VoIP.
Skype uses peer-to-peer (P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. ) technology to let users make voice
calls via the Internet Internet
Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Skype works with all firewall and routers, and
encrypts calls end-to-end end-to-end
a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. . Users also get a presence awareness feature
that shows when Skype colleagues are online and ready to talk or chat.
Skype works with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Skype-to-Skype calls are
free; calls to non-Skype wired and wireless phones average 2 cents per
minute.
www.skype.com
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