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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: June 03, 2009
- Total Downloads: 4,878,811
- Downloads last week: 16,519
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1072 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 07, 2008
In some ways, Skype's latest offering takes a step back, but in many, it's a jump forward. In version 4.0, Skype's VoIP app for text, audio, and video calls refocuses on Skype's core competency (and most formidable challenge) of delivering high-quality audio and video calls over the Internet. A new sound engine and bandwidth manager helps keep calls clearer and more stable as talkers reach out across the world, using the spectrum of high- and low-end equipment. The improved sound and video quality were notable in our tests.
Many of Skype's secondary features remain in version 4.0, like conference calling with up to 24 people, IM, history-viewing, file-transferring, and games. Yet some users may decry that public chats have been temporarily omitted, IM isn't terribly interactive, and the Skypecast partyline throwback has gotten the kibosh. Others may chafe against the new interface, a larger block that consolidates the classic two-pane look into a single window. Foreseeing this, Skype has made it possible to split them into two. The new organization places contacts and conversation on side-by-side tabs, and that is surely appreciated.
Anyone who's interested in talking for free should give it a try. For international callers, this program is a no-brainer solution for slashing the long-distance bills.
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Publisher's description
From Skype :Skype is software that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Skype uses innovative P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other users. It offers several features, including SkypeOut calling from Skype to regular and mobile phones worldwide, conference calling, and secure file transferring. Skype calls have better sound quality than your regular phone and are highly secure, with end-to-end encryption. Improves video quality for video calls.
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User reviews of Skype 4.0.0.227
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 1072 votes
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Version: Skype 4.0.0.227
"THE NEW VER. 4+ KEEPS REBOOTING ON ME, USE THE OLD v3.8"
Pros: IT HAS LOTS OF BELLS AND WHISTLES BUT IT DOES NOT WOK FOR ME,AND OTHER PEOPLE WHEN YOU DO SEARCH ON INTERNET ABOUT REBOOTING ON V.4+
Cons: THE V4+ REBOOTS WHEN YOU TRY TO USE IT..I HAD TO GO BACK TO V.3.8 TO USE IT.ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH THAT PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND OTHER USERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.I GAVE THEM SPECIFIC WRITE UP ON IT AND THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT.
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Version: Skype 4.0.0.227
Pros: skype provides excellent call/videocall quality and are very popular instance messenger
skype can be enhanced by many extras (add-ons or plugins)Cons: skype stores your chat history locally so it can be easily lost and usually is when reinstalling windows or changing computer
and skype doesn't record your callsSummary: all cons can be eliminated by skype extra G-Recorder: https://extras.skype.com/2241
it records your calls and store them along with chat history on your gmail account, so your important data is kept in safe place and is accessible from anywhere -
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Version: Skype 4.0.0.227
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Version: Skype 4.0.0.227
"Easy to manage, efficient and a good rate price/quality"
Pros: Innovation
Simplicity
Low cost of communications within the developed countries networkCons: Occurrence of echos in some communications
Unfavourable pricing in communications to some african countries -
Version: Skype 4.0.0.227
"Best VoIP you could ask for!"
Pros: -CRYSTAL clear sound, even while surfing the net at the same time.
-Chat ability is fantastic
-SO customizable!
-Your able to txt mobiles too.Cons: There isn't anything to complain about about! If I had to, it would be the fee's for calling my own country are a tad bit higher then a landline, but since I have a landline for my broadband anyway, this doesn't bother me.
Summary: If you know ANYONE in another country, get this!!!
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