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In this modern day the world has become a tiny place and suppose you wanted to chat with someone from say England or Morocco. In these situations, there are many options available to you and this is where VOIP scores big time and can be a great cost saving to you. We show you one of the most easiest way of communicating through VOIP primarily using Skype as this is one of the best known communication tool available today. The cost associated with making calls using skype may be zero or minimal at best.

Skype:
This is the most ubiquitous software known by practically everyone in the western hemisphere and allows for voice and video communication when two users have the same application installed on their computer or smartphones. The quality of the voice and video chat will depend on the internet connection speeds between the two parties. If there is a degradation in speed then one will hear the words jumbled up or not even hear at all. The skype application relies on both the applications to be properly configured on both ends ie. mics and videos set up properly for communication.

Skype uses a unique skype name that is assigned to you and anyone given the proper contact can send their contact information or request that their contact information be acknowledged by the recipient. Although skype to skype calls are free, you do have the option to talk to someone who has a land line. In this case skype will charge a small fee for the privilege of using their VOIP as well as making a connection to the Telco service at the destination end.

Many users especially in the countries that have the modern and high speed internet infrastructures have made use of Skype devices. Essentially these are hardware devices that are permanently connected to your internet router and operate very similar to a phone system. Assuming that the internet connection is always on, then these devices will remain on and bleep or ring when a call comes in from another skype user. You can simply pick up the skype phone and talk in the same way as you would with normal phones. Some skype hardware devices also have video integrated with the system which allows you to see video too!

With the growing popularity of the smartphones you can expect Skype to have made applications for these type of devices too. In actual fact, these apps have been available for a number of years and theoretically, it is possible for anyone to chat one to one free of charge if both individuals have the skype application installed on their phones. This once introduced a problem to the Telco companies who tried to find ways to circumvent this from happening. However, at the end of the day, you will still need a Telco carrier for your phone anyways and most of the Telco plans are prepaid on a monthly basis. For example, you can purchase 450 minutes per month or 750 with any leftover minutes rolling over to the next month such as in the case with AT&T. All Telco companies have some kind of a data plan where they make money from the bandwidth utilized by applications such as skype etc.

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