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Making phone calls without incurring traditional phone charges has become increasingly popular, thanks to the rise of free calling apps that utilize Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.

The Skype video-calling app is ubiquitous, and this fact alone gives it enormous usefulness: a lot of people and companies are on it. The beauty of Skype is that it can be used to make video calls, ...