Heard about advantages of computer telephony, probably, already many. And here is how to use the Skype program will not be able to answer. But before turning directly to a question that it is necessary to use Skype, let's look what the program and in what its advantages before usual - analog and cellular - telephony is.
What is Skype?
It is the program developed by the Skype Limited company. It is intended for communication of people by means of the Internet: in writing, by means of a voice or a voice and video. What heroes of old fantastic movies called videophone is called Skype today: you not only talk to the person, but also see him before yourself — on the monitor. To use this program, for the ordinary computer it is worth buying the webcam, earphones (or columns) and the microphone. Modern laptops are by default already equipped by all necessary for communication in Skype.
Some advantages of the Skype program:
- calls on long-distance and international phone numbers cost real kopeks;
- excellent sound quality;
- by means of this program it is possible to do calls not only from the computer on the computer, but also on stationary and cell phones and also to send SMS;
- it is possible to communicate on Skype at once with several people at the same time (with 4 interlocutors by means of a voice and the image, and with, at most, 50 — in the chat mode).
How to establish and use Skype on the computer?
It is possible to download the program absolutely free of charge. It is better to make it on the official site of Skype where its last versions give all the best. Depending on the speed of the Internet, downloading of the program will take several minutes then the fitter is automatically started. On a desktop there will be a label of Skype which it will be necessary to press to start the program.
How to learn to use Skype? Very easily! It is enough to devote half an hour of time to studying settings of this program. Skype producers are proud of the fact that they as much as possible simplified its interface that understand everyone could.
Before beginning to use Skype, it is necessary to create the account. The program itself will suggest you to create it at the first start. It will be for this purpose necessary to fill empty fields, having thought up for itself a name and the password and also to accept terms of service (do not forget to read). Here you also joined the ranks of users of Skype.
To understand how it is correct to use Skype on the computer, it is necessary to try to call somebody or to write. And for this purpose it is necessary to find someone. Search of friends happens through the Contacts menu - Search of subscribers of Skype. It is supposed that you foreknow whom to look for and to whom you will call. Therefore in the appeared field enter a nickname (name) of the person or the address of its e-mail. After the interlocutor is found the program, agree To add Skype contact, press to Call and wait for the answer. So you phone in Skype to the interlocutor, to be exact call from the computer on the computer.
How to phone by means of the program on the stationary or cell phone? It will be for this purpose necessary to choose the Dial Number tab. There to choose the country and to enter the phone number then to press a green tube. For the interlocutor the call by Skype will differ only in the fact that your number not to be defined on its phone, and for the rest — the same.
Services Skype are paid in the Account tab - To deposit advance payment to the account of Skype. Several ways to put money from which you will choose the most convenient will be offered you. Having passed to computer telephony, you are surprised how few means will leave on a talk. The benefit becomes especially obvious when you regularly communicate with the interlocutor who is in other city or even over the ocean. At the same time the communication quality, in comparison with usual telephone, considerably wins.