Skype is one of the most popular IM services online today. Not only does it feature an –easy-to-use chat service with good video quality, but it also allows users to call mobile phones and landlines.
How Skype works
Skype works by connecting people and computers through VoIP or voice over Internet protocol. This is also the same route that connects calls from Skype to cellphones and landline phones.
Benefits offered by Skype
Skype offers such benefits as free calls from one computer to another, being able to communicate with others through IM, voice mail, and the ability of users to call a Skype account via mobile phones. Skype also allows users to send and receive mobile files such as pictures.
Current features of Skype
Skype has a number of phone and web features. These include high quality video calls, instant chat messaging, mobile calls, file sharing, emoticons, games, caller identification, and voicemail to name a few. Personalization is another great feature of Skype, which allows users to post a personalized profile pic, mood message, and videos on their profiles.
