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- Easy of use
- Great connection
- Conference call
- Bugs with copying text.
- Over-installation of the software.
- PC overloading during the call.

- Screensharing
- Video conferencing
- Instant messaging
- Cost effective
- Glitchy app on Android
- Customer support is slow
- First of all its user friendly and convenient interface. Anybody without much training can use it.
- Easily installable on any operating system [without] installing any dependencies.
- It's inexpensive. Although its free version fulfills almost all requirements. if you want to purchase its paid version for international calls it is still very much cost effective.
- Skype could add a translation feature in its software. If a user sends text to another user in a different language Skype could translate it for that user.
- Skype could add a status feature like WhatsApp so that users can describe their feelings.
- Skype lite app size is still big; Skype should reduce its size.
- Easy to conduct daily official meetings.
- The emojis used in chats make conversation lively.
- The email notification feature when we missed a message is nice.
- Very easy to use.
- Sometimes the video lags despite having good connection.
- I find difficulty to share large file which should be fixed.
- Sometime it crashes itself.
- It has promoted team work within the organization.
- Cost-cutting due to less travel
- Eased communication within the organization
- Blurred images during a call.
- Very high maintenance cost
- Effective in internet enabled areas only
- Skype is perfect for video call conferencing. You are able to meet with many people at once, anywhere in the world, once you have an internet connection.
- Skype provides an instant messaging service. You are able to leave a message for others to see immediately or at a later date. In addition, you can also create group chat for collaboration where you are able to share documents.
- The software is absolutely 100% user-friendly.
- Skype allowing users to share their screen while on video call/conferencing.
- I wish it had some form of language translation for when speaking with a native speaker of a different language. But apart from that, the software is EXCELLENT.

- Quality audio and video calls.
- Screen sharing facility.
- Mute disturbance in group calls.
- Scheduling and inviting.
- Hand raise and emoticons.
- Sometimes slows down while updating.
- Emoticons are somehow outdated.
- Video calls work great.
- Screen share is great.
- There are bugs with text chat history. It will not show the time correctly. The way it is supposed to show is that the latest chat is at the bottom, however, more than often the latest text chat doesn't show at the bottom but somewhere in between older chat messages.
- It doesn't have the capability to allow call recordings if you are using Skype to call the phone number. It won't allow third parties to integrate for call recording too even if you are a business user and have Skype manager account
- Their security is obnoxious with the Support Team not knowing what's wrong. I had one of my reps account blocked within 2 mins of renewing the account. I asked the support for help they released my account but again their system blocks it. When asked for the reason they say that the system doesn't show the reason for security purposes which is complete nonsense. Customer service is pathetic.

