Skype VoIP

Skype VoIP - The Standard for Worldwide Calling.

Skype, with more than 340 million users and 100 billion free calls, is the most popular VoIP service on the market. Written by Ahit Heinla, Pritt Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn and launched in 2003, Skype began providing basic PC-to-PC VoIP calls. Skype VoIP service grew rapidly and in 2006 reached 100 million subscribed users. By 2007, Skype offered more useful features like desktop sharing, SMS, radio, sketchpad, and the business control panel. Skype continues innovation by integrating voice and instant messaging services into one application: the interchange is seamless. Reasons People Use Skype Skype VoIP provides high quality, free PC-to-PC voice services. Worldwide, people use Skype for various things: long distance, business, conference and video calls, text messaging, etc.

Skype VoIP is also used because of its mobility. Consumers can use Skype on the go by purchasing a 3 Skype phone, PSP, cordless or a mobile phone with Skype built in for free Skype to Skype calls. Consumers making calls abroad can purchase a Skype To Go Number to save on international calls made from any phone or mobile in their country. Skype Products Skype VoIP services also offer SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and business software. SkypeOut allows calls from Skype to any number in the world. Users pay per minute and are required prepay at least $12.

50 USD. SkypeIn allows registered users to add a phone number to their Skype account for $36 USD a year. Skype business solutions rang from software for monitoring expenses to providing administrative tools for efficiency. Competition and Skype's Uniqueness Skype VoIP competitors are Vontage, AT&T, Net2Phone, Yeigom, Fring, VoIP and Gizmo just to name a few. Skype stands out among its competitors because of popularity and they have over 340 million users. Their voice quality is good, the software can be integrated with Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, and Jetnumber, and Skype is in nearly every country.