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Skype Editor's Review

Due to tremendous growth in Information Technology, there have been some drastic changes in communication sector as well. Now, VOIP and Video calling is not an alien term. Many clients offer facilities of Video Calling and VOIP, but one of the most used and most talked about client is Skype. Skype is an all in one VOIP program that can do several other things as well. Skype can be used to IM your friends, call them for free (if they too are Skype users), call other landline and mobile phones across the globe using VOIP and make free video calls. Let’s check out how efficient and effective it is when it comes to communication.

Using Skype is quite easy as well. It is so easy to use that if you haven’t used it or any other chat client before, you won’t have hard time adjusting to it.

Skype is available for almost all major platforms, be it mobile or PC. It is available for both Windows and Mac. Installing Skype is pretty easy and quick and doesn’t require a lot of user interaction. You just have to hit next a few times and Skype is up and running. It does not put huge load on your PC as far as resources are concerned. Overall, installation process is as smooth as knife on butter.

The native feature of Skype is VOIP, that is, Voice over Internet Protocol which means calling to another phone by just using your Internet Connection.  Skype offers VOIP at relatively lower prices, which is definitely one of the major reasons for its popularity. In tests, call quality was remarkably good. Both reception and sending was easy, but there was a split second delay in reception and delivery of messages. This delay, however, was acceptable as this might be the result of Internet Connection speed. Sometimes, you may encounter sudden call drop, but that is not a big issue as it is pretty rare. Apart from its native features, it comes loaded with many other features as well. One of the most used features is Instant Messaging (IM) feature, which allows users to send messages to each other in real time for free. Skype also allows you to send SMS, which is quite cheap as well, but not as cheap as standard SMS though.

Skype comes with a handy video chat feature that worked flawlessly in our tests. In this feature, there has been significant improvement in this version of Skype over previous versions. Its interface has been made less cluttered and important buttons are added on the toolbar. Video window is now wider and offers more space to the user. Audio quality was great as everything was loud and clear, but video was bit pixelated, but that is again acceptable as that might be result of Internet Speed and other uncontrollable settings. Although new interface is quite good, users of previous versions of Skype might find it too much of interface change.

Skype now supports Facebook which is definitely a welcome update for Facebook and Skype users. You can get not only get News Feeds and updates, you can call your Facebook friends from Skype interface only. You’d need to pay if you want to call your friends who are not signed into Skype, but for friends who are already signed on to Skype, calling is free.

Skype comes with some nice file transfer tools as well. You can send almost all available formats without any major restriction. File transfer feature is quite easy to use and doesn’t require any special add-ons.

Positive Points:
 -  Extremely user friendly interface.
 -  Excellent Call reception and delivery quality.
 -  Loaded with tons of features.
 -  Support for Facebook.
 -  Built-in file transfer tools.

Negative Points:
 -  Sometimes, Call is dropped without any reason.
 -  Pixelated Video during Video Chat.

Conclusion:
Skype is most popular VOIP and IM client available today and it definitely has every reason to be so. Skype is loaded with many features, is extremely easy to use and works pretty much flawlessly. Skype credits are easy to buy and are fairly cheap. Overall, Skype is definitely one of the best IM and VOIP clients available in the market.

Rating: 4.5/5







Skype Publisher's Description

The upgrade for everyone

Better video and audio quality plus syncing with Facebook make this the best Skype yet.

Free download from Shareware Connection - The upgrade for everyone Better video and audio quality plus syncing with Facebook make this the best Skype yet.

Publisher: skype.com | License: Freeware | Price: 0.00
Size: 924 KB | Platform: WinOther
Released Date: 11-08-2012 | Rating: 5 | Title: Skype

Author Url: http://www.skype.com
Program Info Url: http://www.skype.com
Download Url: http://download.skype.com/ce0b222b5e04303dba1df2805ab1d5ed/SkypeSetup.exe

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