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There are a number of phones on the web
which boast about being Skype certified, but what is Skype.
Skype is a free software package that allows you to make free calls through you computer. It looks very similar to windows messenger, where you build up a list of contacts which can be managed into groups.
There are a 3 main ways to make Skype calls.
Skype to Skype
This is a free service where any 2 people with the Skpye software can call each other free via their computers.
Skype In with Voicemail
When using this method you are provided with a Skype number, so you can be called from a normal phone line at a reduced rate. If you are offline then the Skype Voicemail will ensure you don't miss the call. This costs as little as £1.92 a month.
SkypeOut
This is just like a pay as you go mobile, buy credit to make calls. From your Skype account you can call normal landlines and mobile at a reduced rate, with no connection fee. This looks like a useful option if you have friends and family outside the UK.
¹BT prices include VAT at 17.5% (UK). Skype prices include VAT at 15% (Luxembourg). ²Compared with BT UK Daytime rates to landline, BT Together Option 1 at June 27th 2006. Rates include VAT. Based on 1 minute call duration. Minimum call charge duration. ³Excludes Australian Territories.
Skype's other features include…
SMS from your keyboard to a mobile at cheap rates, Video calls if you have a webcam and 4 way conference calls.
Keep in mind, with Skype no emergency calls can be made, so consider one of the dual VoIP
phones to use your landline to make a call.
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