Jonathan Davies

Skype is great; here is why. I just got of Skype after having a lengthy conversation with my dad. He is currently in the US. How much did that whole conversation cost us - nothing. This is one of the many reasons that I love Skype.

I’m going to go a bit deeper into the pros and cons with this really cool app.

Pros

It’s Free!:

You can’t get much better than that, I use Skype to talk with my friends and family, even those who live in the UK

It Holds No Bounds:

You can talk for as long as you like to whoever you like; granted they have to have an internet connection and a computer but who doesn’t nowadays?

Simple Interface:

I hate those small buttons that you get on mobile phones. With Skype you can see exactly what you want and all the buttons make sense to their purpose. Something I am unsure of for most companies.

When it’s no free… It’s cheap:

One of the great features of Skype is to phone landline's for local or cheaper then average rates. For instance: If I wanted to phone Japan I would put in the Japanese number and skype would send it overseas via the internet and then offload it as a local call.

Cons

Both People Need it:

If you want to do a free call to each other then yes, the person you are calling does need to have Skype installed. And when they don’t understand quite how it works you have to go through it over the phone

Feedback:

Unfortunately some people find it hard to understand the sheer anguish I get when I get feedback from what I am saying in Skype. The normal cause for this is when they have their speakers on and that is going back into their mic. I know, this is a problem with the computer, not Skype but it still really bugs me.

Initial Investment:

Yay Skype is free! After go go get that $60 uncomfortable headset and buy all those nifty accessories that you are offered when signing up.

Conclusion

As I started this post - Skype is great and I think that it is very hard to improve on it. All they can really do is work on increasing the quality of the calls. I didn’t mention this but Skype sounds way better than your average phone. I recommend Skype to everyone, it works on Mac, PC and Linux, so give it a go, I wouldn’t be surprised if half of your friend already used it.

Do you use Skype? What is your favourite feature and why? Either leave a comment or use the contact form!

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