Calling other people on Skype is free so you can talk whenever you want to – not just on special occasions. Call to check in with mum when you’re travelling, give your partner a goodnight kiss via video call when they’re away on business, or use it for your regular calls and catch ups. And, if you know people who don’t use Skype you can call them too at really low rates.
Calling other people on Skype is free – skype phone calls
Calling other people on Skype is free so you can talk whenever you want to – not just on special occasions. Call to check in with mum when you’re travelling, give your partner a goodnight kiss via video call when they’re away on business, or use it for your regular calls and catch ups. And, if you know people who don’t use Skype you can call them too at really low rates.
It’s easy and it’s free to download.
New in this version
- Screen sharing
- Send contacts
- Birthday reminders
- Better call quality
- Better video quality
- Accessibility features
See the full set of release notes
Main features
- Free Skype-to-Skype calls.
- Call phones and mobiles, send SMS.
- Free instant messaging.
- Voicemail.
- Free video calls.
- Forward calls to a phone when you’re offline.
Skype-to-Skype calls, video calls and instant messaging are free, any time of the day or night, anywhere in the world. Call phones and mobiles and send SMS messages at great value Pay As You Go rates, or call unlimited* to certain countries with a subscription.
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Skype 4.1 for Windows
We want your feedback
Visit our feedback page to tell us what you think of the new version. Or you can respond to one of our user surveys, or add a comment to our blog. We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what you like and what you don’t so we can keep making Skype better.
System requirements- PC running Windows® 2000, XP, Vista or 7. (Windows 2000 users require DirectX 9.0 for video calls).
- Internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls).
- Speakers and microphone – built-in or separate.
- For voice and video calls we recommend a computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and of course a webcam.
- For High Quality Video calls you will need a high quality video webcam and software, a dual-core processor computer and a fast broadband connection (384 kbps).
Free calls
It’s what Skype is made for.
Using Skype to call another person who also has Skype is totally free. Yep, absolutely nothing. Zip. Zero. Zilch.
Free Skype-to-Skype calls.
To anywhere in the world.
And at any time, day or night, morning or weekends.
Free calling
You’ve downloaded Skype, and so has your friend. Now you can get started on the really cool stuff – such as making completely free and great quality calls from your computer. That’s the great thing about Skype, you can use your internet connection and turn your computer into an internet phone and make free Skype-to-Skype calls.
You and your friend will need to have a headset (or use your computer’s built-in microphone and speakers) to talk to each other. You can really improve the sound quality of your calls with a headset, or take your calls to the next level with free video calls.
You can also use Skype to make terrific value calls to phones and mobiles.
Skype-to-Skype call FAQs
- How do I make a call?
- Are Skype calls secure?
- Can I call people not on Skype?
Read other FAQs
Making free calls on Skype
It’s really easy to call a friend from Skype. Locate the person you want to call in your contact list and click their name. To call your friend for nothing, simply click the green button. This will start the call and you can talk for as long as you want, whenever you want.
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