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Skype: Information, please?
Hi
A relative wants to download Skype for her computer and I need information. Wikipedia is not enough:
1. Is this software safe? Does it come with "surprises" (spywares, adwares, virus, trojans) when you install it and after that like some softwares like kazaa?
2. I heard it's a p2p (peer to peer) software like kazaa and Ares. I had bad experiences with both. Is p2p safe
3. Is skype free to download? Is there any fee to make calls? I ask this because I got mixed information.
4. I know you get skype from skype.com. Is there more than one version or kind of Skype? if yes, which one is better for windows xp sp2?
5. Does Skype has videocall? What's the difference between Windows live misseger and Skype?
6 Any information or experience you want to share about Skype?
1 Answer
- jmorgeLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
skype is totally safe and works great.
it's free for skype to skype calls (pc to pc). There's also an advanced/pro version that you can use to call from your pc to a regular telephone but that version is not free.
skype does have video/webcam capability as well (and works very well).
get skype. it's free, easy to use and works very well. Sound quality is very good (assuming both parties have high speed connections. If one of you have dial-up, then sound can get a little choppy).
it is very safe to use though (there's no hidden programs, viruses, trojens, keyloggers or anything in it). It's used every day by literally millions of people around the world. I use it to talk w/ my brother that lives in Malaysia.
