2006-06-06 06:45:05 · 3 answers · asked by spandana 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
What's a "Skype"?
Skype does not mean anything. It just sounds good, and the dot-com domain name was available. We hope people will start saying, "I'll Skype you" instead of "I'll call you," which means "I'll call you without paying any rip-off per-minute charges and with superior better-than-phone quality."
2006-06-06 06:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by more_evil_then_santa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,
Skype (IPA pronunciation: /skajp/ (rhymes with "type" and "pipe")) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. The Skype Group is headquartered in Luxembourg with offices also in London and Tallinn. The system has a reputation for working across different types of network connections (including firewalls and NAT) because voice packets are routed by the combined users of the free desktop software application. Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free. Skype also has paid services allowing users to call traditional telephone numbers (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages
2006-06-06 06:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by parth.bakshi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-06 06:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by kruserischeezy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