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    Is Skype safe to download?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bevbwgc, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. bevbwgc

    bevbwgc Newbie

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    I don't know if this is the right spot for this question.

    My daughter wants me to download skype so we can video conference with the grandchildren. Is it safe and how much memory would it use up? I have a brand new laptop and don't want to mess it up. :rolleyes:
     
    bevbwgc, Dec 31, 2008
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  2. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Its safe. :)
    Just download from their official site ( www.skype.com)

    Your laptop will have no problem running it, its a simple program. ;)
     
    ahl395, Dec 31, 2008
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  3. afhstingray

    afhstingray Notebook Prophet

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    yea its a good program. me and my sister are globetrotters, we use it to video conference with our parents back home.

    i also use it to do conference calls with my team mates.

    sound quality is very good.
     
    afhstingray, Dec 31, 2008
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  4. TabbedOut

    TabbedOut Notebook Evangelist

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    I've used skype to communicate with family across the country and overseas for a couple of years now. It doesn't take that much memory (25mb), but still I don't load it each time I use Windows. It also runs on my wife's Acer Aspire One (atom processor) so I don't think you should have much of a problem if you are using the computer in your signature.
     
    TabbedOut, Dec 31, 2008
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  5. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    It's safe...

    Although I've heard it has about a 73% chance of killing your cat.
     
    Citizen86, Dec 31, 2008
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  6. yehrulz

    yehrulz Notebook Consultant

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    lol its safe. great for video/voicing stuff.
     
    yehrulz, Dec 31, 2008
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  7. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Yeah...... right. :p
     
    ahl395, Dec 31, 2008
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  8. bevbwgc

    bevbwgc Newbie

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    Thanks for the quick response. I love this site!
     
    bevbwgc, Dec 31, 2008
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  9. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    A little OT,but in your sig...shouldn't it be t9400?
     
    Xirurg, Dec 31, 2008
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  10. bevbwgc

    bevbwgc Newbie

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    The specs on the box does say T6400 (2.0GHz)?

    I have no idea LOL
     
    bevbwgc, Dec 31, 2008
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  11. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    Must be a new one
     
    Citizen86, Dec 31, 2008
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  12. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    lol,ok!I didn't knew that they exist! :eek: Still,enjoy your notebook :D
     
    Xirurg, Dec 31, 2008
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  13. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Oh, me either. :eek: :D :eek:
     
    ahl395, Dec 31, 2008
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  14. gpister

    gpister Notebook Evangelist

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    Skype is the shizzle. Very cheap and economically its good phone serivice.
     
    gpister, Dec 31, 2008
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  15. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    A Skype trick for US subscribers with a Skype to US landline plan, while they are spending time overseas. If you first make a VPN connection that routes 100% of your TCP/IP traffic to a US based gateway and then place your Skype call to a US land line, Skype thinks the call is originating from the states. (Technically it is!) The call is then part of you Skype to US landline plan, and no per minute fees are charged.

    I did this this past summer to call home from Amsterdam!

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Jan 1, 2009
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  16. entropy.cz

    entropy.cz Notebook Evangelist

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    i believe that it is safe to install & use skype. i do have it installed and am using it for several years now (i cannot remember how long actually).

    anyway, in some environments, skype is simply prohibited for security reasons (it was also in my previous job). some arguments are for example in following article:
    http://hackreport.net/2006/11/30/to-skype-or-not-to-skype-a-look-at-im-security/
    however, the article above is quite old, too.
     
    entropy.cz, Jan 1, 2009
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