Thursday, May 19, 2011

Let Your Mobile Phone Make Global Calls for Free: Skype for Mobile!

Okay, how about this: what if we said, that your mobile phone, yes the one that you have right besides you right now, can help you make calls for no money at all anywhere across the globe? Sounds fake and unreal right?!

Innovation is the name of the game
There is much innovation in this world and part of it is the way communication has evolved overtime with the advent and high usage of devices like the mobile and portable computing devices like the laptop. Consumers today have access to much information through the internet, while on the move, using such mobile devices.

The future is mobile
With millions of users around the globe who use mobile phones, the mobile is one such device which is the closest to the user. India is one emerging nation where the usage of the mobile phone is high and its a highly penetrative device which has reach till the rural parts of the country.

How Can SMEs benefit from this device?
With all the smart devices flooding the market, based on Symbian, Android and other such platforms, mobile apps have taken over the world by storm. Your mobile phone has now evolved into a multi dimensional device which not only can dial numbers for you, but perform many other complex tasks.

Make calls for free
We have previously written about a fantastic free software called Skype which you can use to make calls to anyone around the globe for free if he/ she is a Skype user as well.


Use Skype on Your phone now!
If you have a Nokia with a Symbian OS OR a smart phone with an Android OR some other OS and platform that your phone might be running on, you can install Skype easily and convert your phone into a global telephonic device which is free of cost to you.

How do I install Skype on my phone?
All you need to do is understand the OS of your device. Eg: if its a Nokia running on a Symbian, all you need to do is simply go to Skype.com/m on your mobile phone and download the mobile version for Skype. If you are running on an Android OS, all you need to do is to go to the Android apps marketplace and search for Skype which you can download as an app on your mobile phone and you are good to go.

Once installed, you will be able to use Skype through your phone, the way you use it for calling on your system.

Make free video calls to clients abroad
If you have International clients, you can actually make free video calls if your phone has a front facing camera. All you need to do is add your client on the Skype app on your phone and make a Video call to him/ her and you are good to go.

Can I use it while on the move?
Yes, you can make Skype calls while you are on the move. All you need is a wi-fi hotspot OR using a fat data connection like 3G, you can keep hooked to your call while on the move and hence using your mobile phone you can make free calls to International customers.


How does it help my business?
Skype for mobile is a great tool. It helps businesses be on the move while ensuring the fact that they reduce down cost of International calls to customers/ business prospects/ partners. Making free video calls to International destinations helps SMEs reduce down costs while becoming operationally smarter and leverage high end technology to better communicate with clients.

There are many such online tools available, which are benefiting the Small and Medium Enterprise segment. To know more, get in touch with the experts at IndiaMART Knowledge Services. Do drop in a comment to this post to let us know what else would you want us to share about!

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