Friday 27 May 2011

Skype for Beginners

My old friends Jim and Craig both asked me on Facebook what Skype might be.

Well, boys, at it's simplest very simply Skype is a way of being able to talk to people across 'tinternet for free if they both have Skype and a microphone.

There are other things that can be done with it:

One can 'chat' in text a la IM or FB Chat.
By loading your account with some pennies, it's possible to call phones in the UK and when calling abroad, at much cheaper rates than.
With a live call/chat,  files can be transferred.
One can subscribe to a Skype In number so that it s possible to be contacted anywhere in the world on one number.
Craig may find the conference call facility useful - that's not to say Jim doesn't only have one friend or colleague :)

I hope that's a simple but sufficient description for Skype newbies.

I would recommend Skype to anybody - it's a really useful tool, which, if on an unlimited data tariff, can even be used on mobile phones, thus circumventing phone charges. It's simple to download and set up.

Skype me at petechilcott

www.skype.com

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