Skype offers free access to group video calls for PCs and Xbox One (Video)

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  During this day Microsoft announced that owners of PCs with Windows si OS X, plus console owners Xbox One, they will be able to make free group video calls. The function was implemented in 2010 and offered only to Premium users Skype or Whatsapp, but starting today it is available for free on the desktop. As you probably already imagine, using this function you will be able to make video calls with several friends simultaneously, other services offering similar functions.

Skype is proud that, since our beginning, we've created opportunities for people to communicate freely and easily, no matter where they are; from keeping in touch with remote family members or calling home when traveling to chatting daily with your close circles of friends. While Skype is known for one to one video calling, we know it's also essential to connect with the groups of people who matter most, whether friends, family or colleagues. For the last few years, we've offered group video calling to Premium users on Windows desktop and Mac and more recently Xbox One. Today, we're excited to announce that we're making group video calling free – for all users on these platforms. And, in the future, we'll be enabling group video calling for all our users across more platforms – at no cost.

  Unfortunately, those from Skype or Whatsapp they haven't announced when they will offer the functionality for free for mobile terminal owners, but it probably won't be long before you can use an iPhone or an iPad tablet for the same purpose.