--- title: "How does Skype work technically?" description: "How does Skype work technically?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-08 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94352/how-does-skype-work-technically category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["skype", "troubleshooting"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # How does Skype work technically? How does Skype work technically? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra ## [Skype](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94344/what-is-the-use-of-skype) work technically: ![How does Skype work technically?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a4c63ac6-c12e-4853-ad53-bc054e7716bd/images/0d8ae068-a999-4b62-9ab8-395ce25d705d.png) **\** - Voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) is Skype's primary technology. Your call will be carried through an Internet connection rather than a phone line with this method. Unlike a phone service, the Internet does not charge more to send data around the world than it does to send it to your neighbor's house. - This means that Skype can charge far less for long-distance and international calls than phone providers while still making a profit. VOIP merely transforms your voice (and, in video calls, your image) into computer data. It lowers the audio quality in order to decrease data usage. - Skype programmes are available for a variety of smartphone platforms, allowing you to make and receive Skype calls directly from your phone. This may be perplexing because you aren't exactly making a phone call in the traditional sense: Instead, you use an Internet service and your phone handset as a speaker and microphone. \ **Read More:** [**My Skype keeps stopping abruptly in the middle of the call. Why?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94353/my-skype-keeps-stopping-abruptly-in-the-middle-of-the-call-why) \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94352/how-does-skype-work-technically Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.