With so much hype about Skype going on nowadays, many of us are wondering who, or what, is Skype? Where is Skype? How much does it cost?

Skype is a service launched in 2003, which allows you to communicate with other Skype users free of charge: it allows you to send and receive text messages, talk and have video calls. All you need is a computer connected to the internet. You download a program, you install it, you register a Skype user, and you are up and running. So far so simple, but then again, what is Skype then? Is it only software? When you read or hear comments about Skype's creators themselves, such as "Skype is not a phone" or that Skype is much better than a phone, or that it is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone service, you might end up scratching your head and asking yourself what is Skype all about. Well, there are many things you can do with Skype, and the basic service can be complemented in quite some ways. Everything will depend on your ongoing experience with Skype, and how do you want to use it.