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Skype (Internet telephony)
Gigaset M34 USB App / en / A31008-M403-R102-x4-7619 / Skype.fm / 03.08.2006
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What is Skype?
The Skype software is a tool, which allows your PC to use the Internet for telephone calls
as well as for the transmission of data.
Skype uses existing computer networks such as the Internet to place telephone calls
between two or more PCs or between your PC and landlines or the mobile phone
network. Placing calls with Skype is based on peer-to-peer technology. This means that
a central server is not required to establish the connection; the connected PCs and
gateways provide the relevant service programs needed themselves.
The Skype services
SkypeIn
and
SkypeOut
also let you use your PC to call landline and
mobile phone users.
The Skype software is developed by Skype Technologies SA, a partner company of
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. KG. The Skype software
is designed to be freeware, i. e. it is available free of charge and can be legally passed
on to other users.
You will find a special version of the Skype software on your Gigaset M34 software
CD-ROM. By using this version, you will ensure that the Skype software is recognized by
your handset and you can operate the software from the handset.