Skype 2 (beta): Compare

By Stephanie Bruzzese, CNET.com on 29/12/2005

More Skype reviews , RRP: TBA

The good:

  • Still free to download
  • Easy to install and set up
  • Calls to other Skype users are free and calls to non-Skype phones are competitively priced
  • Many new features including videoconferencing; toolbars for IE, Firefox and Outlook; contact groups; mood messengers; plus avatars, sounds and ring tones.

The bad:

  • When using SkypeOut and SkypeIn, voice quality is mediocre
  • Voice quality is even worse when uploading files during calls

The bottomline:

Though Skype 2 suffers from middling voice quality when calling landline phones, it's still one of the best free VoIP services around, and its new Skype Video feature makes it even better.

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Users' rating:

8.5/10

Tags:

2 | beta | calls | internet | phone | skype

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