popular these days and what Skype does is that it makes use of that internet connection to send voice through to the other party digitally, bypassing the traditional phone lines, operators, switching, etc, thus making it free of charge.

Whats better news is that Skype is not exclusive to the Windows platform, it supports Mac OS X, Linux and pocketPC too! So no matter which OS you're using in whichever country, a free call to your dear ones at home is here for you.

Sure, you may say that popular Instant Messaging software like MSN Messenger already have this voice function where you can talk to each other verbally, however you have to give this piece of software a try to see the difference for yourself. The latency and loss of data transferred is very little, meaning you will not hear part of the conversation and some of it is missing, which can be a problem with IMs. Furthermore, Instant messagers require you to properly configure your firewall or router for them to work properly, but Skype does not need the user to alter any firewall or router configurations for it to work. Just download, install and use it. Easy as pie.

Plus, it has some features that instant messaging software does not offer. Skypeout actually allows you to use the internet to make call to mobile phones or land lines all over the world. This feature isnt free, but it is much cheaper than if you were to call from a regular phone line.

At € 0.017 per minute, you can get calls to Argentina (Buenos Aires), Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Canada (mobiles), Chile, China (Beijing, Guanzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen), China (mobiles), Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (mobiles), Ireland, Italy, Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland (Poland, Gdansk, Warsaw), Portugal, Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (Taipei), United Kingdom, United States (except Alaska and Hawaii), United States (mobiles) and last but not least: Vatican. Check out its website for rates to destinations all over the world.

Not available currently? Skype has a voicemail function that allows your callers to leave messages behind, but you can review at your own leisure.

There are some more features. So check it out now. Its a pretty cool piece of software. Free to download. Use it to keep in contact with friends all over the world cheaply, or even free!

Posted in haroharo's blog | | | | 525 reads