When we speak of the voice over internet protocol and free calls there are many names that come up in our minds. All of them are the voice over Internet providers. They offer services that you can use to make free and cheap calls all over the globe. With those software installed on your PCs you can have a great time calling abroad to all the international destinations. There are many functionalities and features in these software that the local landline calls cannot offer, such as file transfer, this is one of the most interesting features. There are many other available functions also like instant messaging, video calls etc.
You must have heard about Skype, if you are an internet user and make calls via internet then you must be very familiar with the Skype. It is one of the best software programs that allow you to make both local and international calls for free. You can also make cheap calls to landlines and cell phones across the world.
How to use it?
First you have to get an ID, username etc. when you open it they will ask you to enter the details like username, email and your password. Then you can easily sign up.
When you have signed up you can add your picture on the display. On menu click on the new contacts and a new window will be opened. There you have the option to add the user by finding it, search it by the username. You will get a list of them and you can add them. You also have the choice to find them by their email addresses, so if you have email addresses in your own email id you can use it also to get all those people who are using Skype that are on your mail list. So this makes an easy process of finding people.
When you have added them then they will appear on the list on the left side of Skype, those who are online will be appearing in green color and those that are offline will be grey, double click and will be open in the space next to it, then you will see a call button. If that person is online he will receive your call and answer it, then you can use a microphone and a headphone to speak and hear the voice. This way you can make easy free calls to other Skype users.