Is Skype ok?

friend just told me to use it
from what i gather the advantages are
it requires no email
files are encrypted?
no ads
resources ok
?

(googletalk has no file exchange yet is simple)
(msn is well...... msn)

I use it all the time. Very nice program. Try it out!

have done so for 2 days now
appreciatte that it doesnt immediaty try to rape your pc like msn
simple easy functional
any tweaks you know of?

http://www.video4im.com/

it's a wonderful program. problem is, most people i know don't have mics. sigh

Try vSkype as well (they renamed themselves to... Festoon)

http://www.festooninc.com/

Skype is great, I've not been using it for that long, around 10 weeks,
but after using Yahoo which sucks big time now uninstalled.
Calls are very cheap as well.
Test it on a few free call numbers, you'll see what i mean.
it's so easy to use and set-up, the quality is superb.
you can now get the handsets "VOIP" for £20

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=89237

thanks for the extras

my mate said something to me about this the other day. is this program free?

what exactly does it do?

its a chat program - like messenger, google talk - transfer files etc - ot seems they will have intergrated video soon - no specific email required - free
and cheap phone calls

cheap phonecalls?

will the price of the phonecalls just go onto the standard telephone bill or will there be like a kind of seperate charge?

you call free between pc's
but
if you call to mobile or home numbers you must put in cash via visa etc beforehand.
i havent done this yet but will soon - ask the experts -could some one please fill in on what internet "phone" calling is -

most of the world from the uk is 1.5 pence per min, well cheap,
well done skype, will go far i'm sure