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Skype is a peer-to-peer Internet telephony network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. It competes against existing open VoIP protocols such as SIP, IAX, and H.323. The Skype Group, acquired by eBay in October 2005, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in London, Tallinn and Prague.

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  • NeedFeed devotee
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    It works perfectly. Even calls forwarded to my cellphone are with pretty good quality. I use it every day.

  • tonyway expert
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    el mejor en llamadas por internet

  • Arxos expert
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    Great chat/VOIP program. Lets you even call landlines (costs money). Tons of users, support for many devices including the more popular ones like the iPhone, Blackberry, and even the PSP. It's designed as more of a "only use with people you know, like friends and family." because there's no "recommended user" or a good way to network with random people. But overall the best VOIP program out there.

  • lifeanxiety devotee
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    Pro's

    [1] Free
    [2] VOIP
    [3] Large users database
    [4] Multiplatform on many devices iphone, psp, BlackBerry, etc

    Con's

    [1] You need 150 KB/s for decent quality
    [2] Call drops
    [3] Lacking social networking features. Impossible to find
    someone to connect
    [4] Long distance is laggy

  • Marcela Santander expert
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    So useful...

  • Oleg_Andreych devotee
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    I like it ^_^

  • acxe12 devotee
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    best software for communication!

  • sokoloff fanatic
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    Actually in 21st century you want voice communication and not typing text all the time ;) Also rather cheap rates for stationary phone calls abroad.

  • Jan fanatic

    Great VOIP, chat gives some delay tough!

  • KyleLeslie expert
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    Get Skype! Best VOIP client I've ever seen. Amazing for distance communication. It's free!

  • nikelin fanatic
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    Without SkypeCasts it's boring...

  • bardiax expert
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    Its Good . But work bad on amd64 or x86-64 systems

  • Martin Koppel devotee
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    It works perfectly. Even calls forwarded to my cellphone are with pretty good quality. I use it every day.

  • SiPlus devotee
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    Beating ICQ, Jabber, AOL and MSN.

  • Kwintin expert
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    Very useful and efficient for file transfer when Adium hangs up on them...

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Website: skype.com
Developer: Skype Technologies S.A.
License: Free
Version: 4.2
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Usage: 24 years, 11 months, 6 days, 22 hours and 13 seconds
Usage since: 20 April 2007
Platform Usage:
Windows
(72%)
Mac
(23%)

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Rank: #14