Skype Online Communication By JenniferB on Dec 12, 2007 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

Skype offers online communication anywhere in the world where Skype is available (which is just about anywhere!) My brother lives in Australia so this is a great FREE way to talk to him and even see him while we talk. I just downloaded Skype on my computer and hooked up a webcam and headphone/microphone set and I was ready to go. Skype-to-Skype calls are free. Occasionally, the call is dropped or there is too much static and you have to try again. Overall, this is a fantastic way to talk long distance for free. Skype also offers calls to phone numbers for a small fee. I subscribe to this service for unlimited local and long distance calls it is $15/5 months - $3 each month and this includes a few hours of international calls to a phone. This works great! The line is clear, no static, and it's just like calling from a phone, but costs much less. I highly recommend this to anyone that makes a lot of long distance calls. Check into this service. You may also want to subscribe for more money in order to get a phone number attached to your calls.