- Global video-calls
- Making it easier to communicate with time changes
- Free or cheaper video calls
- Making an account takes a long time
- Charges for some calls
- Webex is used more
- Phone calls. This is the best feature Skype produces, and it has been good since inception. You can buy new numbers; you can reroute calls, you can mute, you can do three-party calls, and more.
- Foreign numbers. That is important for persons who have relatives in other countries, as they make local calls only to reach you and they don't get charged for the international calls, you are.
- Call quality. For many years, Skype has produced the best audio quality and the call stability is excellent. The VoIP competitors have a much lower stability.
- Skype for Windows takes a lot of time to load and start. Unexpectedly, a Microsoft product is so slow to start when the Windows and Skype engineers are under the same umbrella.
- Significant confusion for login credentials. Is the phone number the primary credential? Or is the login ID? Same phone number cannot be used for two logins! So, login ID is not irrelevant?
- Remote access functions have been deprecated but no indication whatsoever to where they have been ported if any. It would be very polite if Skype would say: "This functionality is now under product X."
- Product vision. On Messaging, is it a competitor of WhatsApp? On Notifications, is it a competitor of Twitter? On Phone calls, is it a future competitor of the Telephone companies? Who knows where this product will be in the next three years? I like Microsoft a lot, but here is where I suggest calling Steve Ballmer for a 30-minutes vision conversation, and you guys will be all set.
- Skype for Business has grown quite a lot since its days as Microsoft Lync and is now quite nicely integrated with almost facets of Windows and Office (and other Microsoft stuff).
- It's nice for inter-office communication when everyone's using Active Directory and has Skype for Business running.
- Skype for Business works well even on non-Windows and/or non-university machines (e.g. personal computers).
- Skype in general, including the Business version, can be pretty clunky, and surprisingly resource-hungry, especially when it's always running, and on machines with lower specs.
- This resource hungriness can be worth it for quick IMs to other members of the same organization, but I really have a hard time recommending Skype over something like Zoom for videoconferencing.
- Video communication with others in the same organization just doesn't always seem to work very well, even on the same network.
- It is easy to use Skype to leave messages and set up a time to connect especially if the other person is in a different time zone.
- Everyone is familiar with Skype so we don't have to spend time explaining it.
- It's easy to keep track of our contacts.
- The visual and audio quality depends on the internet connection. Sometimes it is good, sometimes it is broken up and we have to try again later or use the phone.
- Using Skype on a cell phone is easy to set up but the quality on cell phones is very hit or miss.
- Accessibility.
- User-friendly interface.
- Good quality of calls.
- Lighter apps (so they would not lag on any devices).
- Better quality of the video (audio is flawless).
- It allows you to join in on meetings while out in the field by a mobile device.
- Skype gives you the comfort of meeting from your own office/desk.
- Skype saves you drive time and fuel costs.
- Skype does everything that we expect it to do. No complaints that I am aware of.
- Skype does video calls very well. The connection is usually good and the video quality is good.
- The app for Skype on my iPad Pro is pretty awesome. I hardly ever use Skype on my computer because it has all the features I need.
- I like that Skype is free for what I need. I have never needed to purchase Skype credits because I don't need to use voice mail, send SMS texts or make calls to a landline, cell or outside of Skype.
- Honestly, I wish Skype was integrated more into the other apps I use. Although I do use Skype a lot, I prefer to use Google Meets because I automatically get a conference link when I add a meeting to my calendar. This just makes it easier for me.
- Other than the above, I think Skype does a really good job - so good that most people mention Skype when I offer to do a video chat.
- Solid desktop application.
- Good mobile application.
- Array of features.
- High-quality video and voice.
- Configuration of Skype is particular.
- If you have multiple input devices, it can be cumbersome to set up the correct one.
- Sometimes it is not desired to launch Skype, but it is enabled by default. You have to change your settings to disable Skype.
- Offers immediate sending and receiving of messages between coworkers.
- This is very easy to use for remote employees vs picking up the phone to answer a simple question.
- It makes it easy to see if employees are busy in a meeting, free, or idle in order to see if they are ready and available to chat.
- It is very straight forward and easy to use, I am not sure if it can get any easier!
- It would be nice to have an easier way to set up group chats on Skype.
- Screen sharing
- International phone calls
- Syncing with Bluetooth hearing devices can be smoother
- Screen sharing on low bandwidth gets stuck sometimes and requires us to restart the call
- Many people are familiar with Skype and used to how it operates as opposed to some other platforms that aren't as popular.
- Audio and visual is usually high quality, although this does depend largely on the internet connection on both ends.
- Easy to initiate calls with contacts once they have been added.
- It seems like the user interface changes fairly often and that can be confusing to adjust to if you don't use it super regularly.
- When the internet connection isn't good, audio and especially visual loses quality or becomes laggy.
- Not super clear how to troubleshoot or contact support when you need to fix a call issue really quickly.
- Video chat. It's smooth and the technology has been well perfected over the years.
- It's fast. It loads and logs in instantly.
- Very easy to use. No steep learning curve required.
- Too much RAM usage. It is eating up all of our computer's resources.
- There is a considerable lag for older computers doing a screen share.
- Cannot handle a lot of users simultaneously doing a video chat.
- Communication - face to face from different locations
- Conduct interviews with candidates who aren't local
- Great for video conferences as well.
- Sometimes we have connectivity issues, but that's probably more on our end.
- Nothing else. We love the product.
- Skype is great for instant communication
- Skype is good for getting an answer quick
- It's great for VoIP.
- I kinda wish I could reach my Google Hangouts contacts in Skype.
- Sometimes it's hard to find a user without asking them for their info.
- Voice quality is excellent as compared to some other VOIP services.
- Allows for recording and tracking of calls.
- Maintains phonebook.
- Updates should be sent as proactive emails.
- Messaging is a little awkward.
- Need the ability to change Skype name on the fly.
- Love the document sharing and the text message chatting as well
- Makes international calls easy, for a more personal feel
- Spontaneity with this application makes connecting with others easy, and fun!
- Sometimes it has trouble connecting to the server, so it can be spotty
- It can freeze and stop when connection is spotty and take some time to reload.
- Unlimited time.
- Ease of use.
- User friendly.
- Screen sharing.
- Presentations.
- More secure.
Skype Scorecard Summary
Feature Scorecard Summary
What is Skype?
Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video
conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes instant messaging, audio
and video Skype-to-Skype calls, the ability to call mobile phones and
landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for
up to 25 people. During video sessions, users also have the option to share
their screen with other participants. Other distinctive features include background blurring, voice and text translation, location share, conversation search, and integration with Microsoft's Digital Assistant, Cortana.
This version of Skype works on phones, desktop, tablet, browsers, Alexa, and
Xbox. Users can call landlines and mobile phones from around the world by
paying for Skype Credit or signing up for Skype subscriptions, a monthly
contract for users who only need service to specific regions. Users can also
pay to have a local phone number through Skype Numbers, so that they can answer
phone calls from their desktops, tablets, or smartphones. They can also send
SMS text messages and share their location using the Skype mobile app.
Skype Technical Details
Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
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Mobile Application: | No |