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How To Use Skype: Get Started in Seconds

The document provides instructions for installing and using the Skype app. It outlines downloading Skype for both Android and iOS devices, lists supported devices for each, and explains differences between regular and Verizon versions for Android. It also gives steps for getting started without creating an account and checks for computer requirements to use Skype.

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How To Use Skype: Get Started in Seconds

The document provides instructions for installing and using the Skype app. It outlines downloading Skype for both Android and iOS devices, lists supported devices for each, and explains differences between regular and Verizon versions for Android. It also gives steps for getting started without creating an account and checks for computer requirements to use Skype.

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Step 1: Install Skype

Skype is a free app for both Android and iOS devices. You can find the Skype iOS app in the App
Store, while the Skype Android app is in the Android Market.

[ Further reading: The best Android phones for every budget. ]

Supported Android devices include: Samsung's Nexus S, Galaxy S, Droid Charge, Tab 7; HTC's
Desire, Incredible S, Evo 4G, ThunderBolt, Flyer; Sony Ericsson's Xperia PLAY; LG's Revolution
and Optimus Black; and Motorola's Droid 3, Atrix, Xoom, and Photon. For a full list of supported
devices, go to Skype for Android's Android Market page (click the "More" button in the
Overview section to reveal the list). Skype requires Android 2.1 or higher.

Supported iOS devices include: iPhone (3G, 3GS, and 4), iPod Touch (3rdand 4th generations), and
iPad (1 and 2). Skype requires iOS 4.0 or later. If you have an iPod Touch 3rd generation or an
iPhone 3G, you will be able to receive only video.

If you have an Android device, you may see two versions of Skype--one called "Skype for
Android," and one called "Skype Mobile for Verizon."* If you have a Verizon Android device,
you may download the Skype Mobile for Verizon app (otherwise, download the Skype for
Android app). Skype Mobile for Verizon does not allow you to place domestic calls, but you can
still place international calls over a 3G or Wi-Fi connection. Skype for Android, on the other
hand, lets you place domestic and international calls over a 3G or Wi-Fi connection.

*For this article, I used Skype for Android, not the Verizon version. When I tested Skype for
Android on a Droid X running Android 2.1, there was no video chat option.

How to use Skype: Get started in seconds


Below we outline how to download Skype to your PC, sign up for a Skype account and get
started adding contacts and making calls. But Skype just made life so much easier for newbies,
and if you don't want to you don't even need to sign up for a Skype account. To get started using
Skype in seconds simply:
• Visit Skype.com/en in a browser

• Tap Start a Conversation

• Enter your name

• Tap the Start a Conversation button


• Copy the URL and share it with a friend to begin chatting over Skype. The link is valid for 24
hours

How to use Skype: Check your computer can run Skype


The first thing you’ll need to do in order to start using Skype to make calls is to download the
programme onto your computer. Here are the requirements Skype suggests you need to get the
most out of its service:
 PC running Windows® XP with SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 both 32- and 64-bit operating
systems. Get more info
 Internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls).
 Speakers and microphone – built-in or separate.
 For voice calls we recommend a broadband connection with 100 kbps down / 100 kbps up.
 For group video calling everyone on the call needs Skype 5.0 for Windows or Mac or higher plus
webcams. For best quality we recommend you use a high-speed broadband connection of 4Mbps
down / 512kbps up and a computer with a Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz processor. As a minimum you’ll
need a high-speed broad connection of 512kbps down / 128kbps up and a computer with a 1
GHz processor.
Most modern Windows computers are more than adequate for using Skype, but refer to the
specifications of your machine if needs be. Here’s our guide on how to view your computer's
specifications.
Let’s also hope at this point that you have broadband. This is a fast Internet connection that
allows you to make telephone calls whilst also using the Internet in your home. If you are still
using a dial-up connection, you won’t be able to make calls using Skype. Here’s our broadband
advice page.
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