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VoIP services also have some disadvantages like:
Loss of data Less reliable
Delay due to heavy Internet traffic No connectivity to rural areas and villages
The most common and popular VoIP services used are Skype and WhatsApp,
To use the VoIP service of Skype, follow these steps:
Step 1 Download the Skype from the www.skype.com website and
install it on your computer.
Step 2 Double click on the Skype icon to start Skype.
Step 3 Click on the No account? Create one! button to create an
account on Skype. The Sign in screen appears.
Step 4 Click on the Create one! link. The Create account screen appears.
Step 5 Enter your email and
click on the Next Creating an account on
button. Skype
Step 6 Enter a password and click on the Next
button.
Step 7 The Skype asks you about your personal
details such as your name and it also asks
to upload your photo. Then, click on the
Continue button.
Skype welcome screen
Step 8 Skype further asks you for checking your microphone and webcam. Click on the Continue
button each time. The Skype Welcome screen opens.
Step 9 Click on the Contacts tab to add your contacts to the Skype account.
Step 10 Click on the Contact button to open the Add a new contact dialog box.
Contact button
Step 11 In the Add a new contact dialog box, enter the
Skype ID of your friend or search using phone
number.
Step 12 To make a call on Skype, select the person from the
Contacts tab.
Step 13 Click on the Call button to make a
voice call to the person. Call button
To make a video call you need to turn on your camera.
Add a new contact dialog box
Clickipedia
Skype was developed by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in 2003. It was taken over by
Microsoft in 2011.
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