# What is Skype used for?

What is Skype used for?

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## Comments
### Comment 1

Skype is one of the longest, widely used video conferencing platforms in the world. Video, Audio and text capabilities for communication anywhere.

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### Comment 2

Skype is commonly used for virtual meetings, interviews, online collaboration, and keeping in touch with friends and family

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#### Reply 1

Skye is used for interacting with Teams in Organization. It is easy to use

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### Comment 3

Skype was one of the earliest application for message, voice and video calls. Acquired by Microsoft, it has since been retired. Users are now moved to Microsoft Teams.

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- Posted at: 10 months ago
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### Comment 4

Skype is used for video calling with neighbours and friends. You can connect from anywhere at anytime.

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### Comment 5


Skype is used for video and audio calls, messaging, screen sharing, and file sharing. It’s popular for personal chats, remote work meetings, and affordable international phone calls.

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### Comment 6

Skype is the longest-running most reliable and easy-to-use conference and meeting platform. The audio and video features of Skype is very accessible. It can also be used on laptops, desktops, and mobile phones.

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### Comment 7

Imagine Skype as a digital phone booth. Instead of standing inside a glass box, you're using your computer or phone. You can call your friends and family anywhere in the world, and it's like they're sitting right across from you, thanks to video calls.

You can also chat with them in real time, share photos and files, and even have group video calls with lots of people at once. It's a great way to stay connected with loved ones, especially if you live far apart.

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### Comment 8

Skype is used to create meeting through video conference and share messages and images and communicate with people from different country. skype also gets people closer.

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### Comment 9

Is is used for the communication . You can communicate with the persons via text, voice call , video call, share screens , attend meetings, share any kind of file.

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- Posted at: almost 2 years ago
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### Comment 10

Skype lets you make free video calls, free skype to skype voice calls, and send messages to friends and family anywhere in the world.

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- Posted at: about 2 years ago
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### Comment 11

Mostly we are using for team communication for messaging and small file sharing below 300 MB.

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### Comment 12

Skype is the VoIP service in the world, and it's probably the easiest way to talk to your friends for free over the internet – through text, voice

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### Comment 13

Honestly, we don't use Skype unless a client or partner uses it.
So, we use it for voice and video calls when needed.

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- Author title: Digital Technology Transformation Leader.  Driving business value with emerging tech and organizational change.



### Comment 14

video conferencing


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### Comment 15

Video conferencing and day to day communication with clients and professional friends. 

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#### Reply 1

basically it's used for official purposes, even if anyone want, he can use for personal use.

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- Posted at: over 2 years ago
- Author title: Customer Care Executive at ISSL



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