Great for longer meetings with international clients
May 12, 2021

Great for longer meetings with international clients

Meg Ruggieri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Skype

I am currently using Skype to communicate with my client who lives in Canada in lieu of calling each other for a project we’re working on. I do this with a variety of clients that live abroad because it’s an easy, free solution that we can use for several hours without worrying about the connection cutting out or running out of time on the call limit.
  • Bandwidth/streaming
  • Free and accessible
  • Easy to use
  • Widely used
  • The sign in process is confusing at times
  • The video quality is not always great
  • Not everyone has access to it
  • Improved communication with abroad clients
  • Quicker problem solving by connecting remotely
  • Universal use
  • Zoom
Zoom doesn’t allow you to connect with clients for free for several hours which I need occasionally. I don’t need Skype consistently like that of zoom but I like that it’s there when I need a longer meeting. In general, I find zoom to be a higher quality video experience.

Do you think Skype delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Skype's feature set?

Yes

Did Skype live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Skype go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Skype again?

Yes

Great for working with clients in different countries, projects that require real-time connection without in person meetings and work that requires small to medium sized bandwidth to be completed. I don’t think streaming a company wide meeting would be appropriate because of occasional inconsistencies with the bandwidth on the platform.

Skype Feature Ratings

High quality video
6
Low bandwidth requirements
5
Mobile support
7
Desktop sharing
7
Whiteboards
Not Rated
Calendar integration
8
Meeting initiation
8
Integrates with social media
8
Record meetings / events
8
Slideshows
Not Rated
Live chat
8
Audience polling
7
Q&A
Not Rated
User authentication
Not Rated
Participant roles & permissions
Not Rated
Confidential attendee list
8