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Everyone is talking about Skype and soon everyone will be doing it for free!

Since Internet's invention, Skype has been the key to empowering a variety of exciting new technologies in changing the face of the future. It's become the proverbial dreamcatcher of the 21st Century. In saying that, Skype is clearly taking the world by storm with their free global telephony! They identified the opportunity to develop radical new technology impacting telecommunications globally through the Internet. It's apparent that one can no longer afford to ignore technologies that are shaping and improving our lives.

Niklas Zennström, CEO & Co-founder of Skype shares the same view by saying: “The idea of charging for calls belongs to the last century. Skype software gives people new power to affordably stay in touch with their friends and family by taking advantage of their technology and connectivity investments.”

About Skype

“I knew it was over when I downloaded Skype,” Michael Powell, chairman, Federal Communications Commission, explained.

“When the inventors of KaZaA are distributing for free a little program that you can use to talk to anybody else, and the quality is fantastic, and it’s free – it’s over. The world will change now inevitably.” Fortune Magazine, February 16, 2004

Skype’s mission is to provide a simple, reliable and friendly communication tool that works. In other words the aim is for people to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues, more flexibly, more cost effective, and with better sound quality than ever previously imagined.

Skype's turn key technology

Skype is a free service that allows anyone with a computer and Internet connection to call anyone else with the same at no cost. To get started all you have to do is download Skype which is cross platform. You will need a Skype phone (USB phone), a pc microphone and speakers or a pc headset to make calls. What's more Skype is simple to install, works behind most firewalls and gateways with no server or workstation configuration. Calls are encrypted for security reasons, and they maintain a strict privacy policy.

The million dollar question

I bet you're wondering how does Skype makes money? Simply by selling extra extended services. Here is a list of some of the very useful extras


* A mailbox facility to record voicemail messages.
* SkypeOut or Skype airtime to enable you to phone most parts of the world for only 0.017 Euros per minute.
* With SkypeIn, you can get a number identical to a landline number. If your friends who aren’t using Skype wish to call you by dialing a regular number, you can still receive the call in Skype via your pc. The call will then be received no matter where you are, as long as you are connected to the Internet.

And the flip side is ...

You need to sit with your Skype phone or headset at your pc, while being connected to the Internet. It is also important to have a relatively fast connection at a good price, something that’s not yet available in SA. Lastly Skype technology is not available through a landline, you have to have an Internet connection.

Skype and mobile devices

The Skype platform will soon be extended to mobile devises and handsets. Then the world will be your oyster and the sky your limit.