Skype

Skype

Review of: Skype, Computer & Video Games

By: Stan S. on Judy's Book

Rating: 3 stars

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I got interested in the VOIP (voice over internet protocol) when yahoo offered phone service through its yahoo messenger. The attractiveness of course was the cost. I could talk to my son in Germany for 2 cents a minute! I tried it and was pretty pleased with the results. The quality is comparable to a cell phone, with occasional dropped sentences, etc.

I ended up at Skype which also offers phone service through the computer. It is dirt cheap compared to a regular or cell phone. I won't try quoting the rates because they vary depending on what block of time you buy, etc. Domestic calls in the USA are free until the end of the year. You just pay for voice mail and the actual phone number.

I have had their service for a few months now and I will give them a thumbs up. The quality is still not great, but for the cost, it is unbeatable. It practically eliminates your phone bill, like way less than $10 a month.

Of course the only time you have service is when you are connected to the internet, so this is not a substitute for a cell phone and I would not depend upon it if I was trying to run a business that required heavy phone usage. But for normal home phone use, it is satisfactory for my purposes, and I love the savings and being free of the tyranny of AT and T.

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