what is skype?

[Traveller249]

I have heard of it through friends as being better than msn but I am not sure how to go about downloading this?

Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance.

[Mac70]

Skype is for internet phone calls. Not quite the same as MSN. Have a look.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/

[ceejay123]

Yep It' brill'
I googled "skype" and then followed the download instructions bought a webcam for a tenner and i now talk to and see a mate in N Z and its free
Chris

[Ethel]

I don't have a landline at all, and use Skype for all my telephone calls - to landlines and mobiles. You can't do that on msn.

It saves me at least �11 a month in telephone line rental..

I use it to instant message (like msn) with my friends.

Best of all, I have registered my mobile phone with it. I can send texts to any mobile phone for 5p and it shows as coming from my phone, not skype. So much easier to use a keyboard than the phone keypad. Texts back are received by my mobile phone.

I have a SkypeIn phone number which looks exactly like any other landline number, and people get charged usual landline rates to call me.

I have a skype phone, which is wireless - looks and behaves exactly like any other phone, but connects to the internet via my wireless router, so my pc does not have to be turned on to use Skype.
It has an answer phone, caller display and so on.

[Mac70]

I had no idea really. I think I need to get some friends. (sob)