HomeWeb Sites & Internet ServicesOnline Stores & ServicesSkype Online Service

Skype Online Service

Overall service rating:  Store Rating: 3.5
Reviewed by 23 customers
Write a review
Subscribe to reviews on this service
  View Information
  Read Reviews and Surveys
  Write a Review


Read Reviews  
Showing 1-15 of 23 reviews Page 1 2 - View all   Next
Date Rating
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 5.0
 

Free video-calls to Skype members around the world

by snats, Mar 09 '11
My only regret about Skype is that I didn't subscribe to it a couple of years ago. In fact, my Mom had been urging me to get it since 2008, but I always suspected that there would be some hidden fees involved. Well, I was wrong.To make the long ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 4.0
 

A Fun Way To Communicate Over The Net...

by ace3502, Dec 01 '08
I have a few relatives that live a good distance away. One is about 1500 miles and one is 3000. Their children, my nieces, are growing up without me getting to see a lot of them. We have been searching for a way to communicate face to face to make up for ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 5.0
 

No longer a Skype skeptic... (850 reviews-- Yay!)

by knotheadusc, Apr 18 '08
Last month, my 75 year old father had back surgery. The surgery went well, but he had some complications related to the anesthetic. Unfortunately, he's still in the hospital, but doing somewhat better. I feel better knowing that my dad is doing better ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 4.0
 

Good program but under average customer service

by eiapoce, Aug 06 '07
Skype is a instant messenger with voice and Video Capabilities This is the line. You can read on other reviews the pro and cons of the Skype approach to the world of instant messagging. PROS OF SKYPE Mac Compatibility I own a ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 3.0
 

Drawbacks and Caveat of Skype: Is It Really That Good?

by rabodzey, Jul 09 '07
I’ve been using Skype for few years now and feel that I have to write a tribute to this service. I spent more time talking over the Skype then shopping, probably couple of orders of magnitude more… Let’s start: Who Uses Skype? Most ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 4.0
 

SKYPE: A super versatile program for the communication with people in far places

by jckatz, Mar 29 '07
Lets flash back to the year 1997, I was about to graduate from high school I had won free airline tickets to Israel from El Air but since it didn’t include cash for food and lodging I was using the Internet to arrange free and low cost housing in the ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 1.0
 

AVOID GIVING SLYPE, erm SKYPE ANY MONEY!!!

by sri3m, Jan 16 '07
DO NOT SEND SKYPE ANY MONEY. STICK WITH THE FREE SERVICE AND GO ANYWHERE (well not Vonage, by the epinions) ELSE! Here I begin the long explanation why. You can just go with the bold statement above, or see the Skype Forums under > Skype ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 5.0
 

SkYPE - a wonderful, should have, broadband service.

by rdterrel, Jul 25 '06
SKYPE is a great leap forward in communications service. It encompasses voice, chat, video. file transmitting. The cost of using the service is much cheaper than traditional long distance if a regular phone line is involved on either end. If you are ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 4.0
 

Great secondary phoneline with generally good voice quality.

by pjtravel22, Jun 05 '06
We have two teenagers at our house, so of course, the phone is constantly in use. We needed a way to get another phone line without the cost. The answer – Skype. Skype allows us to make free calls to anywhere in the United States and Canada (until the ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 4.0
 

Useful at home, even better on the road

by Ames100, May 25 '06
I’ve used Skype for about a year now. I use it both at home and on the road. This review summarizes my experience, and compares it to some of the alternatives I've tried. At home I use Skype on my desktop PC, sometimes with a headset, but more ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 4.0
 

SKYPE 2: Just another messaging service?

by theuerkorn, Mar 08 '06
With AIM, Y! Messenger, MSN Messenger and even Google Chat is there a need for another messaging service? Skype seems to think so and redefines online communication by focusing on the spoken word (and now video) -- a traditionally weak area for most ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 2.0
 

Skype is GREAT - but don't use Skypemart!

by miriamg, Feb 16 '06
I think Skype is wonderful. It's free, it works, it's very straightforward. So recently I decided to use it instead of a landline. Getting a phone number and paying for minutes was easy - although I note that other posters have had trouble with this. ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 1.0
 

CAREFUL! DO NOT USE THEIR PAID-SERVICE!!!

by pwapwa, Jan 23 '06
* - Updated: Jan 24, 2006 11:30am * This morning, my "Support Request" was closed by Skype - Customer Support just copy and paste standard answer from a TOTALLY IRRELEVANT ISSUE (see copy of their reply at the bottom of this review). I am sure no ...
Read the full review
Overall Rating:Store Rating: 5.0
 

Convenient low cost alternative to long distance calls around the world.

by gotaluvme, Oct 31 '05
Skype makes it easy to call around the world. We used it as a backup to Onesuite recently and found the rates to be very competitive when calling phone numbers in other countries through the Internet. Save money by cancelling your long distance phone ...
Read the full review
Showing 1-15 of 23 reviews Page 1 2 - View all Next