Skype has many features include text messaging and video chats, so Skype is more than just a simple voice chat or phone call service. Rest assured though - Skype doesn’t offer backdoors to law enforcement agencies - everything you say over Skype is private unless you explicitly choose to share it with someone else. Skype-to-Skype calling is available anywhere in the world where there’s an internet connection (and even without an internet connection). You’ll need a computer or mobile device with internet access to use Skype once installed, simply log into your account then start instant messaging, voice calling, or video chatting with friends, family, and fellow Skypers around the world. Skype is a free service that lets you call, IM, or video chat with anyone else on Skype worldwide for free. You can sign up online and download Skype on your computer or cellphone.

Calls through Skype are free if they’re from computer to computer, but calling any old phone – for instance, a regular phone – costs money. Skype is a free Internet phone service that lets you make calls to people all over the world.

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