Skype - The better way to communicate - Stay tuned
Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrm
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 27 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 is a little piece of software that lets you make
free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world.
And even though the calls are free, they are really
excellent quality. If you and your friends, family or
business contacts are using webcams, you can also
make free video calls. You can even call landlines and
mobile phones at really cheap per minute rates
(and there's no setup or subscription fee).
Skype is free to download and easy to use.
Do more than just calling
Group chatJust like instant messengers, you can also use
Skype to chat and not just with one other person at a time,
but with up to 100 people in a group chat. If it's a really nice
group chat, you can bookmark it and find it later, which is
handy for persistent chats with family or business contacts.
Find people to talk to
Simply find and add contactsSimply find and add contacts
to your contact list, and when you have people on your list,
you can see if they're online, offline, busy or not sitting at their
computer right now.
Importing contactsImporting contacts lets you find people
among your contacts who are already on Skype.
Even if they're not using Skype yet, you can still call your
Microsoft Outlook contacts directly from Skype.
Shared GroupsShared Groups is handy when your contact
list is full of friends and family. You can then easily organise
them by creating and managing groups of contacts. And with
Shared Groups, all your friends or your latest project group
can stay in touch and be automatically updated when a new
person joins the group.
It just works. No worries
Skype works on most kinds of computers _ Windows, Mac
OS X, Linux and Pocket PCsSkype works on most kinds
of computers _ Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Pocket PCs.
Calls, chats and file transfers work between all kinds of computers.
EncryptionSkype automatically encrypts calls, chats and
file transfers before sending it through the internet so no-one
can intercept your call, text or file transfer. And it's completely
free of advertising, so you won't be disturbed by annoying
pop-ups or banners.
Useful things that cost a little
You can talk to anyone on Skype over the Internet for free, and
you'll always be able to do that. There are some other useful things
you can do on Skype that aren't free (but they're pretty cheap, actually).
Learn more about what is free, and what is not.
Download Skype now