do you think skype is ok?

Question

so the other night i was texting my friend and he lives 2 hours away so he asks "do you have a skype account?" and im like "no, why?" and he's like "well get one now because we can talk on there for free!" and i was hesitant because i didn't really have an idea of what it was. i mean, a few months ago i was overseas with some family and their church, and my cousin had his laptop and we used skype to call people back home, but i didnt really know to much about it. also i have some friends overseas and i just wanna know if skype is ok? will it slow down my computer if i download it? is it really a good price if i wanna call overseas? is it REALLY free calling to other members of skype? could it hurt my computer in any way, like could it give me a virus or something? i have a dell netbook, and it's a small version of a regular laptop, and it doesnt have a ton of memory and all that...could it affect my computer? i wanna get skype to make calls on my laptop, and have video chat and all that, but i wanna do my homework on it first and i'd like to make sure its safe. so can you let me in on all the risks? thanks yall =)

Answer 1

Yes, it's FREE

Yes It's fantastic

Yes you can chat by IM or Webcam

No it will not harm your PC in anyway, millions are using it daily.



Download it now and enjoy!!

Answer 2

Skype has been around a good long time now, and it is reputable. It really is free to contact other computer users of Skype, but to call or text a landline, or an actual telephone number, they do charge.



There is no risk to using Skype, and it is fairly resource conservative, so your lappy should have no trouble running it. Get a good headset with a boom-style mic, and you're good to go!

Answer 3

No, It's immoral. :P



Yeah ofc Skype is OK. (Until they get bought out by Google.. Oh it'll happen!!)

It's just a faaaaaaar better VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) application.

So it's primarily created for video streaming and sound streaming.

But it does have the choice of a text IM.

So ... to be honest, I can't figure out why people still use MSN.

It's horrid.



And Skype is user friendly with it's quirky sounds. ^^

Answer 4

Skype doesn't slow down your computer, unless, of course, your computer sucks.



Skype to Skype calls are free

Skype to phone calls cost a little bit (but are still very, very cheap)

Answer 5

get one :)