Skype Products
Skype
Skype is a little bit of software that is designed to make your life easier, more productive and more fun. Once the software is installed on your PC (a process that will take all of 5 minutes of your time), you choose a Skype name for yourself, that will become your unique identity. That’s step 1.
Step 2 is just as easy. You make a test Skype call to check your microphone and speakers/headphones are working properly. The final stage in the setup process is adding people to your contacts. You can search by name, location or email address… or if you already know their Skype name, you can add that.
Then the fun stuff starts, as you start chatting and calling through Skype. From sending and receiving files, to live video calls using your webcam, and conference calls, Skype can let you do that and much more!
Oh, and did I mention it’s TOTALLY free?! That’s your basic free messenger, and you’ll agree, you already get a lot! But for a tiny cost, you can get loads more useful features, such as:
SkypeOut
Make cheap calls to any phone in the world, not just other Skype users, with SkypeOut. No monthly subscription needed!
SkypeIn
Get a proper phone number for your Skype account so that other phones, anywhere in the world can call you. Just $30 (about £15) for a whole year!
Skype Voicemail
Send and receive voice messages from your friends, with Skype Voicemail. Just $20 (about £10) per year!
Skype SMS
Now you can send SMS (text messages) to any mobile phone in the world, with Skype SMS.
3 Skypephone
Available through the 3 network, the 3 Skypephone is the first mobile phone to let you take your Skype friends list and contacts round with you, straight out the box. And it can do that, because as the name suggests, it has Skype built into. Heck, Skype is the very reason for this phone’s existence!
However, just because it’s separate from your PC, that doesn’t mean you have to input all your Skype contacts again, because you can log in to the 3 Skypephone using your existing login details, letting you keep the exact same contacts list as on your PC!
Not only that, but the Skype Phone is available in 3 colours:
