Pros and Cons of Using Skype

PROS of Skype

Skype is a free download that lets you use your computer to make telephone calls. Calls from one Skype user to another are free, wherever they are in the world. You make calls using usernames rather than traditional phone numbers, and an instant-messaging client (for text chatting) is included. Skype does not carry adware or spyware. You can also use a video chat and this allows you to see the person you are talking to at the same time.
--SkypeOut, for calling ordinary phones;

--SkypeIn, which provides a real phone number so non-Skype users can call you

--Skype Voicemail, to answer your calls when you are away from the PC. Skype provides its users with a great number of features at a low cost.
--To use Skype you need a PC running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux, or a PDA with Windows Pocket PC 2003.

--Internet connection, a headset or equivalent, and the Skype software. Manufacturers are making phones with a traditional look and feel that work with Skype (for people who don't like headsets.)

--Skype is a VoIP (Voice over IP) program, which just means making telephone calls over a computer network.

--Reliability, ease-of-use, and great marketing. --PC-based VoIP programs all have their own way of transmitting data, so users of competing products can't call each other directly.

--Skype is a useful, free, and well-made piece of software. You have much to gain from trying it

--Very easy to download and it’s a free way to connect with family members and friends, as well as, business corporations.

--It’s free to text chat

--Some cell phones are able to run a Skype application that will allow you to use Skype whenever you are in range of an accessible wireless internet connection


--More than one person can talk at a time because of the video chat (speakers and microphone)

CONS of Skype

--You must have a smart phone or Internet access to use Skype

--The video chat could be a lot better. Skype’s competitors offer a higher resolution of the video chat quality.

--The quality of sound with VoIP isn't as good as on a landline or mobile.

--If you use a webcam the sound quality deteriorates.

--There is frequently background noise and the service can be subject to drop-outs.