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Wetakea lookatthe bestcommunication softwarearoundthatcan

keepyou intouch withfriends andfamily

Skype, And The

Best Alternatives

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t maybea smallworld,asthesayinggoes,butkeepingin touch

isn’t alwayseasy. If you’vegotfriendsorfamilyabroad,orjust

farenoughawaythatit canbehard tokeepin touchwithout

rampingupyourphonebillordrainingyourmonthlyminutes.It

canbedifficult,orattheveryleast,expensivetochatfora while.

If you’re runninga businessandhavetowatchthatbottomline,it

canalsobecostly.

Luckily, there are solutionstothis,andthankstotheinternet,VoiP

(VoiceoverInternetProtocol)andsomeveryusefulsoftware, it’s not

onlypossibletostayin touch– nomatterthedistance– youcanalso

seeeachother, aswellasutilisespecialfeaturestoaugmentyour

communication.Evenbetter, a lotofthissoftware allowsthisfree,

withoutevena one-off paymentfortheprogramitself.

Ofcourse,mostcomputerusersare aware ofthisuseforthe

internet,afterall,socialnetworkingandcommunicationis oneofthe

majorusesforcomputersin thehome,butasalways,there’s more to

thisthanthewell-knownoptions.

Mostpeopleare aware ofSkype.NowownedbyMicrosoft,it is the

householdnamein VoIP andhasbecomethedefactocross-platform

standard forinternetcommunication.Cetainlyasfarashomeusers

are concerned.ThankstoMicrosoftimplementingit withWindows,it’s

alsomore widespreadthanevernow. Consequently, justasmanymay

neverbotherleavinginternetExplorer asit’s alreadyreadilyavailableon

theirPC,manydon’t knowabout,orlook,foralternativestoSkype.

Thisis a shameasthere are plentyofoptions,withmany

offeringa totallydifferentfeature settoSkype,possiblyfeatures

thatmaysuittheseusersbetter. So,we’re goingtotakea look

atsomeofthebestcommunicationtoolsoutthere in orderto

giveyoua greaterunderstandofwhat’s availableandtohopefully

broadenyourhorizons.