Skype is a voice over internet provider (VOIP). All you need is their free software and you can make free calls to any other Skype user, anywhere in the world.

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If you email your friends and family and ask them to download the software too, then you need never pay for phone calls again!

Using skype is easy. All you need is a head set microphone.

To make calls outside of the skype network you will need to either purchase pay as you go credits or purchase a monthly subscription. Check the rates on your existing phone plan to see if skype can beat their price.

Go here to view Skypes current pay as you go call charges.

If you will be making a lot of calls to people who are not part of the skype network, then a monthly subscription could be a better choice.

Get an Unlimited US & Canada calling subscription from Skype - $2.95/month.

Or get an Unlimited World calling subscription from Skype from $9.95/month and make unlimited* calls to 36 countries.

Skypes’s fair use policy states that their “unlimited” call plans do have a monthly limit. But it’s high, giving you 10,000 minutes of call time. That’s over 160 hours.

If you want the convenience of a standard phone, which enables you to make calls without being tied to your computer, Skype has the solution. You can purchase corded or cordless phones from Skype Store USA

Their dualphone allows you to make calls to numbers on the network and to regular landlines.

No emergency calls with Skype.
Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and can’t be used for emergency calling.