

The problem with Skype is that you’ve got to sign up to use the service, jump through various registration hoops and then build a contacts list before you can start using it. This rise in VOiP services has gathered particular pace when Skype came on to the scene, bringing free voice (and video) calls to users on the same network. Even mobile phones don’t have quite the same appeal as they once did, thanks to expensive call charges and tariffs.Īn increasingly amount of voice calls and text messages are made using all or part of the internet, which helps cut costs without ruining your call experience. The days when landline phones provided the only opportunity to speak directly to people hundreds of miles away have long gone.
