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What is Skype?
Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls, ability to call mobile phones and landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for up to…
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What is Skype?
Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls, ability to call mobile phones and landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for up to 25 people.
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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.
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Skype (the personal edition) is a free web meeting, video conferencing, and VoIP software. The free version includes audio and video Skype-to-Skype calls, ability to call mobile phones and landlines, paid international calling, and conference calling capabilities for up to 25 people.
Reviewers rate Live chat highest, with a score of 8.4.
The most common users of Skype are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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September 19, 2019
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September 17, 2019
Skype is simply sensational!
Teams has more functionality and makes it easier to organize groups vs. Skype. They both provide the functionality of messaging coworkers.
September 16, 2019
A great tool for collaboration
Skype is a great tool for communicating with peers. It's also useful for screen sharing and having meetings through video conferencing. End-to-end testing is possible through Skype, as well. It integrates well with Outlook and setting up meetings is quick and easy. Adding conferencing and group conversations can be considered an added feature that some of its competitors don't offer.
September 16, 2019
Skype lives up to the hype!
September 15, 2019
My Second Choice
- Zoom
Zoom by far outpaces Skype, and I'd choose Zoom over Skype anytime.
September 14, 2019
Sky's not the limit with Skype!
- Skype for Business (formerly Lync) and Zoom
Same as before with updates and more features. Nothing much more to say, it's been practical. Zoom is efficient but doesn't allow chat like everyone is already familiar nowadays. (ex; Microsoft, ICQ, MSN, Messenger, Facebook Messenger, etc.) Chatting is now second nature to people and Skype does it fairly well.
September 13, 2019
Favorite Telecommunications Application
I think Skype far outways Google Hangouts in quality and features (whiteboarding, slideshows, etc.). Cisco Webex is nice, but I feel it's too expensive for its offerings.
September 12, 2019
Used to be the best, but competition is growing stronger and better.
- Slack and Zoom
- Although you can't do a lot of users in one video chat, Skype still has the best video quality for virtual meetings.
- Skype is the cheapest among the alternatives. It is absolutely free after all.
- Skype has been the longest-running platform for online communication. It is still continually improving. That is a good thing.
September 10, 2019
Excellent free phone/video calling tool for global meetings
I still use these other services, but Skype is nice for clients who aren't familiar with these other offerings or who just prefer to use Skype.
- Microsoft Teams and Zoom
Microsoft Teams seems to do everything that Skype does, but allows for much more collaboration with Office products, is much less clunky, and is much more easy to understand, seemingly. For videoconferencing, especially with offsite or non-organization users, Zoom is unrivaled in my opinion. It's lightweight, easy for everyone to use, and has great options for collaboration and sharing.
September 10, 2019
Good for the money
Skype is much more professional and international to use. The login is shared by the administrative staff which allows all of us to take turns doing interviews, it also helps that Skype is available with Microsoft Office so that parents can have teacher conferences via Skype when the timing is an issue.
February 21, 2019
Skype is awesome for personal use
Skype is installed by default in most Windows computers. And since many people have already used it, we don't have to explain what it is and how to use it. Also, it is free of charge, so it is not a burden for the people we want to talk with.
January 04, 2019
Skype takes the cake when it comes to video calls!
Skype seems to stand up well to Google Hangouts with the added bonus of you not having to have a Google account if you want to use it. It seemed like when I was talking with people about the best way to video conference them almost all of them knew what Skype was and felt confident in being able to use it.
December 18, 2018
Skype: Microsoft's Playground
- Zoom, Google Hangouts and WebEx Event Center
We stick with Zoom as a company wherever we can, especially for client communications. We sometimes use Hangouts if it's convenient for a short conversation. We stay away from WebEx and Skype as much as we can (but keep Skype available since it's sometimes requested by clients).
WebEx and Skype race each other for unfriendly user experiences, but at least WebEx doesn't change things around every time we log into it.
WebEx and Skype race each other for unfriendly user experiences, but at least WebEx doesn't change things around every time we log into it.
December 17, 2018
Return on investement of Skype for business
I used BlueJeans for the first time recently, and it worked relatively well, although there was some delay in audio/video transmittal. The video also cut out here and there or froze. Altogether, it was about the same average quality as most video conferencing tools that I have used.
Pros
There was a free trial available, and it is rumored to work with Skype, as long as you send the correct invitation format to the person using Skype.
Cons
The video quality was not fantastic. However, after only using it once, I cannot be positive that issues I encountered were not due to my wifi quality at the time.
December 17, 2018
Using Skype for consultations
I chose SKYPE because for the most part it works for me and I understand it. I don't like using FB for more than just social media due to lack of privacy issues.
December 17, 2018
Good budget option for collaborative meetings
- Zoom
I selected to review Skype because I use it most often. However, I have participated in meetings via Zoom, and I find them to be better in terms of video and audio quality. These Zoom meetings were conducted with the paid version of Zoom, which may have been the reason for the overall better video quality. I have never experienced dropped calls with Zoom, and it integrates with online calendars. Nevertheless, Skype is a good budget option.
December 14, 2018
Skype—simple, fast, flexible
Slack, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. Skype is not as fancy as Slack or WebEx, and not as international or widespread as Google Hangouts, however. As I've stated, it really shines in our closed environment and isolated domain. The truth is we have been using a Windows-only domain on our isolated environment and Skype fits very nicely into that. The simple integration into our current setup was easy and fast.
We use Skype the most for the simplicity of the program, also, everyone is familiar with the program from all over the world due to the global reach and support from Microsoft.
December 14, 2018
Skype: Still useful, but becoming lost in the options
- Zoom
I think Zoom is more suited for a company, whereas Skype is more for personal use. Zoom has the meeting capabilities that are more geared toward company usage compared to Skype.
December 10, 2018
Excellent communication tool
Skype had many more features than any of the programs we have used in the past. It also supports calendar and Outlook functionality, both of which the others only did in a limited way.
December 09, 2018
Great tool for collab in smaller environments
It was already a part of our Microsoft subscription, tied to everyone's email address account, making it easier to manage. It is limiting when trying to have conversations with external people.
December 08, 2018
Increasing Meaningful and Stable Connections with Skype
Google Hangouts is a product that can be used for single and conference video calls. I have used this platform in the past and it doesn't provide the same amount of features as Skype. Google Hangouts requires everyone to create a Google account to participate, while all of the users at our company already have Skype. Skype is also already integrated into our Outlook mail and calendar, which makes scheduling calls easier. The ease of access and stability of video quality is also more consistent with Skype. Google Hangouts requires links for invitations to join a chat, which do not always work, and sometimes require participation through a phone rather than a computer.
December 06, 2018
Great for multiple-country use
Zoom is more of a meeting based service, as Skype seems more one on one.
December 03, 2018
When you need to connect, but can’t in person.
It stacks up mainly because it is well known and many people are familiar with it or have used it at least once. It is the modern day instant messenger. It’s fairly easy to sign up and create an account and to find other accounts.