Post by son-of-tiny on Jun 6, 2008 13:39:19 GMT
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We all love something for nothing. With Skype’s free software – by the way, it works seamlessly with your internet connection – you can chat away with free Skype-to-Skype calls and never worry about cost, time or distance. Share the love and get your friends to download Skype so you can talk, chat or make video calls for nothing. You can also make local, long distance and international calls to phones and mobiles at great rates too.
Call phones and mobiles
Make nice, cheap calls to phones and mobiles and also get great rates calling internationally too.
Skype-to-Skype call
Free calls to people who are also on Skype – anytime and no matter where they are.
Conference call
Talk to up nine other people on a free conference call.
Skypecasts
Join live conversations, connect with new people and have fun.
Call forwarding
Have your calls follow you on to your phone and answer them no matter where you are.
SkypeFind™
Read reviews of businesses the Skype community has recommended and call them. Or add your own.
Auto Redial
Simply dial once. If busy, the number will be redialled until it gets picked up.
System requirements
PC running Windows 2000, XP or Vista. (Windows 2000 users require DirectX 9.0 for video calls).
Internet connection (broadband is best, GPRS is not supported for voice calls, and results may vary on a satellite connection).
Speakers and microphone – built-in or separate.
For voice and video calls we recommend a computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and of course a webcam.
For High Quality Video calls you will need a high quality video webcam and software, a dual-core processor computer and a fast broadband connection (384 kbps).
Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Skype created a little piece of software that makes communicating with people around the world easy and fun. With Skype you can say hello or share a laugh with anyone, anywhere. And if both of you are on Skype, it’s free.
Skype is available in 28 languages and is used in almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenue through its premium offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from landline and mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding. Skype, based in Luxembourg, has relationships with a growing network of hardware and software providers and is an eBay company
A few members use SKYPE all you need is a headset standard issue and a mic and your off.