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Published on January 3, 2010 By Draginol In Living in Cyberspace

If you work with people online, I’ve not found anything that touches the recent versions of Skype.

Skype has gotten so good that I almost feel like they should change its name because a lot of people have come to remember Skype as being that thing for doing crappy video and audio calling. 

Over the past year it has become, imo, the best chat program (text, voice, video, whatever) out there.


Comments
on Jan 03, 2010

Good but I don't chat online... used to yahoo but not now.

on Jan 03, 2010

so you can use it to talk to more then one person if your already in a chat with one and all 3 or more can chat at the same time with each other or is it like MSN Messenger and you can only chat with one hands free and the other one you have to hold down the mic button to chat with them ?? and how many can you have in a video chat at a time?

on Jan 03, 2010

Skype simply rules! But an option to create/use custom emotes would make it even better

on Jan 03, 2010

Chat program?  I suppose so.  I have worked with it more as a cheap VoIP, and it does pretty good.  For the price, you cant beat it.

on Jan 03, 2010

Yep, it's the best one out there, IMO. 

Obviously you can text with it, and the fact that it stores the conversations while you are gone is awesome.

I have not encountered a limit to the file size you can send over it.

You can call any other Skype user anywhere in the world...free!....The sound quality is better than any other messenger out there ...no noise, no cutting out...it sounds like the person you are talking to is in the room with you.

on Jan 03, 2010

Seriously thinking of getting it! Supprised to see this thread here - skype must be good!

on Jan 03, 2010

It is great ....been using it every day for going on 3 years now!!!  

on Jan 03, 2010

Skype is the reason I no longer have a land line telephone

on Jan 03, 2010

Skype is SO awesome.

on Jan 07, 2010

I just started using it for work since I work remotely.  Free calls to most 800/888 numbers is huge, since 70% of my phonecalls are conference calls.

on Jan 27, 2010

Skype is not bad but you must be realy care with it.In two times people send me with them username a attack-code.And this but I have my Security on highest setting..It is one more door where people can destroy your PC..

If you see a long name with special sign-be care...

on Jan 29, 2010

Skype is the reason I no longer have a land line telephone

You work for them, right? THAT's why you made me install it! Yes it's good. Yes it makes file sharing easier. But you tricked me!

I suppose you're going to play innocent about this stupid thing you told me to buy.

I still don't understand why it won't do anything. It just lays there. And looks at me.

 

on Jan 29, 2010

I still don't understand why it won't do anything. It just lays there. And looks at me.

Did you try updating the drivers? Mine can play dead   and has attack training.

on Jan 29, 2010

And Wizard has a Skype symbol by his name. Let's me send files, call him, or chat with him, from here at WC!!!!