SKYPE - A SHORT MANUAL 2018

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NAME:                    SKYPE – Better than ever J

DATE:                     September 2, 2018

MAIN FACTS:         Description of the main functions in SKYPE


                         22 important benefits from installing and using the free service SKYPE

1.     FREE: You can speak free of charge with more than 900 million SKYPE users all over     the world ( including me J )

In one day people worldwide talk more than 2 billion minutes on Skype. This is 3.805 days.

2.     DOWNLOAD: The programme is FREE – and it takes 3 minutes to install:   www.skype.com    You can download it to your computer and also as a free app to your smartphone.

3.     MORE PERSONS can speak and listen in both ends of the conversation

4.     FREE TELECONFERENCES: You can with SKYPE easily make a free telephone conference with up to 100 participants. A smaller number is probably more managable !

5.     VIDEO: With a web camera ( either in your laptop/netbook/smartphone already or easy to install via your USB connection) you can be seen by the people you talk to. And you can see them live, if they also have a web cam at their end

6.     With your camera you can also take photos of the people you talk to. You find your photos afterwards in your Snapshot Gallery

7.     CHAT: You can free of charge CHAT with all other SKYPE users in a small box, which you write in very easily – and click: Then your friend at the other end has got your message on his screen, if his computer is open. If not, your message will appear when he or she opens the computer next time

8.     SKYPE FIND: You can very easily find other SKYPE users in a simple catalogue, which covers the whole world. You click on Search and write their name or their SKYPE name, if you have that. And there they are.

9.     TO ALL FIXED PHONES: With SKYPE you can also call normal fixed phones all over the world. At the moment it costs 0,89 € for 60 minutes or 1,69 € for 120 minutes -– wherever you call to.

10.  FREE TO FIXED PHONES WITH CHEAP SUBSCRIPTION: For the amount of about 5,99 € a month you can from Skype call all fixed phones in 24 European countries for free. As often as you like. And as long as you like.

Instruction:  Open SKYPE; Open TOOLS; Open: Go to my Account Page; Sign In; Click on: Call Phones; Select: Unlimited Europe Settings

It’s called EUROPE PACKAGE.

11.  WORLD-WIDE: For the monthly amount of 10.49 € you can do the same to all fixed phones in 170 countries worldwide

12.  TO MOBILE PHONES: You can also call all mobile phones in the world directly from SKYPE. It will cost you more than calling a fixed phone. But much less than calling from a mobile phone.  But if you call a person with Skype installed on her or his phone it is free.

13.  SMS:You can also send sms massages (text messages) from SKYPE. It is much easier from the computer than from a normal mobile phone. It costs about 4 - 12 cents per message in Europe. The price differs from country to country.  You can also send FAXES from SKYPE.


14.  AUTOMATIC TRANSFER: You can transfer your incoming calls automatically to your normal phone or to your mobile phone, if your SKYPE is not open

Instruction:  Open SKYPE; Click on TOOLS; Then click on OPTIONS in the buttom; Click on Call Forwarding & Voicemail ( at the buttom ): In the Call Forwarding settings:  make a mark and add your phone number  ( remember 00 in front )

Each time an incoming call reaches you this way you automatically pay a small amount from your Skype account.

But it means that people can ALWAYS call you on Skype even if you are not anywhere near your computer J

15.  VOICE MAIL: You can also get a SKYPE Voice Mail ( answering machine ), where people under all circumstances can leave you a message

16.  SKYPE-IN ON-LINE NUMBER:   You can through Skype also buy a normal telephone number in another country than where you live. They call it an on-line number, because the call to you goes via the internet.  This is possible in the following countries in Europe:

      UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Malta, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Ireland, Netherlands, and Romania.     More to come.

And you can also buy such local numbers in the following countries outside Europe:  US, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

 This makes it possible for your friends and contacts in those countries (if they do not use SKYPE ) to call you on this number and only pay local phone price. And you will receive their call on SKYPE. This service will cost you  50 € per year per number. Or 15 € for 3 months. Independently of how much it is used. This service is called SKYPE IN.  I have myself such a number in Denmark:  3698 0830


17.  WIRELESS SKYPE PHONES: If you don’t like sitting near your computer, when you want to SKYPE somebody, you can buy a wireless phone, which works with SKYPE all over the house – and in your garden J  There are several products. Mine is called “Olympia”. It also works like a normal wireless phone.

18.  WiFI SKYPE PHONES: You don’t even need to open your computer to use SKYPE. You just buy one of the new WiFi portable phones, which work with SKYPE. One of the first came from the company “Netgear”. Mine is a “Samsung Galaxy III smartphone”. I am very satisfied with it.  You have to have a WiFi network to be able to use it. And you can use it on all Internet Hotspots and everywhere, where you one way or the other can get access to a WiFi network.  All at no cost.

19.  SKYPE ON MOBILE PHONES:  Now also available, esp. On smartphones. Download the free app called Skype. And you are automatically linked up to your Skype account with its contacts etc., if you log in with your Skype login and password  (just necessary to do once).  It means that if you are in a WiFi zone anywhere in the world you can with Skype on your smartphone talk for free with people around the world.

20.  Last, but not  least:  YOUR SKYPE ACCOUNT:   Create an account and upload money ( for subscriptions, for calls to fixed and mobile phones ):

·       Go to SKYPE account
·       Click on Buy SKYPE Credits
·       Select 10 € or 25 €
·       Insert your SKYPE password
·       Pay with your credit card
·       You can also arrange that money is transferred from your credit card, when the account is down to 2 €

21.  Remember always to download the NEWEST SKYPE programme. By doing so it automatically erases the old version. And you keep all your contacts and settings automatically, of course.

22.  Use the very good on-line HELP button when need. Lots of other interesting services on SKYPE  like games, etc.





               
          So – dear friends:  WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ??
        
          Get all these advantages by downloading SKYPE for free and very easily - NOW:

                                                         http://www.skype.com/en/what-is-skype/ 

          Niels Jørgen Thøgersen   -     e-mail:  niels4europe@gmail.com  

          SKYPE name:  kimbrer     
           VIBER  ( just search in Viber on my name:  Niels Jørgen Thøgersen ) 

          Twitter name:  Niels_Thogersen         

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