Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net.
One note that may be of use to OldVersion.com visitors is that if you are looking to download Skype to call phones within the US (and you yourself live in the US), Google Voice allows you to do so free of charge. Skype 2.5 is the earliest version that functions. Versions prior to 2.5 do not install (tested on Windows 7). Home Messengers Skype for Mac Skype 6.9.0.517 Download. If not please click here: Skype 6.9.0.517 (37.86 MB) Supported Systems. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Intel), Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) (Intel), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) (Intel), Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) (Intel).
Skype is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennstrom 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. Pivot mac download. Skype also has paid services allowing users to call traditional telephone numbers (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages.