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Skype Limited
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www.skype.com
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This is official description applies to version 5.5

Skype is a free program that provides an encrypted voice connection via Internet (VoIP) and allows to contact to the subscribers of the common telephone network.

Whether you’re calling your uncle on the other side of the world to tell him you’re getting married, or catching up with your best friend about her holiday, it’s free to call anyone else on Skype. So now you can call more often.

The cost of international calls really adds up. Calling anyone, anywhere on Skype is free when they’re on Skype too. Add all of your colleagues, clients and suppliers to Skype and call them for free.

With low call rates and no peak times, you can make international calls more often and keep in touch with family and friends wherever they are.

Call colleagues and business partners wherever they are, at great flat rates, day or night.
 
The following review written by one of the Software Informer contributors applies to version 4.1

Skype is a free program that provides an encrypted voice connection via Internet (VoIP) and allows to contact to the subscribers of the common telephone network. It offers general instant messaging features as well.

The program has a lot of useful features. It allows to talk on the Internet, and low speed connection such as dial-up is quite enough for that. Besides, you can use a video call option and talk to other people live. The program also allows to perform conference communication with up to 25 people. You can send instant messages and SMS as well. In addition, the program has an option that allows to forward calls to any phone for you when you are offline. Skype enables you to call for free to the other Skype subscribers. Moreover, it gives you the opportunity to call to any phone all over the world, but this option isn’t free, although quite cheap.

The application comes with some funny extras including various games, call recorders, add-ons for Outlook and many others. You can get more extras and organize them using the Skype Extras Manager. The “Option” window allows you to adjust general settings and personal settings for calls, video calls, SMS and sounds. You can search people on Skype by e-mail, Skype name or full name.
  • Multifunctional.
  • Video calls.
  • High quality connection.
  • Cheap calls to common phones.
  • Free.
  • Not found.

Reviewed by: Julia Galygo

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Reviewed: Last year

What's new in version 5.7 beta

- Video call your friends on Facebook direct from Skype
- Instant message with your Facebook friends
- New smarter call controls
- Connect with Facebook friends through Skype

What's new in version 5.0 beta

Up to 5-way group video call
Redesigned calling experience
Improved video snapshots gallery
Improved browser plugins performance on some websites.
Reduced false positives on browser plugin phone number recognition.

What's new in version 4.1

Screen sharing.
Send contacts.
Birthday reminders.
Better call quality.
Better video quality.
Accessibility features.
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Latest comments

Daniela(fan) 4 days ago 
Pros: Free
Cons: Too commercial
Comment: The best VoIP software I've ever used.
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Guest #20902804(beginner) Last month 
In my personall opinion, I think that this program's just "wow"
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Guest #20709045(beginner) 2 months ago 
— Skype with Problems
Pros: The Program is the Best
Cons: But not the company
Comment: There is always a problem with Skype in some way. I have been trying to contact Skype for 2 months now as my SMS stopped working and have never had a reply from them on how to fix it. If anyone can tell me I say Thank You to them. I use the Phone System a lot to phone from Australia to Scotland and other countries all the time, and use Viseo to talk to family and friends, But the SMS is the Problem it just stopped working, I have reloaded the Program so many times but to no Avail. Jock
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gbrl2011(erudite) 2 months ago 
I have used it for 5 years and I haven't seen any problems...
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